Although AVC Nations Cup 2025 kicked off in Bahrain yesterday (June 17), today (September 18), the Vietnam men's volleyball team will play the opening match of Group D. The opponent of coach Tran Dinh Tien and his team is New Zealand.
The force of the Vietnam men's volleyball team (ranked 56th in the world) is still familiar faces such as Dinh Van Duy, Duy Tuyen, Quoc Duy, Quoc Duy...
Without Pham Van Hiep, the captain's armband was returned to Quan Trong Nghia. With extensive experience in competition, Quan Trong Nghia is expected to be the spiritual leader of the entire team in this year's tournament.
On the other side, New Zealand is ranked 57th in the world - right after Vietnam. This team has players with impressive heights with middle blocker number 5 Andrew Salmon over 2m tall.
New Zealand just suffered a 0-3 defeat to South Korea in the first match. Therefore, if they defeat this opponent, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team will have a ticket to the quarter-finals of this year's AVC Nations Cup, although this task will certainly not be easy.
The match between the Vietnam men's volleyball team and New Zealand will take place at 20:30 today (June 18). Currently, no Vietnamese television station has the rights to broadcast matches of the AVC Nations Cup 2025.
Therefore, this tournament is broadcast live, free of charge on VolleyballWorld's YouTube channel. Lao Dong Newspaper will live updated the matches of the Vietnam men's volleyball team.
Link to watch the match live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIFFkk939qU
