Slovenia occupy the 11th position, having managed six points from five games, while Argentina are a place behind at 13th with 4 points.
Argentina and Slovenia will be eager to bounce back from recent disappointments when they face each other in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League clash on Thursday. Both teams will be heading into this round one clash on the back of a mediocre outing till now in the competition. The 16-team tournament that started on 7th June will continue till 24th July. With the early results not going their way, both sides will be keen to give their all in an attempt to climb higher up the standings.
In the opening match, Argentina started with a 3-0 defeat to Poland but they came back stronger to beat Germany 3-1 in the next clash. However, they lost the next three games to Serbia, Italy and Japan to leave them 13th in the table. On the other hand, Slovenia lost the opening two games to the USA and Brazil. However, they defeated Australia and China in the next two matches before losing 3-0 to the Netherlands. Slovenia occupy the 11th position, having managed six points from five games, while Argentina are a place behind at 13th with 4 points from the same number of matches.
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A fresh new format was enforced for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League ahead of the 2022 edition. The revised format will feature 16 men’s teams who will compete in pools of 8 teams during the preliminary round. Eight teams will then advance to the competition’s final knockout round. The Finals will include the seven strongest teams, with the finals host — Italy — entering the knockout round as the top-placed team. It will consist of eight matches in total – four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and bronze and gold medal matches.
Pool 1 Brazil | Pool 2 Canada | Pool 3 Philippines | Pool 4 Bulgaria | Pool 5 Japan | Pool 6 Poland |
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Brazil Australia China Iran Japan Netherlands Slovenia United States | Bulgaria Canada Argentina France Germany Italy Poland Serbia | China Japan Argentina France Germany Italy Netherlands Slovenia | Australia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Iran Poland Serbia United States | Japan Australia Argentina Brazil Canada France Germany United States | Poland Bulgaria China Iran Italy Netherlands Serbia Slovenia |
June 23 schedule | Time (IST) |
France vs Netherlands | 08:30 pm |
China vs Germany | 12:30 pm |
Poland vs Canada | 4 pm |
Argentina vs Slovenia | 4:30 pm |
Serbia vs Brazil | 7 pm |
USA vs Iran | 10:30 pm |
Live streaming of all 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League matches is accessible on the website – volleyballworld.tv. Volleyball TV, which will be available on desktop and mobile, will provide viewers with live telecasts and highlights from the FIVB’s major events. However, in order to watch the 2022 FIVB Volleyball men’s Nations League, fans must purchase a subscription.
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