In Pool B, Dominican Republic are at the top of the table with three points, while Croatia are languishing at the fifth spot with zero points.
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Croatia will be looking to register their first win of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 when they face the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The upcoming fixture will see two sides that had contrasting starts to the tournament taking on each other. While the European side was beaten by the tournament co-host on the opening day, Dominican Republic ran out as comfortable winners in their first fixture. With not much to separate them in terms of quality, the upcoming contest will be one to keep an eye on.
On the inaugural day of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022, Croatia were involved in the tournament opener against co-host Poland. Despite putting up a brave fight, Poland eventually won the match 3-1. The very next day, Dominican Republic comfortably got past South Korea 3-0. As it stands in Pool B, Dominican Republic are at the top of the table with three points, while Croatia are languishing at the fifth spot with zero points. All teams in Pool B have played only one fixture till now.
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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 |
| Belgium beat Kenya | 3-0 |
| China beat Argentina | 3-0 |
| Japan beat Colombia | 3-0 |
| Netherlands beat Cameroon | 3-0 |
| Germany beat Bulgaria | 3-1 |
| Serbia beat Canada | 3-0 |
| 27th September Matches | Time (IST) |
| Turkey vs South Korea | 5:30 pm |
| China vs Colombia | 5:30 pm |
| Dominican Republic vs Croatia | 9 pm |
| Italy vs Belgium | 9:30 pm |
| Cameroon vs Kenya | 11:30 pm |
| Poland vs Thailand | 12 am (Wednesday) |
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 matches will be shown live on Volleyball TV. Visit the official website for more details.
