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Three bids to the 2018 FIVB World Championship are on the line at the NORCECA Continental Championship.
The North American tournament begins today with pool-play matches. The top-three teams at the championship will earn berths to the World Championship, while the fourth and fifth-place teams will qualify for a tournament with Cuba and Puerto Rico that will determine the final two berths from NORCECA teams.
Check out all the NORCECA Continental Championship matches to follow today and how to follow them live.
United States (1-0, 5 points) vs. Dominican Republic (1-0, 5 points Group A)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Follow live: Live stats, Online video
World rankings: United States (No. 2); Dominican Republic (No. 38)
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Matt Anderson (Penn State 2006-08); Carson Clark (UC Irvine 2008-12); Micah Christenson (USC 2012-15); Max Holt (Penn State 2006-09); Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola 2013-15); Ben Patch (BYU 2013, 2016-17); Taylor Sander (BYU 2011-14); Aaron Russell (Penn State 2012-15); Kawika Shoji (Stanford 2007-10); Erik Shoji (Stanford 2009-12); David Smith (UC Irvine 2004-07); Mitch Stahl (UCLA 2014-17); Dustin Watten (Long Beach State 2005-09)
NCAA players on Dominican Republic roster: None
Canada (1-0, 5 points Group B) vs. Trinidad & Tobago (1-0, 5 points Group B)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Follow live: Live stats, Online video
World rankings: Canada (No. 6); Trinidad & Tobago (No. 50)
NCAA players on Canada roster: None
NCAA players on Trinidad & Tobago roster: Adriel Roberts (Charleston)
St. Vincent (0-2, 0 points Group C) vs. Martinique (0-2, 1 point Group C)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Follow live: Live stats, Online video
World rankings: St. Vincent (No. 78); Martinique (unranked)
NCAA players on St. Vincent roster: None
NCAA players on Martinique roster: None
Costa Rica (2-0, 9 points Group C) vs. Mexico (2-0, 10 points Group C)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Follow live: Live stats, Online video
World rankings: Costa Rica (No. 41); Mexico (No. 19)
NCAA players on Costa Rica roster: None
NCAA players on Mexico roster: None