United States failed to finish Pool A with an impeccable record. In their last pool match against Serbia, they not only lost their first sets of the tournament, but also conceded their first defeat. However, even after Serbia’s victory, with Nikola Brboric leading the way with 18 points, the Americans topped the final pool standings on a 3-1 win-loss record and better set ratio than pool runners-up Egypt, who also finished on 3-1 after a upset of hosts Argentina in the last game on Sunday. Argentina’s Fausto Diaz was the best scorer of the match with 24 points, while Shrief Helawy was Egypt’s most prolific player with 20 points. The home team finished the pool on 2-2 in third place, also separated from fourth-placed Serbia on set ratio. Winless Costa Rica will move on to battle with Chile and India for the 17th place.
In the eighthfinals, the teams from Pool A will meet the teams from Pool C. USA will face fourth-placed Puerto Rico (1-3), Egypt will play against third-placed Colombia (2-2), Argentina will take on second-placed Korea (3-1), and Serbia will challenge pool winners Iran (4-0).
In the last match of Pool C, Colombia claimed a win over Puerto Rico with opposite Juan Diego Bentancourt leading the way with 16 points.