2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
# 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 21st edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Italy and Bulgaria from 23 September to 3 October 2021. For the first time, the tournament was jointly hosted by more than one country.

Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in Bahrain.

Players must have been born on or after 1 January 2001.

## Qualification

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Italy and Bulgaria who qualified automatically as hosts, another 10 teams qualified via five separate continental tournaments while the remaining 4 teams qualified via the FIVB U21 World Ranking. But, South Korea and China later withdrew and were replaced by Thailand and Poland respectively. In addition, Cameroon withdrew just before the beginning of the tournament. All of Cameroon's matches were forfeited and Cameroon were ranked in last place in the final standing.

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualifier |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Host Countries | 13 October 2020 | Lausanne | 2 | Italy |
| Host Countries | 13 October 2020 | Lausanne | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 2018 Asian Championship | 21–28 July 2018 | Riffa | 2 | Iran |
| 2018 Asian Championship | 21–28 July 2018 | Riffa | 2 | South Korea Thailand |
| NORCECA Ranking | January 2020 | Santo Domingo | 2 | Cuba |
| NORCECA Ranking | January 2020 | Santo Domingo | 2 | Canada |
| 2020 European Championship | 26 September – 4 October 2020 | Brno & Kuřim | 2 | Russia |
| 2020 European Championship | 26 September – 4 October 2020 | Brno & Kuřim | 2 | Belgium |
| 2020 African Championship | 20–24 February 2021 | Cairo | 2 | Egypt |
| 2020 African Championship | 20–24 February 2021 | Cairo | 2 | Cameroon |
| World Ranking for CSV | 1 March 2021 | Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Brazil |
| World Ranking for CSV | 1 March 2021 | Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Argentina |
| World Ranking | 1 March 2021 | Lausanne | 4 | China Poland |
| World Ranking | 1 March 2021 | Lausanne | 4 | Morocco |
| World Ranking | 1 March 2021 | Lausanne | 4 | Bahrain |
| World Ranking | 1 March 2021 | Lausanne | 4 | Czech Republic |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

    1.^ On 14 December 2020, AVC announced that the 2020 Asian Championship which was originally the AVC qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the 2018 Asian Championship qualified as the AVC representatives.
    2.^ On 30 November 2020, NORCECA announced that the 2020 NORCECA Championship which was originally the NORCECA qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two teams of the NORCECA Ranking as of January 2020 qualified as the NORCECA representatives.
    3.^ 2020 South American Championship which was originally the CSV qualifier for the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the top two CSV teams of the World Ranking as of 1 March 2021 qualified as the CSV representatives.
    4.^ With European runners-up Italy hosting the tournament together with Bulgaria, European 3rd place Belgium joined the field for the tournament as well.

## Pools composition

### First round

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB U21 World Ranking as of 1 March 2021. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pools A and B regardless of the U21 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U21 World Ranking. The draw was held on 15 June 2021. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts Italy and Bulgaria who ranked 1st and 27th respectively.

| Seeded teams | Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy (Hosts)  Bulgaria (Hosts)  Iran (2)  Russia (2) | Brazil (4)  Argentina (5)  Cuba (6)  Egypt (8) | Morocco (10)  Bahrain (11)  Czech Republic (12)  Cameroon (13) | Poland (14)  Belgium (15)  Canada (18)  Thailand (47) |

**Draw**

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - |
| Italy | Bulgaria | Iran | Russia |
| Egypt | Cuba | Argentina | Brazil |
| Czech Republic | Bahrain | Morocco | Cameroon |
| Thailand | Poland | Belgium | Canada |

### Second round

| Final eight | Final eight | Final eight | Final eight | 9th–16th places | 9th–16th places | 9th–16th places | 9th–16th places |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pool E | Pool E | Pool F | Pool F | Pool G | Pool G | Pool H | Pool H |
| 1A | Italy | 1B | Poland | 3A | Thailand | 3B | Cuba |
| 1C | Belgium | 1D | Russia | 3C | Iran | 3D | Canada |
| 2A | Czech Republic | 2B | Bulgaria | 4A | Egypt | 4B | Bahrain |
| 2C | Argentina | 2D | Brazil | 4C | Morocco | 4D | Cameroon |

## Venues

| Pool A, E and Final four | Pool B, D, F, H, 13th–16th places and 9th–12th places | Pool C, G and 5th–8th places |
| - | - | - |
| Cagliari, Italy | Sofia, Bulgaria | Carbonia, Italy |
| PalaPirastu | Levski Sofia Sports Hall | Palazzetto dello Sport |
| Capacity: 2,266 | Capacity: 1,700 | Capacity: 1,560 |
| CagliariCarbonia2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship (Sardinia) | SofiaSofia (Bulgaria) | SofiaSofia (Bulgaria) |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## First round

### Pool A

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 140 | 1.607 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 212 | 1.085 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 182 | 245 | 0.743 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 234 | 274 | 0.854 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–20 | 25–16 | 29–31 | 25–23 | 104–90 | P2 |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Italy | 12–25 | 15–25 | 13–25 | | 40–75 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | 75–47 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Italy | 13–25 | 22–25 | 14–25 | | 49–75 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Thailand | 25–18 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 95–95 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 19:10 | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | 75–51 | P2 |

### Pool B

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 270 | 231 | 1.169 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 240 | 231 | 1.039 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 252 | 0.940 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 211 | 244 | 0.865 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 13:00 | Cuba | 1–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 79–93 | P2 |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–65 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Bahrain | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 75–62 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 64–75 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 13:00 | Bahrain | 1–3 | Cuba | 25–19 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 84–94 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 29–27 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 102–90 | P2 |

### Pool C

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 290 | 232 | 1.250 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 269 | 256 | 1.051 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 288 | 271 | 1.063 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 137 | 225 | 0.609 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–52 | P2 |
| 23 Sep | 19:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Iran | 25–20 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 26–28 | 15–8 | 117–107 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Morocco | 0–3 | Belgium | 16–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Iran | 25–20 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 19–17 | 113–106 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | Argentina | 1–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | | 81–98 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 19:15 | Iran | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–5 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–41 | P2 |

### Pool D

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
* Cameroon's forfeited matches (25–0, 25–0, 25–0) were not recorded and excluded from the ranking calculation.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 200 | 184 | 1.087 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 177 | 165 | 1.073 | Final eight (Pools E and F) |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 143 | 171 | 0.836 | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| 4 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9th–16th places (Pools G and H) |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | 16–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 104–102 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 13:00 | Canada | 0–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | | 82–96 | P2 |

## Second round

### Pool E

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 183 | 1.246 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 273 | 264 | 1.034 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 255 | 287 | 0.889 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 254 | 276 | 0.920 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Belgium | 14–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 15–12 | 101–103 | P2 |
| 27 Sep | 19:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–20 | | | 76–66 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 16:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Argentina | 21–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 86–98 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 19:10 | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–52 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Argentina | 25–22 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 102–109 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 19:20 | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–17 | 25–23 | 27–25 | | | 77–65 | P2 |

### Pool F

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 223 | 1.121 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 292 | 295 | 0.990 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 247 | 231 | 1.069 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 219 | 259 | 0.846 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 13:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Brazil | 28–26 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–23 | | 97–97 | P2 |
| 27 Sep | 19:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 13:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | 27–25 | 25–21 | 31–29 | | | 83–75 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 109–106 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 13:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 86–92 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 19:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Brazil | 14–25 | 22–25 | 15–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 |

### Pool G

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 153 | 1.471 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 220 | 218 | 1.009 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 256 | 243 | 1.053 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 160 | 247 | 0.648 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–12 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | 75–49 | P2 |
| 27 Sep | 19:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 65–75 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 16:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–9 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | 75–36 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 19:00 | Thailand | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–23 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 93–94 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Morocco | 22–25 | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 97–75 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 19:00 | Thailand | 0–3 | Iran | 18–25 | 12–25 | 22–25 | | 52–75 | P2 |

### Pool H

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
* Cameroon's forfeited matches (25–0, 25–0, 25–0) were not recorded and excluded from the ranking calculation.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 119 | 1.261 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 162 | 172 | 0.942 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 157 | 178 | 0.882 | 13th–16th semifinals |
| 4 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13th–16th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Bahrain | 0–3 | Canada | 22–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 60–75 | P2 |
| 28 Sep | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | Bahrain | 26–28 | 25–21 | 27–25 | 25–23 | 103–97 | P2 |
| 29 Sep | 16:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Canada | 21–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 59–75 | P2 |

## Final round

### 13th–16th places

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
* Cameroon's forfeited matches (25–0, 25–0, 25–0) were not recorded.

| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Cameroon | 0 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Cameroon | 0 | Egypt | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Egypt | 3 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Bahrain | 2 |
| Bahrain | 3 | Bahrain | 2 |
| Morocco | 0 | | |
| Morocco | 0 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 3 October | 3 October |
| | | Cameroon | 0 |
| | | Morocco | 3 |

**13th–16th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Oct | 13:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 | P2 |

**13th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 10:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Bahrain | 26–28 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 15–9 | 114–102 | P2 |

### 9th–12th places

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| Canada | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Thailand | 0 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Thailand | 0 | Canada | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Canada | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 3 |
| Cuba | 1 | | |
| Cuba | 1 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 3 October | 3 October |
| | | Thailand | 1 |
| | | Cuba | 3 |

**9th–12th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Oct | 16:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | P2 |
| 2 Oct | 19:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–15 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–23 | | 92–82 | P2 |

**11th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 13:10 | Thailand | 1–3 | Cuba | 37–35 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 94–110 | P2 |

**9th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 16:00 | Canada | 1–3 | Iran | 17–25 | 21–25 | 27–25 | 15–25 | | 80–100 | P2 |

### 5th–8th places

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Belgium | 3 |
| Brazil | 1 | Belgium | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 | | |
| Belgium | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 3 October | 3 October |
| | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| | | Brazil | 3 |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Oct | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 93–99 | P2 |
| 2 Oct | 19:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | Belgium | 25–19 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 93–95 | P2 |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Brazil | 13–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 19:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Belgium | 25–19 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 90–94 | P2 |

### Final four

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October |
| Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Argentina | 0 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Argentina | 0 | Russia | 0 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Russia | 0 |
| 2 October | 2 October | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| Poland | 2 | | |
| Poland | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 3 October | 3 October |
| | | Argentina | 0 |
| | | Poland | 3 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Oct | 16:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Argentina | 27–25 | 28–26 | 25–17 | | | 80–68 | P2 |
| 2 Oct | 19:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Poland | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 105–93 | P2 |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 16:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Oct | 19:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Argentina |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
| 9 | Iran |
| 10 | Canada |
| 11 | Cuba |
| 12 | Thailand |
| 13 | Egypt |
| 14 | Bahrain |
| 15 | Morocco |
| 16 | Cameroon |

* 2021 Men's U21 World champions
* Italy 1st title
* 12–man roster
* Damiano Catania, Leonardo Ferrato, Francesco Comparoni, Federico Crosato, Alessandro Michieletto, Mattia Gottardo, Tommaso Stefani, Andrea Schiro, Giulio Magalini, Tommaso Rinaldi, Paolo Porro, Nicola Cianciotta
* Head coach
* Angiolino Frigoni

## Awards

* Most valuable player

    Alessandro Michieletto
* Best setter

    Paolo Porro
* Best outside spikers

    Manuel Armoa
    Tommaso Rinaldi
* Best middle blockers

    Karol Urbanowicz
    Nicola Ciancotta
* Best opposite spiker

    Roman Murashko
* Best libero

    Damiano Catania
