After playing four games, France, who won three of them, sit at the third spot with 9 points in the 16-team table.
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France will take on Netherlands in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League fixture on Thursday. After the completion of Volleyball Nations League’s first week’s games from June 8 to June 13th the second week’s action will run from June 21 to June 26 in Bulgaria and the Philippines. A total of 32 matches, 16 per venue will be played in Quezon City and Sofia respectively. After playing four games, France, who won three of them, sit at the third spot with 9 points in the 16-team table. While Netherlands, who pocketed 6 points with two wins, sit at the seventh spot.
In the first week’s fixtures, France started brightly with a dominant 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 victory against Italy before Serbia 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 one day later. In the third match, the French side continued their dominance to thrash Canada 25-16, 25-23, 25-21. And then, in their final match of the first week, France suffered their first defeat of the campaign against Poland, the scoreboard read 25-21, 22-25, 21-25, 22-25. Unlike France, Netherlands didn’t have a great start, losing to Japan with a scoreline of 25-22, 24-26, 22-25, 17-25. And then suffered another humiliating loss to the USA 12-25, 18-25, 16-25. Dutch-men bounced back to beat Iran 26-24, 25-21, 25-21 before defeating Australia 25-20, 25-15, 25-23.
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Serbia vs USA: 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League, Live Stream, Schedule and Results
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 |
| Brazil | Bulgaria | China | Australia | Japan | Poland |
| Argentina | Canada | Japan | Brazil | Australia | Bulgaria |
| China | Argentina | Argentina | Bulgaria | Argentina | China |
| Iran | France | France | Canada | Brazil | Iran |
| Japan | Germany | Germany | Iran | Canada | Italy |
| Netherlands | Italy | Italy | Poland | France | Netherlands |
| Slovenia | Poland | Netherlands | Serbia | Germany | Serbia |
| United States | Serbia | Slovenia | United States | United States | Slovenia |
| June 23 Schedule | Time (IST) |
| France vs Netherlands | 8:30 am |
| Poland vs Canada | 4:00 pm |
| Argentina vs Slovenia | 4:30 pm |
| Serbia vs Brazil | 7:00 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.
