Both Brazil and Serbia won two of their four games so far to sit at the 8th and 9th spot respectively in the 16-team table.
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Serbia will take on Brazil in a FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League fixture on Thursday. After each team played Volleyball Nations League games in the first week of the competition from June 8 to June 13th, the second week’s action will run from Jun 21 to 26 in Bulgaria and the Philippines. A total of 32 matches, 16 per venue will be played in Quezon City and Sofia respectively. Both Brazil and Serbia won two of their four games so far to sit at the 8th and 9th spot respectively. Hence, both sides will be looking at this upcoming clash as a chance to push higher up in the standings.
Serbia made an impressive start to their campaign defeating Bulgaria 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-20. But then faltered in the next match losing 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 23-25 to France. Although the European’s bounced back to beat Argentina in a five-set thriller, Germany got the better of them in the fourth match, the scoreboard read 27-25, 25-27, 18-25, 28-26, 18-16. Brazil started the tournament with a bang, winning their opening two matches over Australia and Slovenia. However, they have since lost their way in the competition. First, it was the USA who won 3-1 against them, before China beat them 3-0.
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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 2 | 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 22 Schedule | Time (IST) |
| France vs Netherlands | 8:30 am |
| Poland vs Canada | 4:00pm |
| 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.
