Overview

• First serve is scheduled for 12:00 Italian time at PalaHuamark in Bangkok with live coverage on Rai2 and DAZN.
• Italy advanced unbeaten from the group stage and enters on a 32-match winning streak seeking a 33rd straight victory.
• Velasco highlighted Germany’s physicality and tactical serving and told his players to be ready for long, testing sets after a brief break.
• Germany, ranked 10th, reached the knockout round with wins over Vietnam and Kenya and a tie-break loss to Poland under Italian coach Giulio Bregoli.
• Bookmakers heavily favor Italy, with odds around 1.03–1.05 for the Azzurre and roughly 8.10–8.50 for Germany on major sites.