Full Video Replays of Day 9 at the 2017 FIVB World League

2017 FIVB WORLD LEAGUE – GROUP 1

June 2nd-July 8th, 2017
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Final Standings:

		Matches		Pts	Sets			Points
Rank	Team	W	L	Pts	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	8	1	25	26	7	3.714	792	673	1.177
2	Brazil	6	3	19	22	14	1.571	817	786	1.039
3	Serbia	6	3	18	21	14	1.500	797	767	1.039
4	Russia	5	4	14	19	16	1.188	787	775	1.015
5	Canada	5	4	12	18	20	0.900	843	858	0.983
6	United States	4	5	14	19	16	1.188	816	804	1.015
7	Belgium	4	5	14	18	19	0.947	808	819	0.987
8	Poland	4	5	12	17	19	0.895	806	801	1.006
9	Bulgaria	4	5	10	16	22	0.727	819	861	0.951
10	Argentina	3	6	11	15	22	0.682	800	837	0.956
11	Iran	3	6	7	11	23	0.478	739	795	0.930
12	Italy	2	7	6	13	23	0.565	798	846	0.943

Note: Green and blue teams (the latter being the hosts Brazil) are qualified for the Final 6 in Curitaba. Italy, the last-place team, is in danger of relegation, although a rumored change in format for next season could save them.

Volleyball is a game of momentum, and rarely is that highlighted more vividly than in the World League. A pair of teams, the United States and Russia, who were dead-to-rights at the bottom of the table early in the tournament, have managed to sneak their way into the Final 6. For the United States, it came down to a game between Bulgaria and Argentina where a surging Argentina team rolled to a 3-1 victory over a Bulgarian team that had everything lined up for this match – they basically gave away their game against Brazil on Friday to line up for a badly-needed sweep of Serbia (which they got) and Argentina (which they had to have expected would be a win).

But in front of a home crowd, Argentina has looked better than they have the whole tournament, and they snared a 3-1 win to nudge the United States into the top 6 based on the 3rd criteria – sets ratio.

With that, 4 of the 6 teams from last year’s World League Final 6 have returned, including all 3 medalists (Serbia, Brazil, and France). The United States also returns, while Italy and Poland are replaced by Canada and Russia.

France finished off the Intercontinental Round with a 3-0 win over Belgium. For Belgium, the loss ended their World League season. For France, the win didn’t improve their standing in a literal sense, but their injured superstar Earvin Ngapeth made his World League debut and scored 5 points. If he’s playing well, on top of the newfound power of Stephen Boyer, France joins Brazil as heavy favorites in the Final 6.

ROUND 3 RESULTS (THURSDAY + FRIDAY + SATURDAY + SUNDAY)

Pool G1:

Venue: Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	18:10	Brazil	3–0	Bulgaria	25–15	25–19	25–22			75–56	P2 P3
16 Jun	21:10	Argentina	2–3	Serbia	22–25	25–19	22–25	30–28	12–15	111–112	P2 P3
17 Jun	16:10	Bulgaria	3–2	Serbia	25–18	20–25	25–23	24–26	15–12	109–104	P2 P3
17 Jun	19:10	Argentina	3–1	Brazil	19–25	25–21	25–22	25–19		94–87	P2 P3
18 Jun	16:10	Serbia	1–3	Brazil	22–25	16–25	25–17	23–25		86–92	P2 P3
18 Jun	19:10	Argentina	3–1	Bulgaria	25–16	25–21	23–25	25–19		98–81	P2 P3

Pool H:

Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland (15 June)
Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland (17–18 June)
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	17:25	Iran	0–3	United States	17–25	22–25	28–30			67–80	P2 P3
15 Jun	20:25	Poland	0–3	Russia	22–25	17–25	21–25			60–75	P2 P3
17 Jun	17:25	United States	2–3	Russia	29–31	25–17	19–25	29–27	13–15	115–115	P2 P3
17 Jun	20:25	Poland	3–0	Iran	25–17	25–18	25–22			75–57	P2 P3
18 Jun	17:25	Russia	3–0	Iran	26–24	25–18	25–18			76–60	P2 P3
18 Jun	20:25	Poland	1–3	United States	31–29	17–25	25–27	20–25		93–106	P2 P3

Pool I:

Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jun	17:10	Italy	3–2	France	20–25	25–21	24–26	25–20	16–14	110–106	P2 P3
16 Jun	20:10	Belgium	2–3	Canada	23–25	13–25	26–24	25–22	10–15	97–111	P2 P3
17 Jun	17:10	France	3–0	Canada	25–16	25–15	25–21			75–52	P2 P3
17 Jun	20:10	Italy	1–3	Belgium	22–25	24–26	27–25	16–25		89–101	P2 P3
18 Jun	13:00	Canada	3–1	Italy	20–25	25–22	25–14	25–22		95–83	P2 P3
18 Jun	16:00	Belgium	0–3	France	21–25	16–25	16–25			53–75	P2 P3