Poland are the two-time defending champions, having won the title in the 2014 and 2018 editions. They were placed in a difficult Pool C alongside the United States of America.
Poland will be keen to make it two wins out of two against the United States of America in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022. After squaring off against each other in the group phase, these two teams will come up head-to-head once again on Thursday night in the quarterfinals. They played each other in the final match of Group C, which was comfortably won by the European nation. Hence, the Americans will be eager for revenge on Thursday night.
Poland are the two-time defending champions, having won the title in the 2014 and 2018 editions. They were placed in a difficult Pool C alongside the United States of America. Both teams – as expected – won their respective matches against Mexico and Bulgaria. Then they came up against each other in an eagerly-anticipated clash, however, the European country won the contest 3-1. In the round of 16, Poland got past Tunisia 3-0, while the United States had to work hard to get past a resolute Turkey 3-2.
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The 24-team competition will take place from August 26th to September 11th. All of the teams are divided into six groups with each pool consisting of four teams. The group phase will last for six days, with each team playing once against their pool opponents. Following the completion of the schedule, 16 teams will be ascertained. It will have all six pool winners, runners-up, and the best four third-placed teams. They will proceed to the first round of elimination.
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
Puerto Rico | Brazil | Poland | Slovenia | Canada | Argentina |
Serbia | Cuba | Bulgaria | Cameroon | China | Egypt |
Tunisia | Japan | Mexico | Germany | Italy | Iran |
Ukraine | Qatar | United States | France | Turkey | Netherlands |
Matches | Result |
Argentina beat Serbia | 3-0 |
Brazil beat Iran | 3-0 |
8th September Matches | Time (IST) |
Argentina vs Brazil | 9 pm |
Poland vs USA | 12:30 am (Friday) |
The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022 matches will be shown live on Volleyball TV. Visit the official website for more details.