2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
# 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, the biennial international junior volleyball championship contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members associations of the FIVB (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It was held in Manama, Bahrain from 7 to 16 July 2023.

Athletes must born on or after 1 January 2003.

Italy were the defending champions but failed to defend their title. Iran claimed their second title of U21 World Championship by defeating Italy 3–2 in the final match. Bulgaria hammered out a 3–0 shutout of Argentina to earn the bronze medals. Amir Mohammad Golzadeh from Iran was chosen to be the MVP of the tournament.

## Host selection

On 2 June 2022, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations whose countries were interested in hosting one of the four Age Group World Championships in 2023 (i.e., Boys' and Girls' U19 World Championships and Men's and Women's U21 World Championships). The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB by 29 July 2022, 18:00 CEST (UTC+2).

FIVB announced the hosts for its four Age Group World Championship on 24 January 2023, with Bahrain being selected to host the 2023 Boys' U21 World Championship. This will be the fourth time that Bahrain hosts the FIVB Boys' U21 World Championship having previously done so in 1987, 1997 and 2019.

## Qualification

A total of 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Bahrain who qualified automatically as the host, 10 other teams qualified through five separate continental competitions which were required to be held by 31 December 2022 at the latest. The remaining 5 teams entered to the competition by the Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking among the teams not yet qualified.

The slot allocation was setted as follow:

* AVC (Asia & Oceania): 2
* CAVB (Africa): 2
* CEV (Europe): 2
* CSV (South America): 2
* NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 2
* Host: 1
* Top teams not yet qualified as per Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking: 5

| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Appearances | Appearances | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | 2022 Asian Men's U20 Championship ( Riffa, 22–29 August) | Iran | 14th | 1993 | 2021 | Champions (2019) |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | 2022 Asian Men's U20 Championship ( Riffa, 22–29 August) | India | 8th | 1981 | 2013 | Fourth place (2009) |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Thailand | 3rd | 1999 | 2021 | Ninth place (1999) |
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) | Host nation | Bahrain | 6th | 1987 | 2021 | Eighth place (1987, 2019) |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2022 Men's U21 African Nations Championship ( Tunis, 13–23 August) | Egypt | 14th | 1981 | 2021 | Ninth place (2003) |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2022 Men's U21 African Nations Championship ( Tunis, 13–23 August) | Tunisia | 13th | 1985 | 2019 | Ninth place (1999, 2005) |
| CEV (Europe) | 2022 Men's U20 European Championship ( Montesilvano and Vasto, 17–25 September) | Italy | 16th | 1985 | 2021 | Champions (2021) |
| CEV (Europe) | 2022 Men's U20 European Championship ( Montesilvano and Vasto, 17–25 September) | Poland | 12th | 1989 | 2021 | Champions (1997, 2003, 2017) |
| CEV (Europe) | Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Belgium | 4th | 2009 | 2021 | Fifth place (2021) |
| CEV (Europe) | Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Bulgaria | 10th | 1985 | 2021 | Champions (1991) |
| CEV (Europe) | Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Czech Republic | 4th | 2017 | 2021 | Eighth place (2021) |
| CSV (South America) | 2022 Men's Junior South American Championship ( Tacna, 14–18 September) | Brazil | 22nd | 1977 | 2021 | Champions (1993, 2001, 2007, 2009) |
| CSV (South America) | 2022 Men's Junior South American Championship ( Tacna, 14–18 September) | Argentina | 17th | 1977 | 2021 | Runners-up (2011, 2015) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2022 Men's Junior Pan-American Cup ( Havana, 1–8 October) | United States | 10th | 1977 | 2017 | Fourth place (2011) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2022 Men's Junior Pan-American Cup ( Havana, 1–8 October) | Mexico | 8th | 1977 | 2015 | Fourth place (1977) |
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) | Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking | Canada | 13th | 1977 | 2021 | Fifth place (1999) |

## Pools composition

The draw for the pools composition was held on 31 March 2023 at the FIVB headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 16 teams were split into four pools of four. The hosts Bahrain and the top seven teams of the Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking in force at that time (as of 24 October 2022) were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system. FIVB reserved the right to seed the host team as head of pool A regardless of their position in the World Ranking. The remaining 8 teams were divided into three pots of four, according to their position in the same Boys' U19 FIVB World Ranking, in order to be drawn to complete the following two positions in each pool.

Men's U21 FIVB World Ranking of each team as of 24 October 2022 are shown in brackets, except the hosts Bahrain who ranked 23rd.

| Seeded teams | Seeded teams | Teams to be drawn | Teams to be drawn | Teams to be drawn | Teams to be drawn |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Line 1 | Line 2 | Pot 1 (line 3) | Pot 2 (line 4) |
| Bahrain (Hosts, assigned to A1) Italy (1), assigned to B1 Poland (2), assigned to C1 Argentina (3), assigned to D1 | Belgium (5), assigned to D2 Bulgaria (6), assigned to C2 Brazil (7), assigned to B2 Iran (8), assigned to A2 | Egypt (9) Canada (10) Czech Republic (11) Thailand (12) | United States (14) Tunisia (15) India (15) Mexico (15) |

The draw procedure also followed the serpentine system and was as follows:

* Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in line 3 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D.
* Teams from pot 2 were then drawn and placed in line 4 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A.

The pools composition after the draw was as follow:

Pool A :

| Pool A PosTeam A1 Bahrain A2 Iran A3 Thailand A4 Tunisia | Pool B PosTeam B1 Italy B2 Brazil B3 Egypt B4 Mexico | Pool C PosTeam C1 Poland C2 Bulgaria C3 Canada C4 India | Pool D PosTeam D1 Argentina D2 Belgium D3 Czech Republic D4 United States |
| - | - | - | - |

## Format

Teams will play round-robin in each pool. The top two teams from each pool will advance to round-robin pools E and F of the second phase, while the rest will move to pools G and H to continue the battles for classification from eighth to 16th. The winners and runners-up of pools E and F will progress to the semifinals and eventually determine the medallists.

## First round

* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 207 | 168 | 1.232 | Pool E |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 267 | 290 | 0.921 | Pool E |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 182 | 164 | 1.110 | Pool G |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 245 | 279 | 0.878 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jul | 17:00 | Thailand | 1–3 | Iran | 5–25 | 25–23 | 13–25 | 21–25 | | 64–98 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jul | 20:00 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Bahrain | 22–25 | 12–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 17:00 | Iran | 3–2 | Tunisia | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 109–104 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 20:00 | Bahrain | 2–3 | Thailand | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 107–108 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 17:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–20 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 85–95 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 20:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–11 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–49 | P2 Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 147 | 183 | 0.803 | Pool F |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 236 | 199 | 1.186 | Pool F |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 188 | 223 | 0.843 | Pool H |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 179 | 245 | 0.731 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jul | 11:00 | Mexico | 0–3 | Italy | 26–28 | 14–25 | 16–25 | | 56–78 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jul | 14:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Brazil | 15–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | 50–75 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 11:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Italy | 18–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | | 46–75 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–12 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 75–50 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 97–83 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 14:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Egypt | 13–25 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 15–25 | 73–92 | P2 Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 312 | 270 | 1.156 | Pool E |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 274 | 240 | 1.142 | Pool E |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 231 | 267 | 0.865 | Pool G |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 253 | 293 | 0.863 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jul | 11:00 | India | 1–3 | Poland | 17–25 | 14–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | | 75–95 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jul | 14:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 12–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–27 | | 82–98 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 11:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Poland | 14–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | | 52–75 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | India | 25–19 | 22–25 | 29–27 | 25–13 | | 101–84 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 11:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Poland | 25–23 | 26–28 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 113–104 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 14:00 | India | 1–3 | Canada | 25–18 | 27–29 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 94–97 | P2 Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 287 | 258 | 1.112 | Pool F |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 268 | 263 | 1.019 | Pool F |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 252 | 265 | 0.951 | Pool H |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 243 | 264 | 0.920 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jul | 17:00 | United States | 0–3 | Argentina | 22–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jul | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Belgium | 20–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Argentina | 26–24 | 18–25 | 25–27 | 23–25 | | 92–101 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jul | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | United States | 25–23 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 91–90 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 17:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Argentina | 25–18 | 30–28 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 9–15 | 102–111 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jul | 20:00 | United States | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 89–98 | P2 Report |

## Second round

* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3:00).

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 196 | 1.265 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 247 | 227 | 1.088 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 207 | 211 | 0.981 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 157 | 225 | 0.698 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 14:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Poland | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 75–63 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 75–60 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Poland | 25–18 | 35–33 | 25–18 | | 85–69 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–11 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 75–46 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 14:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 51–75 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 98–87 | P2 Report |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 278 | 248 | 1.121 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 166 | 181 | 0.917 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 195 | 191 | 1.021 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 294 | 313 | 0.939 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–23 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–23 | | 97–92 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | Italy | 18–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 29–31 | 25–18 | 21–25 | | 98–99 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Belgium | 21–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 28–26 | 15–9 | 112–106 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Belgium | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 15–9 | 104–96 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Argentina | 23–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | | 64–75 | P2 Report |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 286 | 251 | 1.139 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 262 | 257 | 1.019 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 298 | 207 | 1.440 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 238 | 269 | 0.885 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 11:00 | Canada | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–22 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 92–87 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Bahrain | 3–2 | India | 23–25 | 28–26 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 112–107 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 11:00 | Canada | 3–1 | India | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | 98–80 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | Bahrain | 2–3 | Tunisia | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 102–104 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 11:00 | Tunisia | 0–3 | India | 15–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | | 47–75 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Canada | 22–25 | 18–25 | 31–29 | 18–25 | | 89–104 | P2 Report |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 242 | 185 | 1.308 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 285 | 262 | 1.088 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 233 | 271 | 0.860 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 226 | 268 | 0.843 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 11:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | United States | 25–20 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 97–85 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 14:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–22 | | 75–52 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 11:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Mexico | 25–12 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 35–33 | 107–85 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 14:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | United States | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 75–52 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 11:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | United States | 25–18 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 96–89 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 14:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 13–25 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 25–27 | 81–92 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3:00).

### 13th–16th places

| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 July | 15 July |
| Bahrain | 1 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 16 July | 16 July |
| United States | 3 | 16 July | 16 July |
| United States | 3 | United States | 3 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | United States | 3 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | 3 | Mexico | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 16 July | 16 July |
| | | Bahrain | 3 |
| | | Tunisia | 0 |

**13th–16th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Jul | 11:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | United States | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | | 86–97 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jul | 14:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 97–89 | P2 Report |

**15th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 11:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | P2 Report |

**13th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 14:00 | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 75–54 | P2 Report |

### 9th–12th places

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 July | 15 July |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 16 July | 16 July |
| India | 1 | 16 July | 16 July |
| India | 1 | Czech Republic | 1 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | Czech Republic | 1 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Egypt | 3 |
| Canada | 1 | Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | | |
| Egypt | 3 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 16 July | 16 July |
| | | India | 0 |
| | | Canada | 3 |

**9th–12th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Jul | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | India | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 100–85 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jul | 20:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Egypt | 27–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 87–100 | P2 Report |

**11th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 17:00 | India | 0–3 | Canada | 19–25 | 21–25 | 29–31 | | | 69–81 | P2 Report |

**9th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Egypt | 23–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | 80–97 | P2 Report |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 July | 15 July |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 16 July | 16 July |
| Belgium | 0 | 16 July | 16 July |
| Belgium | 0 | Poland | 3 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | Poland | 3 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 16 July | 16 July |
| | | Belgium | 3 |
| | | Thailand | 0 |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Jul | 11:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–19 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–63 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jul | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–50 | P2 Report |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 11:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Thailand | 27–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 77–62 | P2 Report |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 14:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Brazil | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 96–86 | P2 Report |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 July | 15 July |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 16 July | 16 July |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 16 July | 16 July |
| Bulgaria | 1 | Italy | 2 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | Italy | 2 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 3 |
| Argentina | 1 | | |
| Argentina | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 16 July | 16 July |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |
| | | Argentina | 0 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 Jul | 17:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 98–88 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jul | 20:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Argentina | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 98–87 | P2 Report |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–22 | 28–26 | 25–19 | | | 78–67 | P2 Report |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Iran | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 9–15 | 95–111 | P2 Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Iran |
| | Italy |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Argentina |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Brazil |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Thailand |
| 9 | Egypt |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Canada |
| 12 | India |
| 13 | United States |
| 14 | Mexico |
| 15 | Bahrain |
| 16 | Tunisia |

* 2023 Men's U21 World champions
* Iran 2nd title
* 12–man roster
* Sajad Jelodarian, Mahdi Bayati, Porya Hosseinpour, Mobin Nasri, Younes Javan, Amir Mohammad Golzadeh, Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh, Shayan Sepehri Fard, Pendar Momeni Moghaddam, Erfan Norouzi (c), Arshia Behnezhad, Ali Haghparast
* Head coach
* Gholamreza Momeni Moghaddam

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Amir Mohammad Golzadeh
* Best setter

    Arshia Behnezhad
* Best outside spikers

    Mobin Nasri
    Mattia Orioli
* Best middle blockers

    Filippo Bartolucci
    Lazar Bouchkov
* Best opposite spiker

    Amir Mohammad Golzadeh
* Best libero

    Gabriele Laurenzano
