The Peruvian national under-17 volleyball team will face South American rivals Venezuela on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in the 13th to 16th place playoff round of the Girls' U17 Volleyball World Championship in Chile.
The upcoming match follows Peru's dramatic 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic in a five-set contest, which kept the squad alive in the tournament classification stages.
Known affectionately as "Las Matadorcitas," the Peruvian team enters the classification bracket aiming to secure the highest possible final ranking in the international competition.
The fixture between Peru and Venezuela is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. Peruvian time. Volleyball fans in Venezuela and host nation Chile can watch the match starting at 12:00 p.m.
Broadcast coverage and international kickoff times
In Peru, the match will be broadcast live on free-to-air television and cable by Latina Televisión on Channel 2, which holds the official broadcast rights for the tournament. The network is also providing streaming options across its authorized digital platforms.
International viewers can follow the match live on VBTV, the official streaming service operated by Volleyball World. Access through VBTV remains subject to territorial broadcast rights in each country.
The Girls' U17 Volleyball World Championship is organized by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), the global governing body for the sport headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tournament brings together youth national teams from around the globe to compete at the highest international junior level. Volleyball World, a commercial entity formed by the FIVB and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, operates the VBTV platform to stream international matches globally.
Peru's youth squad carries the nickname "Las Matadorcitas," a reference to the senior women's national team known as "Las Matadoras." That historic title was earned during Peru's silver-medal performance at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, establishing volleyball as one of the country's most celebrated sports.
Latina Televisión, operating on Channel 2 from Lima, is one of Peru's leading commercial networks and regularly broadcasts major international sporting events featuring national teams.
Global broadcast schedule
Kickoff times for Sunday's playoff fixture vary across international time zones:
- Peru: 11:00 a.m. (Latina / VBTV)
- Chile: 12:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- Venezuela: 12:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- Colombia: 11:00 a.m. (VBTV)
- Ecuador: 11:00 a.m. (VBTV)
- Argentina: 1:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- Brazil: 1:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- United States (ET): 12:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- Spain: 6:00 p.m. (VBTV)
- Mexico: 10:00 p.m. (VBTV)
The match takes place in Chile as the tournament concludes its playoff matches to decide the final standings from 13th to 16th place.
