Bhubaneswar : , Tuesday, November 16th, 2018 – Team Belgium arrived in Bhubaneswar for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 20,21. Grouped in Pool A, along with Chile, Malaysia and South Africa, Belgium are looking at a strong competition right from the start.
Belgium is in Pool A with South Africa, Chile and Malaysia.
“We have had an intense period with lots of training together combined with a very busy club competition.
We have experienced a long period of intense training, with lots of team competitions and plenty to do together.Finding a good balance between training together and playing for your club was vital for us to prepare well.
It was crucial for us to find a balance between playing for our club and training together.We had a good friendly tournament in July 2021 in Spain and we hope to make the next steps here in Bhubaneswar,” asserted Jeroen Baart, head coach of Belgium.Jeroen Báart, the head coach for Belgium, stated that we had a successful friendly tournament in Spain in July 2021 and they hope to continue their journey here in Bhubaneswar.”
Speaking on the team’s excitement to be in Bhubaneswar, Belgium captain Dylan Englebert said, “We are very excited.Dylan Englebert, Belgium’s captain, said that the team was very excited to visit Bhubaneswar.I know a lot of players have had pictures of the stadium as the lock screen of their phones.
Many players had photos of the stadium on their smartphones as the lock screen.It has been a dream to come here and play at the biggest stadium of hockey.
This has been my dream to play in the largest stadium for hockey.It will be the first time we will be playing in such a big stadium, so we are very excited.”.We are so excited to be playing at such an important stadium for the first time.
Belgium will begin their campaign in the tournament on November 24 against South Africa.Belgium’s campaign will kick off against South Africa on November 24, 2010.When asked about the top contenders for the marquee event, coach Baart said, “India will be, of course, a force to watch playing at home with the qualities they have.Baart answered a question about India’s top competitors for the marquee tournament.”Indian will, of course,” he said.
“We know Germany and Spain well and know that these are teams to watch.
We know Spain and Germany well, so we know which teams are worth watching.Never underestimate the Dutch team!.
The Dutch team is not to be underestimated! Maybe the last one to mention is Argentina that can always be a dangerous opponent in a tournament like this,” he concluded.He concluded that Argentina, which can be dangerous in tournaments like this one, is perhaps the last to be mentioned.
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