On August 9, 2023 (IST), the United States will take on Puerto Rico in a pre-quarter-final match at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023.
San Juan, Argentina, is hosting the prominent youth volleyball from August 2 to August 11, 2023, i.e., the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship. This year marks the event’s 18th iteration of the volleyball event. The championship is backed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).This year, sixteen formidable teams have managed to qualify for the league’s intense knockout rounds, including 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 (IST), the United States will take on Puerto Rico in a pre-quarter-final match at the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship 2023. The USA made it to the Round of 16 phase after topping their group (Pool A) with three wins in the event. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico ended up fourth in the Pool C with one victory and reached this phase. In the knockout clash, the USA will definitely have an advantage over Puerto Rico, considering their current form.
USA: Kellen Larson (Libero), Trent Taliaferro (Setter), Joshua Aruya (Middle Blocker), Victor Loiola (Outside Hitter), Tread Rosenthal (Setter), Marek Turner (Opposite), Tristan Whitfield (Middle Blocker), Sterling Foley (Outside Hitter), Sean Kelly (Outside Hitter), Finn Kearney (Opposite), Sebastiano Sani (Outside Hitter), Caiden Carreira (Middle Blocker), Coach: Charles Sullivan
Puerto Rico: Dylan Velazquez Sierra (Opposite), Randy Delgado Nieves (Libero), Daniel Timothy Henwood Rodriguez (Setter), Diego Ignacio Lopez Almeyda (Outside Hitter), Victor Alfonso Torres Bernard (Outside Hitter), Diego Jose Estrada Fernandez (Setter), Yann Gabriel Colon Ortiz (Middle Blocker), Ramon Andres Rosado Pineda (Middle Blocker), Janluar Figueroa Torrens (Middle Blocker), Lorenzo Antonio Rivera George (Opposite), Franco Ignacio Roark De La Torre (Outside Hitter), Jean Paul Gonzalez Vazquez (Outside Hitter), and Ramon Alfredo Lawrence Garcia (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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