The matches will be held at the Sarmiento Arena in Chaco and the Regatas Arena in Corrientes. South American U19 champions Argentina were seeded in Pool A with USA, France, Turkey and Belgium.
The full draw was as follows:
Pool A (Resistencia): Argentina, USA, France, Belgium, Turkey
Pool B (Corrientes): China, Cuba, Mexico, Egypt, Italy
Pool C (Resistencia): Iran, Poland, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Bulgaria
Pool D (Corrientes): Russia, Brazil, Japan, Puerto Rico, Germany
The 20 teams divided into four pools of five teams each will play round robin in the preliminary round to qualify the best 16. The top four teams will fight for the title while the fifth-placed teams in each pool will contest the 17th to 20th positions.
There will be a total of 78 matches as follows:
a) Preliminary Round: 40 matches
Playoffs:
b) First and second phase – including quarterfinals: 16 matches
c) Places 17-20: 6 matches
d) Semifinals: 8 matches
e) Finals: 8 matches
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