Women's volleyball world round of 16 schedule today August 31: Opportunity for Brazil and China

VHO - Today, August 31 in Thailand, there will continue to be 2 matches in the round of 16 of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship.

The Brazilian women’s team (top of Group C), with the world number 2 title but never won the championship, are very eager to break the “curse” to be crowned. They have been outstanding with stable performance since the group stage, showing strong attacking power.

Brazil (yellow shirt) is rated higher than its opponent.

Dominican Republic (second in Group E) although not in the top candidate group, always knows how to create surprises with a resilient fighting spirit and versatile playing style.

Brazil is expected to continue to apply a high-speed control style of play, focusing on proactive attacks from the middle and wings, focusing on counter-attacking defense as well as taking advantage of opponent's mistakes.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic needs to promote its ability to defend aggressively, flexibly change the pace of attack and exploit the weakness of Brazil's first pass.

Brazil are the favorites to win 3-1 or even 3-0 if they maintain their form.

However, if the Dominican Republic plays at their best, maintains a stable performance and sticks to each set, they can create a dramatic match, even pushing Brazil into a difficult path in the deciding set.

Chinese girls will have to be wary of France

In the remaining match, China (top of group E) has always been a traditional force with full strength and comprehensive skills.

China will exploit their passing - blocking - counter-attacking skills. They have depth in their squad and know how to control every important phase of the ball.

France (second in Group C) will need balance between attack and defense, taking advantage of speed and accuracy in serving to put pressure and create breakthroughs.

Victory is likely to be in China's favor with a score of 3-0 or 3-1.

However, if France maintains their focus and takes advantage of each tense moment, especially in the pivotal sets, they can make things difficult for their opponents and even drag the match to the final set.

Match schedule on August 31:

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