In the 2024 World Men's Volleyball League Finals, the Slovenian men's volleyball team, which advanced as the first place in the sub-station competition, almost fell in the first round of the knockout round, and the eighth Argentine men's volleyball team in the sub-station competition almost staged the Black Eight Miracle, leading 1-0 and 2-1 in the total game, but Slovenia showed a big heart at the critical moment, narrowly defeated the desperate escape 29-27 in the fourth game, and then won the tiebreaker, and finally advanced to the semifinals with a thrilling 3-2.
In the previous three weeks, the Slovenian men's volleyball team was the most outstanding team, ranking first with 11 wins in 12 games, and advancing to the top eight finals. The Argentine men's volleyball team ranked eighth with a score of 6 wins and 18 points, and entered the finals.
Unexpectedly, the contest between the first and eighth places in this sub-station match was played so ups and downs, the Argentine men's volleyball team preemptively won the first game 25-19, Slovenia responded with 25-17 in the second game, Argentina also won 25-17 in the third game, Slovenia narrowly won 29-27 in the fourth game, and in the decisive game, Slovenia ushered in a long-lost outbreak, opened the score early and won 15-7, and the big score was 3-2 to complete the reversal.
Earlier in the day, a five-game battle was also staged, and the script was very similar, the Tokyo Olympic champion French men's volleyball team also equalized twice after falling behind twice in the total game, and finally eliminated the world champion Italian men's volleyball team 3-2 (19-25/25-20/22-25/25-22/15-11).
On the last match day, the Asian powerhouse Japan men's volleyball team and the defending champion Poland men's volleyball team took the lead in qualifying, so far the top 4 of this year's World Men's Volleyball League Finals have all been produced, and the next two semi-finals have also been released: Japan men's volleyball team vs Slovenia, France men's volleyball team vs Poland men's volleyball team.
For the Asian powerhouse Japan men's volleyball team, they will attack the first World Men's Volleyball League final in team history! It is worth mentioning that in this event last year, the Japanese men's volleyball team swept Slovenia 3-0 and entered the top 4 for the first time in history.