Pool A
No match
Pool B
Poland - Japan
3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 28-26)
Japan's OH Koga fought hard, scoring the most points of both teams with 26, but struggled with the tall blocks and spikes of Poland's MB Kornerk and others, and lost the close match.
Ranking
1st Poland 1 win 3 points
2nd Japan 0 wins 0 points
3rd place Brazil 0 wins 0 points
4th place Kenya 0 wins 0 points
A total of eight teams, including the six teams ranked second or higher in each pool and the top two third-placed teams, will advance to the final tournament.
Pool C
Italy - Dominican Republic
3-1(25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18)
Italy, the winner of the Nations League 2024, faced the Dominican Republic in their first match. OP Egonu contributed greatly to the team's victory with 25 points, the most for both teams.
Standings
1st Italy 1 win 3 points
2nd place Dominican Republic 0 wins 0 points
3rd Türkiye 0 wins 0 points
4th place Netherlands 0 wins 0 points
A total of eight teams, including the six teams ranked second or higher in each pool and the top two third-placed teams, will advance to the final tournament.
Upcoming match schedule
Japanese time format
Monday, July 29th
16:00~ Türkiye-Netherlands
20:00~ Brazil - Kenya
24:00~ America - China
28:00~ France - Serbia
Wednesday, July 31st
24:00~ America- Serbia
28:00~ Poland - Kenya
Thursday, August 1
16:00~ Türkiye - Dominican Republic
20:00~ Brazil - Japan
24:00~ Italy - Netherlands
28:00~ France - China
Saturday, August 3rd
16:00~ Netherlands - Dominican Republic
20:00~ Japan - Kenya
August 4 (Sunday)
16:00~ Italy - Turkey
20:00~ France - America
24:00~ China - Serbia
28:00~ Brazil - Poland
Tuesday, August 6
16:00~ Quarterfinals
20:00~ Quarterfinals
24:00~ Quarterfinals
28:00~ Quarterfinals
Thursday, August 8
23:00~ Semi-finals
27:00~ Semi-finals
Saturday, August 10th
24:15~ 3rd place deciding match
August 11th (Sunday)
20:00~ Finals
[PR] "ALL for DREAM -Footsteps to Glory- Japan Volleyball National Team Nations League 2024" will be available on U-NEXT from July 27th (Sat.)
A documentary program that closely follows the unknown behind-the-scenes of the "Volleyball Nations League 2024" and traces the fierce battles will be streamed on U-NEXT.
[Distribution date and time]
July 27th (Saturday) 5pm Boys #1 Boys #2
August 3rd (Saturday) 5pm Women's #1
Saturday, August 10th 5pm Women's #2
Saturday, August 24th 5pm Men's #3
Saturday, August 31st 5pm Women's #3
September 7th (Saturday) 5pm Men's #4
Saturday, September 14th 5pm Women's #4
(Quoted from TBS TV release)
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