All that’s on the line for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team in its group-play finale is pretty much everything.
The United States will play Canada in a de facto group championship match with the winner earning a bye to the semifinals and the likelihood of avoiding the defending FIVB U21 World Championship silver medalists Cuba until the finals.
The top-two teams at the conclusion of the NORCECA U21 Continental Championship will earn berths to the 2019 World Championship.
Check out all the NORCECA U21 Continental Championship matches today and how to follow them live.
Group B matches
United States (2-0, 10 points) vs. Canada (2-0, 10 points)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Havana, Cuba
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Blake Crisp (UC San Diego); Luke Denton (Loyola); Jaylen Jasper (Stanford); Devin Joslyn (Loyola); Joe Kelly (Princeton); Kevin Lamp (Stanford commit); Sam Lewis (USC); JT Martin (Pepperdine); Spencer Olivier (Long Beach State); Garland Peed V (UCLA); Kyler Presho (Stanford); J.P. Reilly (Stanford)
NCAA players on Canada roster: Justin Lui (Stanford)
Nicaragua (0-2, 0 points) vs. Haiti (0-2, 0 points)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. in Havana, Cuba
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Nicaragua roster: None
NCAA players on Haiti roster: None
Group A matches
Guatemala (0-2, 0 points) vs. Barbados (0-2, 0 points)
Match vitals: Noon in Havana, Cuba
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Guatemala roster: None
NCAA players on Barbados roster: None
Cuba (2-0, 10 points) vs. Dominican Republic (2-0, 10 points)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Havana, Cuba
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Cuba roster: None
NCAA players on Dominican Republic roster: None