Check out the FIVB U21 World Championship finals matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
Bronze-medal match
United States (7-1) vs. Czechia (7-1)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. Sunday (5 a.m EST Sunday) in Jiangmen, China
Follow live: Live stats, Live video
How they reached the bronze-medal match: The United States went undefeated in pool-play to win the Pool A title, swept Bulgaria in the Round of 16, defeated France in five games in the quarterfinals and then lost to Iran in the semifinals. Czechia went undefeated in pool-play to win the Pool C title, defeated Turkiye in four games in the Round of 16, defeated Poland in four games in the quarterfinals and then lost to Italy in the semifinals
Stats to know: Long Beach State pin-hitter Jackson Cryst has at least one each ace in seven of the eight U.S. matches and is third in the tournament with 15 aces. Czechia opposite Tomas Britchta is in the tournament’s top five with 133 kills, including having more than 20 kills in two matches.
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Jackson Cryst (Long Beach State); Sterling Foley (USC); Micah Goss (UC Irvine); Riggs Guy (UC Santa Barbara); Cole Hartke (Pepperdine); Trevell Jordan (Hawai’i); Sean Kelly (UCLA); Kellen Larson (Long Beach State); Tread Rosenthal (Hawai’i); Sebastiano Sani (Long Beach State); Trent Taliaferro (UCLA); Kainoa Wade (Hawai’i)
NCAA players on Czechia roster: None
Gold-medal match
Italy (8-0) vs. Iran (8-0)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. Sunday (5 a.m EST Sunday) in Jiangmen, China
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NCAA players on Italy roster: None
NCAA players on Iran roster: None