Brazil Comes Back From Behind To Beat Belgium And Close Pool F Play
Logic prevailed in Pool F as Brazil moved on to the competition’s Final 6
Australia Claims Final Spot in Second Round from Pool C
Australia cemented its spot among the top four in Pool C and punched its ticket to the second round of World Championships play, riding the arm of Lincoln Williams to a four-set win over Tunisia. Meanwhile, Russia cruised past Cameroon to set up its Pool C finale against Serbia.
USA Survives; Cameroon, Russia Sweep in #FIVBMensWCH Pool C
Pool C got started with a trio of matches in Bari, Italy, on Wednesday. Cameroon and Russia walked away with sweeps, while the United States survived a five-set battle with Serbia.
The Volleyroos – Australia’s Best Diplomats
We talk about Volleyball being a truly international sport, but when you look at the Volleyroos about to play in the World Championships in Italy, you can see just how international and multicultural the sport, and our own team is.
Italy Wins 500th World Level Match; Australia Stuffs South Korea
In what was Italy’s 500th world level victory, the team rode a balanced scoring effort and strong net play to a four-set win over China to kick off VNL Week 4. Twelve blocks and 32 Korean miscues gifted Australia a four-set win on Friday.
Australia Shocks Germany, Capitalizing on Miscues in Five-Set Win
Australia ended its three-match losing streak by registering a five-set win over Germany, making good on 40 German miscues in the upset.
Serbia Wins Third Straight in 5; Russia Crushes Bulgaria in Sweep
Serbia moved its third straight five-set match in as many days, holding on for the victory over Australia behind Dusan Petkovic. Meanwhile, Egor Kliuka and Dmitriy Muserskiy proved too much for Bulgaria to handle as the team fell to Russia in a sweep.
Luburic Lifts Serbia over Russia in 5; Australia Grabs First #VNL Win
Drazen Luburic racked up 29 points, including 28 kills, and Serbia capitalized on 32 Russian miscues for its second straight five-set win. Australia broke into the win column, scoring a slight upset over 14th-ranked Bulgaria, winning via sweep of the home team on Saturday.
France Tops Japan to Move Atop Pool 1, Iran Wins in Sweep
Lincoln Williams scored a match-high 18 points, but it was not enough to help Australia overcome 24 errors in a 3-0 loss to Iran. Japan gave away 28 points on errors and trailed France at the net in kills and blocks in a four-set loss.
Team USA’s Garrett Muagututia Signs In Portugal
“Have no doubt: I came to be a champion.” – Muagututia
