Five pools revealed in Boys’ U17 World Championship redraw

The five pools for the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship were completed Saturday after the 10 teams in Rows 3 and 4 were drawn into their preliminary round groups for the competition in Doha, Qatar, from August 19-29.

France and Venezuela joined host Qatar and Tunisia in Pool A, while India and Romania were drawn with Italy and Cuba in Pool B.

Pool C brought Mexico and Poland together with Argentina and Brazil. Bulgaria and Türkiye joined Spain and Egypt in Pool D, while Pakistan and Algeria completed Pool E with Iran and Chinese Taipei.

Qatar and the nine highest-ranked participating teams according to the FIVB Junior World Ranking had already been placed in the first two rows across the five pools.

Each team will play three preliminary round matches, with 16 teams – the five pool winners, the five pool runners-up, the five third-placed teams and the best-ranked fourth-placed team – advancing to the eighthfinals. Their placement and records will determine their positions in the single-elimination bracket as per the combined team ranking system.

The eight winners of the eighthfinals will advance to the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals. All eliminated teams’ final standings after each phase will be determined as per the combined team ranking system.

The two semifinal winners will advance to the gold medal final, while the two losing teams will compete in the bronze medal match.