OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following is the second round schedule of 2018 FIVB Women's Championship:
Oct. 7
Group E:
Mexico vs Serbia
Germany vs Brazil
Netherlands vs Puerto Rico
Japan vs Dominican Republic
Group F:
Turkey vs Russia
Bulgaria vs United States
Italy vs Azerbaijan
China vs Thailand
Oct. 8
Group E:
Germany vs Serbia
Mexico vs Brazil
Netherlands vs Dominican Republic
Japan vs Puerto Rico
Group F:
Bulgaria vs Russia
Turkey vs United States
China vs Azerbaijan
Thailand vs Italy
Oct. 10
Group E:
Mexico vs Dominican Republic
Netherlands vs Brazil
Germany vs Puerto Rico
Japan vs Serbia
Group F:
Turkey vs Azerbaijan
Bulgaria vs Thailand
Italy vs Russia
China vs United States
Oct. 11
Group E:
Mexico vs Puerto Rico
Germany vs Dominican Republic
Netherlands vs Serbia
Japan vs Brazil
Group F:
Bulgaria vs Azerbaijan
Turkey vs Thailand
Italy vs United States
China vs Russia
The 24 teams have been divided into four pools of six teams playing in a round-robin system with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the second round.
The 16 teams in the second round will be split into two pools of eight (top teams from Pools A and D in group E, and top teams from Pools C and B in group F).
The top three teams in each of the two second round pools will advance to the third round.
