The Women’s World Championship 2022 is hosted in the Netherlands and Poland this year and it will take place from 23rd September to 15th October.
Brazil will be taking on Japan in a pulsating Pool D fixture in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022. The two sides are sitting near the top of their group and have made positive starts to the tournament. While the South American nation have won all their matches in the group till now, the Asian side tasted its first defeat only in their last fixture after winning their opening two games. The Women’s World Championship 2022 is hosted in the Netherlands and Poland this year and it will take place from 23rd September to 15th October.
When the groups were announced, Brazil were anticipated to be one of the teams fighting for the top spot in Pool D. They have lived up to the expectations so far, winning all their matches by maximum points to sit second behind China. After beating the Czech Republic in their opener, Brazil defeated Argentina and Colombia in their last two matches. Meanwhile, Japan defeated Colombia and the Czech Republic before suffering a 3-0 loss to China in their last fixture. Brazil are sitting second in Pool D with nine points, while Japan are third with six points.
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The 24-team tournament will run from September 23 through October 15. The teams are split up into four groups of six teams each, and they compete in a round-robin format. Each pool’s top four teams advance to the second round and the 16 teams are divided into two pools of eight nations. The countries coming from the same first-round pool only play against opponents from a different first-round pool. Each pool’s top four teams compete in a quarterfinal round, with the winners moving on to the semifinals. The World Championship trophy will be up for grabs for the last-four victorious teams, while the third-place match pits the losers against each other.
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
Netherlands | Poland | United States | Brazil |
Italy | Turkey | Serbia | China |
Belgium | Dominican Republic | Germany | Japan |
Puerto Rico | Republic of Korea | Bulgaria | Colombia |
Cameroon | Thailand | Canada | Argentina |
Kenya | Croatia | Kazakhstan | Czech Republic |
Matches | Scoreline |
Thailand beat Croatia | 3-0 |
China beat Japan | 3-0 |
Brazil beat Colombia | 3-0 |
Turkey beat Dominican Republic | 3-2 |
Argentina beat Czech Republic | 3-1 |
Netherlands beat Puerto Rico | 3-1 |
Poland beat South Korea | 3-0 |
30th September Matches | Time (IST) |
Serbia vs Kazakhastan | 4:30 pm |
China vs Czech Republic | 5:30 pm |
Brazil vs Japan | 5:45 pm |
Bulgaria vs Canada | 7:30 pm |
Colombia vs Argentina | 9:30 pm |
USA vs Germany | 10:30 pm |
Netherlands vs Belgium | 11:30 pm |
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 matches will be shown live on Volleyball TV. Visit the official website for more details.