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FIVB Girls' U19 World Championship 2025

U19 Worlds quarterfinals lined up

Bulgaria v Brazil, Türkiye v China, Poland v Japan and Italy v USA in Friday’s duels for semifinal spots

Published 10:11, 08 Jul 2025

Italy  (ITA) vs. Japan  (JPN) women - Pool D #50176892

Japan's best scorer Rion Chuganji

Bulgaria will take on Brazil, Türkiye will challenge China, Poland will meet Japan and Italy will face USA in Friday’s 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World Championship quarterfinals in Osijek, Croatia. These eight teams won Tuesday’s eighthfinal matches in Osijek and in the Serbian cities of Vrnjacka Banja and Trstenik to progress in the race for youth World Championship honors. The playoff battles will continue at all levels of the bracket to determine the final standings from first to 24th place.

Quarterfinals
China v Türkiye
Japan v Poland
Bulgaria v Brazil
USA v Italy

9 - 16 Quarterfinals
Serbia v Croatia
Chinese Taipei v Thailand
Mexico v Belgium
Germany v Argentina

17 - 20 Semifinals
Canada v Puerto Rico
Spain v Chile

21 - 24 Semifinals
Peru v Tunisia
Egypt v Dominican Republic

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Eighthfinals

Bulgaria booked the first spot in the quarterfinals of the World Championship with a convincing 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-16) win over Mexico at the Gradski Vrt hall in Osijek on Tuesday. The European champions were dominant in attack (38 to 30 in spike kills), blocking (11 to 3 in stuff blocks) and serving (7 to 2 in aces) as they cruised past the Mexicans. 16-year-old outside hitter Kalina Veneva led the Bulgarians with a game-high 12 points (9 spike kills, 3 kill blocks, 0 aces). She was supported by her cross-court teammate Viara Parapunova, who returned another 12 points (10, 2, 0). 15-year-old middle blocker Darina Naneva also reached double digits with 11 points (7, 2, 2). Outside hitter Naomi Alejandra Cruz Toledo was Mexico’s best performer with 11 points, all from attack.

“Our pool was tough, which kind of prepared us to face tough opponents. Mexico is a decent team, so we expected a tough game, but we are happy that we managed to beat them by 3-0. The first set was a bit difficult for us, but once we settled, we were able to play our game.” Kalina Veneva, outside hitter of Bulgaria

Japan recovered from a difficult first set against Chinese Taipei in Vrnjacka Banja and won the all-Asian eighthfinal by 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-18), showing a significant advantage in blocking with 14 kill blocks against just three from the opponents. Japan’s 16-year-old opposite Rion Chuganji was above all once again, authoring six of these kill blocks and firing two aces towards a match-high 25 points. Her 16-year-old counterpart Xu Zhen-Xuan produced 19 points (17, 2, 0) for Chinese Taipei.

“In the first set, we made so many mistakes, but from the second set we changed our mindset and did a good job. In the next match I hope we can do even better. We had to win this game and I think I did a good job in helping the team.” Rion Chuganji, opposite of Japan

Türkiye handed co-hosts Croatia an early exit from the World Championship after beating them by 3-1 (25-12, 24-26, 25-13, 25-12) in their round-of-16 encounter in Osijek on Tuesday. Croatia, who finished fifth in the 2023 edition, which they co-hosted with Hungary, will rue unforced errors (30 to 19) for the loss. The Turks also overpowered the hosts in attack (46 to 29 in spike kills), in kill blocks (16 to 9) and in aces (7 to 6) to secure a spot in the last eight. 2023 silver medalists Türkiye produced the game’s top scorer in opposite Aylin Uysalcan. The 15-year-old recorded 14 points (13, 0, 1), while 16-year-old opposite Asja Zolota once again led Croatia with 12 points (10, 2, 0).

“We were expecting a lot of their fans to turn up, so we had to stay focused and play our game. I am happy with my performance and that of the team, because we have proceeded to the next stage. We made some mistakes in the second set, but I’m happy with how we responded and played as a team to get the job done.” Aylin Uysalcan, opposite of Türkiye

Meanwhile, the other World Championship co-hosts Serbia also suffered an eighthfinal loss in Vrnjacka Banja, a nail-biting 3-2 (25-19, 24-26, 24-26, 25-15, 16-14) at the hands of China. The Asian champions outplayed their opponents in all scoring elements, but inspired by the home fans in the stands, Serbia put in a lot of heart in key moments of the second, the third and the fifth sets to make their exit from the race for medals a truly dramatic one. As many as five Chinese players reached the double digits in scoring, led by outside and captain Huang Yuexin with a solid 25 points (19, 2, 4). Serbia’s outside Anja Miovcic was her team’s most prolific scorer with 21 points (19, 0, 2).

“Both teams played very well in this match. Our team fought for every ball. We will continue to try our best, step by step, to win as many matches as possible.” Huang Yuexin, outside hitter and captain of China

Poland stretched their unbeaten run to six matches after registering a comfortable 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-23) win over Thailand on Tuesday to proceed to the quarterfinals of the World Championship. The Poles, who had won all their preliminary matches to top Pool C, picked up from where they left off on Monday, overpowering Thailand in attack kills (37 to 33) and aces (8 to 3) to preserve their unbeaten record. Poland will now face Japan in the quarterfinals on Friday. Star outside hitter Natasza Ornoch shone for Poland with 13 points (10, 1, 2), while Natthawan Phatthaisong emerged the match top scorer with 16 points (13, 3, 0).

“Thailand gave us a good game like we expected but defense won it for us. Today’s performance showed that we are a great team… It’s amazing that we are still unbeaten. We are ready to face Japan. It’s another team from Asia, so we have to plan well.” Nadia Siuda, setter and captain of Poland

Brazil persevered to win a nail-biting first set against Belgium in Vrnjacka Banja and then went on to celebrate a 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-19) victory. The two opposites – Brazil’s Luize Da Silva Tavares with 13 points (10, 2, 1) and Belgium’s Mila Vlahovic with 14 (12, 2, 0) – were the most productive scorers of the match.

“We are very happy! Our team has been working really hard for this. We can do much, much better, but we are still really proud of what we are doing.” Mikaela Hestmann Tierno, outside hitter of Brazil

In the day’s last match at the Trstenik hall near Vrnjacka Banja, Italy did not allow Argentina to create a surprise and registered their sixth win in a row at the World Championship. With the help of a team total of 17 kill blocks, the European squad produced a 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-12, 25-12) victory. Middle Alessandra Talarico authored six of those and put away seven kills in attack to lead her team with 13 points. Argentina’s opposite Paula Tomasa was the best scorer of the match with 17 points, all in kills.

“We are very happy to have won the match and reached the quarterfinals. We are pumped and motivated to face the final phases, especially after playing games where we showed our volleyball and what we are capable of. We are focused on the next challenge against the USA.” Caterina Peroni, outside hitter of Italy

USA will continue their title defense on Friday, when they face off with Italy in the quarterfinals. The defending champions picked a hard-fought 3-2 (25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 25-15, 15-13) win over Germany in their round-of-16 match in Osijek to qualify for the last eight. The Americans went about their business with some swagger about them, especially in blocking (19 to 11 stuff blocks) and serving (8 to 4 aces), where they completely outdid the Europeans. Middle blockers Jordan Taylor and Gabrielle Nichols contributed 7 and 6 points to USA’s block party. Taylor added 6 points (5 spike kills, 1 ace), while Nichols scored another 7, all from attack, as they ended the night with 13 points each, same as outside hitter Suliane Davis (8, 2, 3). Outside hitter Maria Tabacuks scored a game-high 21 points (19, 1, 1) for the Germans who bowed out respectfully.

“We talked about our defense being an issue in the pool play and it was nice to see our middle blockers fight back and organize the block against some talented outside hitters. It was an outstanding German team, who played very well… I’m so impressed by them. It was a challenging match and it’s nice to see your team in such moments and see how they respond. We had to make a lot of changes to our lineup and systems. Having a lot of players, who can play lots of positions, is one of our strengths and, thanks to our persistent team effort, we managed to win today.” Robert Keegan Cook, head coach of USA
17 - 24 Quarterfinal Playoffs

Canada rallied from two sets down to edge out Peru by 3-2 (21-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-12) in their 17th-place quarterfinal playoff match in Osijek on Tuesday and will continue in their quest for the 17th place in Friday’s semifinal playoffs. It was the South Americans’ sixth consecutive loss of the tournament after finishing bottom of Pool C without a win. Middle blocker Maya Bukovcan inspired Canada’s comeback with a game-high 20 points (15, 2, 3), while 16-year-old Camila Lorena Monge replied with 17 points (14, 1, 2) for Peru.

Puerto Rico will be Canada’s next opponent in an all-NORCECA 17th-place semifinal, after their 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21) win over Tunisia at the Trstenik hall near Vrnjacka Banja on Tuesday. Outside Pamela Zoe Agosto fired five aces and spiked 10 kills to lead the winners with 15 points. Her 16-year-old counterpart Eya Toumi topped the match charts with 16 points (15, 0, 1).

Spain started their 17th-place classification matches on a high by sweeping aside Egypt in straight sets, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-21), in Osijek. Opposite Paz Okeke Salva was Spain’s mastermind with a game-high 16 points (12, 1, 3), while outside hitter Nour Awad led the Africans with 10 points (7, 1, 2).

Chile and Dominican Republic put up a rollercoaster battle in Trstenik, which ended 3-2 (25-17, 26-24, 17-25, 23-25, 15-10) the South Americans’ way. 16-year-old outside and captain Aina Grimalt was Chile’s usual top scorer with a match-high 19 points (15, 1, 3), one clear of Dominican Republic’s most prolific scorer, outside Ambar Avril Hernandez (15, 1, 2).

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