On August 9, 2023, Italy will take on Japan in a pre-quarter-final match at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023.
From August 2 to August 11, 2023, San Juan, Argentina, will host the 18th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship. This prestigious event, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), will feature a total of 16 top teams across the globe in its knockout stages. These countries are Italy, Japan, Egypt, Colombia, Belgium, Slovenia, the United States, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, South Korea, Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, Iran, and Serbia.
On August 9, 2023, Italy will take on Japan in a pre-quarter-final match at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023. With four wins in four matches, Italy stormed into the Round of 16 by topping its group (Pool D) at the championship. On the other hand, Japan finished fourth in the Pool B to place ahead of India and book their spot in the last 16 of the competition. Based on present form, it seems like Italy will have an edge over Japan in the knockout game.
Italy: Giacomo Selleri (Setter), Pietro Bonisoli (Outside Hitter), Flavio Morazzini (Libero), Alessandro Bristot (Outside Hitter), Lorenzo Magliano (Outside Hitter), Luca Pozzebon (Setter), Daniele Carpita (Outside Hitter), Marco Fedrici (Outside Hitter), Federico Miraglia (Middle Blocker), Gioele Adeola Taiwo (Middle Blocker), Pardo Mati (Middle Blocker), Tommaso Barotto (Opposite), Michele Zanin (Coach)
Japan: Hyo Yamashita (Middle Blocker), Haruki Matsui (Middle Blocker), Ryugi Takata (Middle Blocker), Ota Yoshihara (Setter), Tomorou Fujiyama (Outside Hitter), Yuri Moriuchi (Setter), Haruto Taniguchi (Outside Hitter), Koshi Yamaguchi (Opposite), Hiyori Fujita (Setter), Takeru Watanabe (Middle Blocker), Shuji Yoshihara (Outside Hitter), Shusei Shiotsuka (Libero), and Hiroyuki Takeuchi (Coach).
Schedule (9.8.2023) | All the timings are in Indian Standard Time |
Bulgaria vs Brazil | 2:30 AM |
USA vs Puerto Rico | 2:30 AM |
Italy vs Japan | 5:30 AM |
South Korea vs Argentina | 5:30 AM |
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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