Match Centre Overview Pre-Match Match Post-Match List of Players Preview Host City Referees Tweet Share {{timeLabels[currentTimeType]}} Select your time List of Players Italy 10 Cristina Chirichella c 1 Serena Ortolani 3 Carlotta Cambi 5 Ofelia Malinov 6 Monica De Gennaro l 7 Sylvia Chinelo Nwakalor l 11 Anna Danesi 13 Sarah Luisa Fahr 14 Elena Pietrini 15 Marina Lubian 16 Lucia Bosetti 17 Miryam Fatime Sylla 18 Paola Ogechi Egonu 20 Beatrice Parrocchiale Davide Mazzanti Coach More Info on the Team Japan 3 Nana Iwasaka c 1 Miyu Nagaoka 2 Sarina Koga 4 Risa Shinnabe 5 Erika Araki 7 Yuki Ishii 8 Mami Uchiseto 9 Haruyo Shimamura 10 Koyomi Tominaga 13 Mai Okumura 15 Kotoe Inoue l 16 Mako Kobata l 21 Ai Kurogo 22 Kanami Tashiro Nakada (Ms.) Kumi Coach More Info on the Team Preview Volleyball 15/10/2018 Undefeated Italy eye semis ticket against hosts Japan Nagoya, Japan, October 15, 2018 - Italy will look for their 10th straight win and for a semifinals slot in the FIVB Women's World Championship as they face Japan on Monday evening in front of the home crowd in Nippon Gaishi Hall. More Host City Nagoya - Nippon Gaishi Hall Nagoya, with a population of over two million, is Japan’s fourth largest city and is the core metropolis of Japan’s fourth largest city and is the core metropolis of Japan’s midlands. More info about the city Referees Patricia Rolf NationalityUnited StatesBirth Date4/23/1963Birth PlaceMinnesota, USAVolleyball International Referee Nominated2003 Susana Maria Rodriguez Jativa NationalitySpainBirth Date10/19/1974Birth PlaceAlbaceteVolleyball International Referee Nominated2002