However, the World no. 6 USA and World no. 4 Brazil will attempt to end their week 1 with a victory.
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The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2023 is currently in progress, marking its fifth installment of international men’s volleyball competition. Slated from June 6 to July 23, 2023, this edition’s final round will be hosted at the prestigious Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland after completion of Pool 1 to Pool 6 matches. The last year’s competition witnessed a sensational victory by France, securing their first-ever title. This year’s competition introduces Cuba to the mix, replacing Australia based on their performance in the 2022 Nations League and the 2022 Challenger Cup.
A total of sixteen teams are marking their presence in the competition. Among them, ten teams hold the status of “core teams – Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, Japan, Poland, Serbia, and the USA. On the other hand, the remaining six teams, including Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Netherlands, and Slovenia, joined as “challenger teams,” and will try their best to avoid relegation from the tournament.
The Pool A and Pool B matches will mark its competition with the USA and Brazil facing each other as one of the final two games. After the matches in Canada and Japan, the games will now head to the Netherlands and France. However, the World no. 6 USA and World no. 4 Brazil will attempt to end their week 1 with a victory. Presently, the USA stands second on the team standings, while Brazil is in eighth position.
USA: Russell Aaron (OH), Defalco Torey (OH), Jendryk II Jeffrey (MB), Christenson Micah (S), Muagututia Garrett (OH), Kessel Cody (OH), Holt Maxwell (MB), Anderson Matthew (L), Ensing Kyle (O), Ma’a Micah (S), Shoji Erik (L), Hanes Jake (O), Averill Taylor (MB), Smith David (MB) and John Speraw (Coach)
Brazil: Rodrigues Pinto Otávio Henrique (MB), Fernandes P.X.Cavalcante Adriano (OH), Dramé Neto Aboubacar (O), Honorato Henrique Dantas Nóbrega (OH), Gil Kreling Fernando (S), Nascimento Maique Reis (L), Hoss Thales (L), Souza Ricardo Lucarelli (OH), Bento Buczmiejuk Arthur (OH), Souza Alan (O), Resende Gualberto Flavio (MB), Oliveira Morais do Nascimento Thiery Fellipe (MB), Nunes da Cunha Jr Judson Amabel (MB), and Renan Dal Zotto (Coach).
| Schedule (12.6.23 Monday) | Timing |
| USA vs Brazil | 12:00 am |
| Canada vs Germany | 3:30 am |
| June 11, 2023 (Sunday) Results | Margin |
| Argentina defeated Netherlands | 3–2 (34–36, 25–20, 25–17, 20–25, 15–10) |
| Brazil lost to Cuba | 2–3 (16–25, 25–22, 29–27, 22–25, 18–20) |
| Canada lost to United States | 0–3 (22–25, 20–25, 20–25) |
| Japan beat France | 3–1 (25–27, 25–22, 25–21, 25–20) |
| Serbia beat Poland | 3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–14) |
The FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2023 will take place between 6 June to 23 July 2023.
Volleyball World TV will broadcast live the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League. The competition will be broadcast on Channel 7HD in Thailand.
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