Egypt’s U-19 volleyball national team qualified for the semi-finals of the FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship after beating Belarus on Wednesday (3-0).
The Pharaohs secured the victory in the three sets; 25-21, 25-18, and 25-18. Egypt will face Italy's U-19 team, who managed to knock-out japan from the quarter-finals, in the last four of the tournament on Thursday.
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The Egyptian team, who delivered an impressive performance during the tournament, qualified for the last 16 as Group D Winners.
The Pharaohs made an ideal start to their adventure by defeating Germany 3-2 on Wednesday, August 21, before beating Argentina 3-1 in the second round of the group stage.
Egypt pulled off their third consecutive victory over Japan on Friday as they secured a 3-2 victory to reap two decisive points during the Pharaohs’ adventure in the tournament. The Group D winners claimed their fourth consecutive win over Mexico 3-0 in the last game of the group stage.
They will clash with Belarus after defeating Nigeria in the last 16 with unanswered three sets, as they secured the victory in the three sets; 25-16, 25-20, and 29-27.
They are looking forward to following the footsteps of Egypt’s U-19 handball national team, who wrote the history and claimed the World Championship title for the first time.