The full draw was as follows:
Pool A (Resistencia): Argentina, USA, France,
Belgium, Turkey
Pool B (Corrientes): China, Cuba, Mexico, Egypt,
Italy
Pool C (Resistencia): Iran, Poland, Chile, Chinese
Taipei, Bulgaria
Pool D (Corrientes): Russia, Brazil, Japan, Puerto
Rico, Germany

The 20 teams divided into four pools of five teams each will play round robin in the preliminary round to qualify the best 16. The top four teams will fight for the title while the fifth-placed teams in each pool will contest the 17th to 20th positions.

There will be a total of 78 matches as follows:

a) Preliminary Round: 40 matches

Playoffs:
b) First and second phase – including
quarterfinals: 16 matches
c) Places 17-20: 6 matches
d) Semifinals: 8 matches
e) Finals: 8 matches

Round of 16 best teams:

41: B1 v A4 42: C2 v D3 43: B2 v A3 44: C1 v D4 45: D1 v C4 46: A2 v B3 47: D2 v C3 48: A1 v B4 Quarterfinals:

51: w41 v w42 52: w43 v w44 53: w45 v w46 54: w47 v w48 9-16 Playoff round:

55: L41 v L42 56: L43 v L44 57: L45 v L46 58: L47 v L48 Round Robin 17-20:
The teams that finish fifth in all four pools will play round robin for the 17th to 20th positions.

Semifinals/ Playoffs:
After the quarterfinals, the semifinals will have eight matches: two for the Top 4 ranking (including the title), two for 5-8, two for 9-12 and two for 13-16.

Final/ Play-offs:
There will be eight matches. The winners of the semifinals will play for the title, the losers for the Bronze Medal.
The winners of the 5-8 semifinals will play for fifth place, the losers for seventh.
The winners of the 9-12 semifinals will play for ninth place, the losers for 11th.
The winners of the 13-16 semifinals will play for 13th place, the losers for 15th.

Location

Resistencia, Argentina