FIVB sets match schedule for 2026 Girls’ U17 World Championship in Chile; Expansion to 24 teams.
Match schedule set for 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in Chile – FIVB
The match schedule for the2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championshiphas been confirmed, with the tournament set to run from 6 to 16 August across three locations in Chile.
A total of 24 teams will compete, beginning with a Preliminary Round played in four pools of six teams. The top four teams from each pool will advance to the knockout stage.
Matches will be staged in Santiago at the National Stadium Park, in San Felipe at the Liceo Mixto San Felipe, and in Los Andes at the Liceo Mixto Los Andes.
Opening day on 6 August will feature matches across all venues, bringing together teams returning from the inaugural 2024 edition alongside those competing in the tournament for the first time.
In Santiago, Egypt face USA and Argentina meet Poland before hosts Chile take on Czechia in the evening session, marking their first appearance at this level. In San Felipe, Mexico play Venezuela, while defending champions China open their campaign against the Philippines, who also make their first appearance. In Los Andes, Puerto Rico meet Korea, followed by Chinese Taipei against Dominican Republic.
Pool play continues through 11 August, with each team playing five matches to determine qualification for the knockout stage and classification rounds.
The Round of 16 will be played on 12 August across the three locations, before the competition moves to Santiago for the quarterfinals on 14 August and the semifinals on 15 August.
The tournament will conclude on 16 August at the National Stadium Park in Santiago, with the bronze medal match scheduled at 16:00 and the gold medal match at 19:00 local time.
The expansion of the tournament from 16 teams in 2024 to 24 teams in 2026 brings a broader field, with 14 teams from the inaugural edition in Lima qualifying again. These include defending champions China, runners-up Japan and bronze medallists Italy, alongside Chinese Taipei, Brazil, Peru, Türkiye, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Thailand, Croatia, Egypt and Dominican Republic.
Ten teams will compete in the Girls’ U17 World Championship for the first time, with hosts Chile joined by USA, Poland, Czechia, Korea, the Philippines, Spain, Venezuela, Tunisia and Algeria.
Match schedule set for 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship in Chile
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