What are the chances for the Vietnam U.21 volleyball team at the U.21 World Cup?

Today (August 5), the Vietnam U.21 volleyball team left for Indonesia for their first participation in the U.21 World Volleyball Championship.

With the achievement of reaching the top 5 in the 2024 Asian U.20 Volleyball Championship, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has for the first time qualified to participate in the 2025 World U.21 Volleyball Championship, which will take place from August 7 to 17 in Surabaya (Indonesia). The tournament attracts 24 participating teams, divided into 4 groups (each group has 6 teams), playing a round-robin to select the 4 teams with the highest achievements from the 4 groups to enter the round of 16.

Dang Thi Hong (left) is a bright face of the Vietnam U.21 team at the 2025 U.21 Volleyball World Cup in Indonesia.

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According to the draw results, the U.21 Vietnam team is in Group A with host Indonesia, Argentina, Serbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada. In this group, coach Nguyen Trong Linh commented that the U.21 Serbia, U.21 Argentina, and U.21 Canada teams are very strong. Therefore, the U.21 Vietnam team is determined to compete with two "equal" opponents, the U.21 Indonesia and U.21 Puerto Rico teams. If they defeat these two opponents, coach Nguyen Trong Linh and his team will likely achieve their goal of reaching the round of 16. However, this is not an easy task because the U.21 Indonesia team has prepared well and has the advantage of playing at home.

Vietnam U.21 volleyball team is ready for its first experience at the U.21 World Cup

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The Vietnam U.21 volleyball team participated in the U.21 World Cup with 12 players: Pham Quynh Huong, Nguyen Phuong Quynh, Dang Thi Hong, Lai Khanh Huyen, Ngo Thi Bich Hue, Pham Thuy Linh, Le Thuy Linh, Bui Thi Anh Thao, Ha Kieu Vy, Le Nhu Anh, Nguyen Lan Vy, Nguyen Van Ha. Among them, 19-year-old talent Dang Thi Hong is expected to play explosively. Coach Nguyen Trong Linh said that the Vietnam U.21 team has not competed much internationally so they lack experience. Therefore, the U.21 World Cup with the participation of high-class teams is a valuable opportunity for young Vietnamese players to hone their skills.

According to the schedule of the group stage of the 2025 U.21 Volleyball World Cup, the U.21 team will play the opening match against host Indonesia at 7:00 p.m. on August 7, then face Serbia (2:00 p.m. on August 8), Canada (1:00 p.m. on August 9), Argentina (10:00 a.m. on August 11), and Puerto Rico (1:00 p.m. on August 12).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/co-hoi-nao-cho-doi-tuyen-bong-chuyen-u21-viet-nam-o-giai-u21-the-gioi-185250805171326697.htm