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The United States’ attempt to win the nation’s first medal at the FIVB U21 World Championship will officially begin this week with the start of pool-play.
Check out when the United States will play and the rest of the tournament schedule for the bi-annual international event in the Czech Republic.
FRIDAY MATCHES
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Poland vs. Morocco
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Argentina vs. Ukraine
8 a.m. (CST) — Russia vs. Cuba
8 a.m. (CST) — China vs. Japan
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Czech Republic vs. Canada
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Italy vs. Iran
1 p.m. (CST) — United States vs. Turkey
1 p.m. (CST) — Brazil vs. Egypt
SATURDAY MATCHES
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Canada vs. Morocco
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Iran vs. Ukraine
8 a.m. (CST) — United States vs. Cuba
8 a.m. (CST) — Egypt vs. Japan
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Poland vs. Czech Republic
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Argentina vs. Italy
1 p.m. (CST) — Russia vs. Turkey
1 p.m. (CST) — China vs. Brazil
SUNDAY MATCHES
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Poland vs. Canada
5:30 a.m. (CST) — Italy vs. Ukraine
8 a.m. (CST) — Turkey vs. Cuba
8 a.m. (CST) — Brazil vs. Japan
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Czech Republic vs. Morocco
10:30 a.m. (CST) — Argentina vs. Iran
1 p.m. (CST) — United States vs. Russia
1 p.m. (CST) — China vs. Egypt
SECOND-ROUND MATCHES
June 27-29
Top two teams in each pool advance to the second-round pool-play.
SEMIFINAL MATCHES
July 1
Top two teams in each second-round pool advance to the semifinals.
MEDAL MATCHES
July 2
Gold-medal match and bronze-medal match.
Pool A
| Team | How it qualified | World Ranking |
| Poland | CEV (European) Pool F champion | 7 |
| Canada | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 8 |
| Morocco | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 15 |
| Czech Republic | Host nation | 35 |
Pool B
| Team | How it qualified | World Ranking |
| Russia | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 1 |
| Turkey | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 6 |
| United States | NORCECA (North American) champion | 9 |
| Cuba | Top North American finish at Pan Am Cup | 13 |
Pool C
| Team | How it qualified | World Ranking |
| Argentina | CSV (South American) champion | 2 |
| Italy | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 5 |
| Iran | AVC (Asian) runner-up | 11 |
| Ukraine | CEV (European) Pool E champion | 15 |
Pool D
| Team | How it qualified | World Ranking |
| China | AVC (Asian) champion | 3 |
| Brazil | Top South American finish at Pan Am Cup | 4 |
| Egypt | CAVB (African) champion | 11 |
| Japan | At-large bid because of World Ranking | 14 |