Overview

• First serve is at 4:30 a.m. (Argentina time) at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, with live TV on DSports and streaming on DGO.
• Argentina topped Group C undefeated, capped by a 3-2 comeback over Olympic double-champion France, with Luciano Vicentín (22) and Luciano Palonsky (17) leading the scoring.
• Italy enters as defending world champion, finishing second in Group F after a 3-0 win over Ukraine following a surprise loss to Belgium.
• The winner advances to Wednesday’s quarterfinal to face the Belgium–Finland victor.
• Recent results underscore a volatile bracket, including Brazil’s elimination after a 3-0 defeat to Serbia.