In the epic final clash at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023, France will lock horns with Iran in the gold-medal match.
In the epic final clash at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023, France will lock horns with Iran in the gold-medal match. Both France and Iran qualified for the ultimate championship match after getting the better of the United States and South Korea. France prevailed over the USA in a completely one-sided contest by 3-0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-12), while Iran got past Korea by 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-16).
Both France and Iran were dominant in their respective groups during the preliminary stage and topped the phases. Iran became the champions in the tournament on two occasions – first in 2007 and then after ten years, in 2017, and will be hoping to claim their third title this time. Meanwhile, France’s best finish in this event came in 2007 when they finished third and they will eye for their first-ever trophy at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023.
France: Noa Duflos Rossi (Outside Hitter), Amir Tizi-Oualou (Setter), Mathis Henno (Outside Hitter), Bastien Scherer (Outside Hitter), Adrien Roure (Outside Hitter), Thomas Pujol (Outside Hitter), Enzo Lopez (Libero), Tom Leroyer (Setter), Jules Duthoit (Middle Blocker), Joris Seddik (Middle Blocker), Yann Laurencé (Middle Blocker), Malick Diouf (Outside Hitter), and Slimane Belmadi (Coach).
Iran: Taha Behboudnia (Middle Blocker), Emran Kook Jili (Setter), Arshia Saedati (Setter), Mohammadmani AliKhani (Outside Hitter), Seyed Morteza Tabatabaei (Libero), Abolfazl Mahdian (Opposite), Mohammadreza Alejalil (Opposite), Seyed Matin Hosseini Tolouti (Outside Hitter), Mahan Barzkar (Outside Hitter), Pouya Arab (Middle Blocker), Armin Ghelichniazi (Middle Blocker), Morteza Narimani (Outside Hitter), and Reza Vakili Farjad (Coach)
Schedule (11.8.2023) | Timings |
Egypt vs Italy (7-8 classification) | 11:00 Local Time or 19:30 Indian Standard Time |
Mexico vs Japan (11-12 classification) | 12:00 Local Time or 20:30 Indian Standard Time |
Bulgaria vs Belgium (5-6 classification) | 14:00 Local Time or 22:30 Indian Standard Time |
Colombia vs Argentina (13-14 classification) | 15:00 Local Time or 23:30 Indian Standard Time |
United States vs South Korea (3-4 classification) | 17:00 Local Time or 1:30 Indian Standard Time next day |
Brazil vs Slovenia (9-10 classification) | 18:00 Local Time or 2:30 Indian Standard Time next day |
France vs Iran (Final) | 20:00 Local Time or 4:30 Indian Standard Time next day |
The FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023 is scheduled from August 2 to August 11, 2023, in San Juan, Argentina.
The LIVE Streaming of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023 will be available on Volleyball world TV. To access the streaming, one has to subscribe to the VBTV premium which will cost $3.99 per month. The highlights of the matches of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023 can be found on the YouTube channel of the Volleyball World.
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