Hockey World Cup 2023: Argentina players eager to emulate national football team and juniors

The Argentina hockey team is also spirited by the feat of their junior team that won the Junior Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar in 2021.

Action during the match between Argentina and Australia at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar

The spirit of the Argentina senior men’s team players seems to have been bolstered in the ongoing FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela after their national football team emerged champions of the recently-concluded FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Argentina had last won the coveted trophy in 1986 under the leadership of great Deigo Maradona. The Argentina hockey team is also spirited by the feat of their junior team that won the Junior Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar in 2021.