Thursday will witness the Netherlands take on Cuba on 8th June, 2023, at the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2023.
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The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League, which is a yearly men’s volleyball international competition, is back in action for its fifth installment. The competition is slated from June 6 to July 23, 2023, and will reach the final round hosted in the Ergo Arena, situated in Gdańsk, Poland. Last year, the tournament saw France winning the tournament for the first time ever. In this edition, Cuba will be gracing the court for the first time, replacing Australia, as a result of the happenings in the 2022 Nations League and the 2022 Challenger Cup.
The tournament will be a battlefield for sixteen determined teams. Out of these, ten teams – namely Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, Japan, Poland, Serbia, and the USA – are in the coveted ‘core team’ category, which guarantees their participation in subsequent tournaments. The remaining six – Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Netherlands, and Slovenia – are in the fray as ‘challenger teams’, a position that puts them in the situation of possibly facing relegation from the competition.
Thursday will witness the Netherlands take on Cuba on 8th June, 2023, at the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League 2023. It will be a clash between two challenger teams. The Netherlands are the no. 13 ranked team in the world, while Cuba are the World no. 12 sides. As the World Ranking of these two sides is close, the fans will expect a tough contest between the two sides. Considering Cuba is making their first appearance this year, the Netherlands have a slight advantage among the two teams.
Netherlands: Korenblek Siebe (MB), Keemink Wessel (S), Van Garderen Maarten (OH), van Der Ent Cornelis Luuc (MB), Meijs Silvester (S), Jorna Gijs (OH), Plak Fabian (MB), Tuinstra Bennie Junior (OH), Abdel-Aziz Nimir (O), Andringa Robbert (L), Bak Yannick (OH), Wiltenburg Twan (MB), Wijkstra Jasper (OH), and Lipke Niels (L), Roberto Piazza (Coach)
Cuba: Masso Alvarez Jose Israel (MB), Mergarejo Hernandez Osniel Lazaro (OH), Concepcion Rojas Javier Octavio (MB), Thondike Mejias Christian Manuel (S), Garcia Alvarez Yonder Roman (L), Gutierrez Suarez Miguel David (O), Taboada Diaz Lyvan (S), Herrera Jaime Jesus (O), Goide Arredondo Adrian Eduardo (S), Lopez Castro Miguel Angel (OH), Pedroso Garriga Endriel Alberto (MB), Gutierrez Suarez Jose Miguel (OH), Yant Herrera Marlon (OH), and Gorguet Salas Alain (L), Nicolas Ernesto Vives Coffigny (Coach)
(All the timings are in Indian Standard Time.)
| Thursday Games (8.6.2023) | Timings |
| USA vs Netherlands | 2:00 am |
| Brazil vs Germany | 5:30 am |
| Slovenia vs Bulgaria | 8:30 am |
| Serbia vs China | 11:30 am |
| Poland vs Iran | 2:30 pm |
| Netherlands vs Cuba | 8:30 pm |
| Wednesday Games (7.6.2023) | Results |
| Argentina beat Italy | 3 – 0 |
| Canada beat Cuba | 3 – 2 |
| Slovenia beat Serbia | 3 – 1 |
The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2023 will take place between 6 June to 23 July 2023.
The live streaming of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2023 will be available on Volleyball World TV. In Thailand, Channel 7HD will telecast the tournament.
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