On June 20th, Beijing time, the World Men's Volleyball League continued, let's take a look at the games and the latest standings changes that ended yesterday to the early hours of this morning, the main information is as follows: Poland swept Italy 3-0, Iran upset the United States 3-2, Cuba lost to Serbia 2-3, and Germany beat France 3-1.
The latest standings of the World Men's Volleyball League
Poland and Italy are both strong teams, the two teams met this morning, originally expected to be a strong dialogue, but Italy used a rotating lineup, Poland fell in three straight games (25-22, 25-21, 25-22) to pass, the big score was swept 3-0, this game Poland blocked the net 8-2 to prevail, Leon contributed 18 points, Kurek got 15 points. With this victory, Poland's tally of wins increased to seven, tying Italy and placing them in second place in the standings, behind Slovenia with eight wins.
Poland swept up to second
Although Italy lost and was deducted 7.74 points, it still qualified for the Paris Olympics ahead of schedule by accumulating enough advantages in the early stage, and Slovenia also locked up the Olympic quota in advance. The French men's volleyball team suffered an upset, losing 1-3 (23-25, 27-25, 20-25, 23-25) to the German men's volleyball team, suffering a third defeat, with the same record as Brazil and Japan, temporarily ranked fifth. Germany won their fourth game and finished in 10th place.
Iran's first upset win
The result of the match between the Asian powerhouse Iran and the United States was also unexpected, after eight consecutive defeats, Iran withstood the pressure and upset the United States with a score of 3-2 (26-28, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-13), ushered in the first victory, and also ended a 12-game losing streak in official competitions, this victory also added 12.83 points to Iran to 15th place with 190.1 points. The U.S. team suffered its sixth defeat of the tournament, losing 12.38 points in the world and losing face in the world rankings by Japan, falling to 6th in the world rankings.
Serbia reversed
Serbia and Cuba are still battling for Olympic qualification, with Serbia coming back from two games down to make it 3-2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-12), with Lubrich scoring 21 points and Kuyundzic 15. Serbia scored 4.95 points, 11 points ahead of Cuba, and held the initiative to attack the Olympics. At present, Cuba, Serbia, Germany, and Argentina are all 4-5, ranking 8th-11th in the World Volleyball Federation standings.