Serbia are heading into the tie on the back of a hard-fought 3-2 win over Canada on Friday, while a day later, the Australians suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Poland.
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Serbia will play Australia in a FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League fixture on Sunday. It will be the final day of the second week of fixtures and both sides will be desperate to go to the break on a high. Serbia are heading into the tie on the back of a hard-fought 3-2 win over Canada on Friday, while a day later, the Australians suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Poland. The second week of VMNL began on June 13 and will end on June 26 in Bulgaria and the Philippines. A total of 32 matches, 16 per venue, are being played in Quezon City and Sofia respectively.
Serbia came from behind to defeat Canada in their previous match. The Europeans lost the first two sets before winning the next three to pocket the match with a scoreline of 20-25, 19-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-11. At this moment, Serbia are placed at the 9th spot in the table with eight points from seven games, having won three matches. Serbia began the second week with two consecutive defeats against USA (3-1 ) and Brazil (3-0). Australia on the other hand, are rooted at the bottom of the table with two points from seven games. Australia’s only victory of the campaign came against Bulgaria on June 24 and the scoreboard read 21-25, 25-13, 25-22, 20-25, 17-15.
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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 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
| Brazil | Bulgaria | China | Australia | Japan | Poland |
| Australia | 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 |
| USA | Serbia | Slovenia | USA | USA | Slovenia |
| June 26 Schedule | Time (IST) |
| Germany vs France | 8:30 am |
| Japan vs Slovenia | 12:30 pm |
| Serbia vs Australia | 4:00 pm |
| Italy vs China | 4:30 pm |
| USA vs Poland | 7:00 pm |
| Bulgaria vs Brazil | 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.
