These two sides are placed in Pool B alongside some difficult opponents such as the Dominican Republic, co-hosts Poland, Turkey and Thailand.
In a clash between two struggling countries, South Korea will be taking on Croatia in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022. The Saturday evening clash will see two sides that are yet to take a single point from their opening four games in the competition. Hence, they both will be eager to end the barren run on Saturday. The tournament which is hosted in the Netherlands and Poland this year will take place from 23rd September to 15th October.
They both are placed in Pool B alongside some difficult opponents such as the Dominican Republic, co-hosts Poland, Turkey and Thailand. It is understandable why they have struggled yet it must still be difficult for both sets of supporters to digest those outcomes. However, Saturday provides a great opportunity for either side to get their first points of the tournament. With little to separate them, the upcoming match holds significance for both sides in their own regard.
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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 |
Canada beat Kazakhastan | 3-0 |
Thailand beat South Korea | 3-0 |
Serbia beat Germany | 3-0 |
Turkey beat Croatia | 3-0 |
Italy beat Kenya | 3-0 |
USA beat Bulgaria | 3-1 |
Dominican Republic beat Poland | 3-1 |
Puerto Rico beat Cameroon | 3-0 |
1st October Matches | Time (IST) |
Bulgaria vs Kazakhastan | 4:30 pm |
Brazil vs China | 5:30 pm |
Dominican Republic vs Thailand | 5:30 pm |
Germany vs Canada | 7:30 pm |
Puerto Rico vs vs Kenya | 7:30 pm |
South Korea vs Croatia | 9 pm |
Colombia vs Czech Republic | 9:30 pm |
USA vs Serbia | 10:30 pm |
Poland vs Turkey | 12 am (Sunday) |
The FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 matches will be shown live on Volleyball TV. Visit the official website for more details.