Bhubaneswar (Odisha), December 4 (ANI): France's Raife Gonessa has been suspended and he will now miss the 3rd-place match against India on Sunday in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021.

Following an incident leading to a breach of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Code of Conduct that occurred immediately after Friday's semi-final between Argentina and France, French player Raife Gonessa was suspended by FIH Technical Delegate Adam Webster.

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"Furthermore, the case will be referred to the FIH CEO for further consideration by the FIH Disciplinary Commissioner," a statement by FIH stated.

Team India will go head-to-head against France once again at the Men's Junior World Cup as both teams battle it out for a third-place finish. The two teams had opened their campaign against each other in the tournament on 24 November in a hard-fought match that France won 5-4.

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After the loss against France, India went on to pick up three straight wins at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, defeating Canada 13-1, Poland 8-2, and Belgium 1-0, but lost in the semi-final match 2-4 to Germany, missing out on the chance to play the Final against Argentina.

Meanwhile, France also had a tremendous tournament, as they won all their Group B games, defeating India 5-4, Poland 7-1, and Canada 11-1. In the quarter-Final, the Frenchmen beat a defensively strong Malaysia 4-0. But their hopes to win the trophy ended after they lost in the semi-final to Argentina 1-3 (0-0) via Shoot-outs. (ANI)

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