DHAKA, Dec 6, 2025 (BSS) - The Bangladesh U-21 hockey team faces South Korea in the place-deciding match of the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, scheduled to be held at the Madurai International Hockey Stadium in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, today (Saturday).

The match kicks off at 5 pm Bangladesh time.

Earlier this week, on Thursday, Bangladesh rode on Amirul Islam and Rakibul Hasan's brilliant hat-trick to earn a record-breaking 13-0 win over Oman in the place-deciding match of the tournament.

The win not only gave Bangladesh their maiden victory in the tournament but also confirmed their final ranking between 17th and 20th among 24 nations.

Earlier, in the group phase, Bangladesh suffered a fighting 5-3 goals defeat to strong Australia in their opening group match, despite a magnificent hat-trick by Aminul Islam. They also came from behind to hold South Korea to a 3-3 draw in their group second match.

The boys and red and green again put up a brave performance conceding 3-2 defeat to reigning runners-up France in their third and ultimate group match.