With teams from five different countries and some of the biggest international stars of the sport on the court, the competition started on Tuesday, in Uberlândia, Brazil.
Between Tuesday and Sunday, eight teams from hosts Brazil, Italy, Iran, Argentina and Egypt play for the world title, having the Sabiazinho stadium as the venue for the tournament.
The eight participating teams were split into two pools, with Italy’s Cucine Lube Civitanova, Brazil’s Praia Clube, Iran’s Foolad Sirjan Iranian and Egypt's Al Ahly SC forming Pool A and Italy’s Itas Trentino, Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro, Iran’s Shahdab Yazd and Argentina’s Ciudad Voley competing in Pool B. The two best teams in each pool advance to the semifinals.
Shahdab will meet Sada Cruzeiro early Thursday.