FIH Junior World Ranking: 14

How they qualified: 2nd Place – Junior Pan American Championship 2023

Junior World Cup history: 2021 – 13th, 2016 – 16th, 2013 – 16th, 2001 – 16th, 1985 – 12th, 1982 – 8th

Canada are all set to compete in their seventh Junior World Cup competition, having sealed a berth to the 2023 event in Kuala Lumpur thanks to a second place finish in the Junior Pan American Championship 2023 earlier this year. They sailed through the pool phase of that competition without conceding a goal, recording comfortable wins over hosts Barbados (6-0), USA (4-0) and Guyana (5-0). Canada were given a stern test by Chile in the semi-final, eventually triumphing in a shoot-out (1-1, 3-1 SO), before being overpowered by Argentina 6-1 in the gold medal match. Numerous players from Canada’s Junior Pan American squad are set to feature in KL, including Robin Thind and Hudson Loh, who both scored four times in Barbados. Shotstopper Armaan Bagri is another player to watch, having been named goalkeeper of the tournament at the Junior Pan Ams.