The ongoing tournament is hosted in the Netherlands and Poland this year. It started on 23rd September and will end on 15th October.
China will be taking on co-hosts the Netherlands in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 on Thursday. The upcoming contest will be difficult to call for various reasons. Even though China will be the favourites on paper due to their overall display in the competition till now, the Dutch side cannot be taken lightly, especially when they are backed by local support. The ongoing tournament is hosted in the Netherlands and Poland this year. It started on 23rd September and will end on 15th October.
Placed in Pool D, China were impressive throughout Phase 1. They finished at the top of their group with 12 points from five games after managing four wins and a defeat. They will be keen to continue with the same form in Phase 2. On the other hand, the Netherlands have had their ups and downs. They finished third in Pool A after securing nine points from five matches. The Dutch side started Phase 2 on a positive note, beating Argentina 3-1.
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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 |
Japan beat Belgium | 3-1 |
Canada beat Thailand | 3-1 |
Brazil beat Italy | 3-2 |
USA beat Dominican Republic | 3-1 |
Turkey beat Germany | 3-0 |
Netherlands beat Argentina | 3-1 |
Serbia beat Poland | 3-0 |
6th October Matches | Time (IST) |
USA vs Poland | 12:00 am |
Brazil vs Puerto Rico | 7:30 pm |
China vs Netherlands | 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.