"VAN" (Sports Desk - 07.12.2025) :: The sixth day of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup City of Santiago 2025 was marked by Belgium’s historic 21–0 win over Zimbabwe, the widest margin ever recorded in the tournament. The European side were led by Agathe Favart, who scored four goals, supported by hat-tricks from Alexi Van Remortel, Chloé Delhalle and Emilie Verhees, in a performance that secured top place in the pool and qualification for the next phase. China, England, Australia, Spain and Argentina also celebrated victories, with Argentina closing their group with a solid 8–0 in the rain to secure second place with a goal difference of +20.
Actions will continue on Saturday with the start of the Challenger Trophy, the bracket reserved for positions 17 to 24 and created on the initiative of FIH President Tayyab Ikram as a gesture of encouragement and recognition for all teams competing for their own objectives within the tournament. In parallel, the race for 9th place will also begin with the first classification crossovers involving the teams ranked 9 to 16. It will be a decisive transition day, where direct match-ups will begin to shape the middle and lower sections of the draw and outline the road to the title, whose final phase will open on Sunday with the quarter-finals.
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