The Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team will tour Belgium from July 7 to 17, playing six matches against Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The exposure tour marks the first assignment under new coach Frederic Soyez and forms a key part of the team's preparations for the Junior Asia Cup later this year.

New Delhi, June 25: The Indian Junior (U-21) Men's Hockey Team is set for an exposure tour of Belgium, where it will play six high-intensity matches against Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The tour will serve as a critical preparation phase for the squad under its new coach, Frederic Soyez, ahead of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup later this year.

Belgium Tour Schedule

The tour will see India play two matches each against Austria and Belgium and one match apiece against Germany and the Netherlands. Of the six matches, which will be played from July 7 to 17, 2026, five will be held at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, while the concluding match of the tour against the Netherlands will be played at the Hockey Center of Excellence in Antwerp.

India will open their campaign against Austria on July 7, followed by the second match against the same opponents on July 8. The team will then face hosts Belgium on July 10, before taking on Germany on July 13 and Belgium again on July 14. The tour-concluding fixture against the Netherlands will be played on July 17.