The groups of the world championship event which will take place from 22 August to 7 September were drawn in Bangkok
Belgium, Slovakia and Cuba will be Italy’s opponents in the first round of the World Cup which will take place from 22 August to 7 September in Thailand. The group draw took place in Bangkok this morning. Thirty-two teams participated in the twentieth edition of the event, won on the last two occasions by Serbia. The Italian national team, Olympic gold in Paris, won the World Championships in 2002 then took a silver and a bronze in 2018 and 2022
the groups
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Group A Thailand, Egypt, Sweden, Holland. Group B (Phuket) Italy, Slovakia, Cuba, Belgium. Group C Brazil, Greece, France, Puerto Rico. Group D USA, Slovenia, Argentina, Czech Republic. Group E Türkiye, Spain, Bulgaria, Canada. Group F China, Mexico, Colombia. Dominican Republic. Group G Poland, Vietnam, Kenya, Germany. Group H Japan, Cameroon, Ukraine, Serbia.
formula
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The formula includes eight groups of four teams each. The top two of each day qualify for the round of 16