Puerto Rico were the team that made a huge surprise by beating the USA in four sets 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21). Even though the U.S. team was ahead after the first set, the Puerto Rican boys had enough power to make a comeback and to win the game.
Canada didn’t have that many troubles against the Dominican Republic. The Canadian team defeated the rival in straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-16) to record the second win in this tournament,
In the last game of the round, Mexico beat Chile in three sets as well (25-22, 25-18, 25-19). They will play against Cuba for the first place in Pool A.
The calendar of matches for the preliminary phase:
August 28
USA – Peru 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 26-24)
Chile – Cuba 1-3 (22-25, 25-17, 19-25, 21-25)
Brazil – Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-14)
Canada – Colombia 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22)
Argentina – Puerto Rico 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 33-31, 25-17)
Mexico – Guatemala 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-16)
August 29
Cuba – Guatemala 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-16)
Colombia – Brazil 0-3 (25-27, 17-25, 12-25)
Peru – Argentina 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 15-25)
Dominican Republic – Canada 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 16-25)
Puerto Rico – USA 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21)
Mexico – Chile 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19)
August 30
11:00 Peru – Puerto Rico
13:00 Guatemala – Chile
15:00 Colombia – Dominican Republic
17: 00 Brazil – Canada
19:00 United States – Argentina
21:00 Mexico – Cuba
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