Final Pools Confirmed For FIVB Boys U19 World Championships

The pools for the FIVB Boys U19 Volleyball Championships have been officially confirmed with Poland looking to defend their previous title of the event. The competition will take place in Bahrain from August 18-27 this year.

The selection was conducted by the International Volleyball Federation official, Ramon Suzara. He was accompanied by Bahrain and Arab Volleyball Association president Shaikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa and Bahrain Volleyball Association vice-president Jehad Khalfan.

Pools

• Pool A – Bahrain (host), USA, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Tunisia
• Pool B – Poland, Brazil, Cuba, Japan, France
• Pool C – Argentina, Russia, Chile, South Korea, Turkey
• Pool D – Iran, Italy, Mexico, China, Czech Republic

The matches will be played on two courts at the Isa Sports City.

Many of the teams that are competing in the event are ranked among the top-ten in the world including (in order) – Poland, Argentina, Iran, Italy, Russia, Brazil, USA, China, Cuba and Turkey. Outside of the top-ten are Japan (11), Mexico (12), Egypt (13), Tunisia (15), Chile (18), France (21), Korea (27), Puerto Rico (31), Czech Republic (32) and Bahrain (38).

Full list of U19 World Rankings (as of January 2017)

Rk.	Teams	Points	+/- Rk. Apr. 2015			U19 Continental Championship 2016-2017			U19 Continental Championship * 2014-2015			U19 World Championship 2015
				Diff.			Rk.	Tot.		Rk.	Tot.		Rk.	Tot.
	1	Poland	130	0				0		1	30		1	100
	2	Argentina	120	0			1	30			0		2	90
	3	Iran	110	0				0		1	30		3	80
	4	Italy	86	0				0		2	26		5	60
	5	Russia	84	0				0		5	14		4	70
	6	Brazil	76	0			2	26			0		6	50
	7	U.S.A.	66	0			2	26			0		7	40
	8	China	52	0				0		3	22		8	30
	9	Cuba	50	1			1	30			0		10	20
	10	Turkey	47	-1				0		3	22		9	25
	11	Japan	37	0				0		2	26		15	11
	12	Mexico	34	1			3	22			0		14	12
	13	Egypt	31	-1			2	26			0		20	5
	13	Germany	31	2				0		4	18		13	13
	15	Tunisia	30	1			1	30			0			0
	16	Bulgaria	25	1				0		6	10		12	15
	16	Chinese Taipei	25	1				0		4	18		18	7
	18	Chile	24	-4			5	14			0		16	10
	19	Colombia	22	3			3	22			0			0
	19	Morocco	22	45			3	22			0			0
	21	France	21	0				0		9	3		11	18
	22	Nicaragua	18	1			4	18			0			0
	22	Bolivia	18	42			4	18			0			0
	22	Rwanda	18	42			4	18			0			0
	25	Jamaica	14	39			5	14			0			0
	25	Sri Lanka	14	-2				0		5	14			0
	27	Dominican Republic	10	37			6	10			0			0
	27	Peru	10	37			6	10			0			0
	27	Belgium	10	-2				0		13	2		17	8
	27	Korea	10	-2				0		6	10			0
	31	Puerto Rico	6	-12				0			0		19	6
	32	Antigua & Barbuda	5	32			8	5			0			0
	32	Costa Rica	5	32			7	5			0			0
	32	Australia	5	-4				0		8	5			0
	32	Czech Republic	5	-4				0		7	5			0
	32	India	5	-4				0		7	5			0
	32	Serbia	5	-4				0		8	5			0
	38	Bahrain	3	-5				0		9	3			0
	38	Denmark	3	-5				0		11	3			0
	38	Kazakhstan	3	-5				0		9	3			0
	38	Romania	3	-5				0		12	3			0
	38	Saudi Arabia	3	-5				0		11	3			0
	38	Spain	3	-5				0		10	3			0
	38	Turkmenistan	3	-5				0		11	3			0
	45	Austria	2	-5				0		20	2			0
	45	Belarus	2	-5				0		13	2			0
	45	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	-5				0		33	2			0
	45	Croatia	2	-5				0		23	2			0
	45	England	2	-5				0		34	2			0
	45	Estonia	2	-5				0		15	2			0
	45	Finland	2	-5				0		16	2			0
	45	Georgia	2	-5				0		32	2			0
	45	Greece	2	-5				0		26	2			0
	45	Hong Kong	2	-5				0		13	2			0
	45	Hungary	2	-5				0		19	2			0
	45	Israel	2	-5				0		27	2			0
	45	Latvia	2	-5				0		18	2			0
	45	Lithuania	2	-5				0		29	2			0
	45	Maldives	2	-5				0		14	2			0
	45	Montenegro	2	-5				0		31	2			0
	45	Netherlands	2	-5				0		17	2			0
	45	Norway	2	-5				0		25	2			0
	45	Portugal	2	-5				0		24	2			0
	45	Qatar	2	-5				0		15	2			0
	45	Slovakia	2	-5				0		21	2			0
	45	Slovenia	2	-5				0		28	2			0
	45	Sweden	2	-5				0		30	2			0
	45	Ukraine	2	-5				0		22	2			0
	69	Algeria	0	-49				0			0			0
	69	Guatemala	0	-44				0			0			0
	69	Barbados	0	-41				0			0			0
	69	Afghanistan	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Aruba	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Azerbaijan	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Bahamas	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Belize	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Benin	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Botswana	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	British Virgin Islands	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Burundi	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Cameroon	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Canada	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Chad	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Congo	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Curaçao	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Cyprus	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Dominica	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Ecuador	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	El Salvador	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	French Saint Martin	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Guyana	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Honduras	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Indonesia	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Ivory Coast	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Kuwait	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Libya	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Liechtenstein	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Luxembourg	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Malaysia	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Mali	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Malta	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Nigeria	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Northern Ireland	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Pakistan	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Panama	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Paraguay	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Saint Lucia	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	San Marino	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Scotland	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	South Africa	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	St Kitts and Nevis	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	St Vincent and Grenadines	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Switzerland	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Thailand	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Trinidad & Tobago	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	United Arab Emirates	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Uruguay	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	USA Virgin Islands	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Uzbekistan	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Venezuela	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Vietnam	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Wales	0	-5				0			0			0
	69	Yemen	0	-5				0			0