Venezuela's national under-17 volleyball team beat Bulgaria and qualified for the quarterfinals of the World Championship

Published at: 25/08/2026 04:20 PM

The men's national under-17 volleyball team defeated Bulgaria 3-2 in the Qatar World Championship and qualified for the quarterfinals.

The Venezuelan team staged a spectacular comeback to win with sets of 28-30, 17-25, 25-19, 25-18 and 15-12, a result that allowed them to secure their presence among the eight best teams in the world.

The Venezuelan team, which came to be on the ropes after losing the first two sets. With five consecutive points, Venezuela placed the score 13-18 at the start of the third set, kept up the pressure and closed the 25-19 run with an extraordinary shot by Ángel Miguel Echarre.

‎El national sextet reached the fourth set inspired and managed to gain an advantage of up to six points thanks to a strong defense. He then controlled the pressure in the decisive moments and maintained his dominance to close the set with a wide 25-18 advantage, equalize the match and take it to the fifth set.

The Venezuelan team had achieved the unthinkable after being 0-2 down, equalized the match and took the decisive set 15-12 a comeback for history. ñ, Ministry of Sport press review.

The Venezuelan national team will face Brazil this Thursday, which advanced to this stage after beating the Indian national team 3-0.

Mazo News Team