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Poland beaten by America in Volleyball World Cup

04.10.2019 12:51
Poland have been beaten 1-3 by the United States in their third match of the men's volleyball World Cup in Japan.
Poland coach Vital Heynen
Poland coach Vital Heynen Photo: Krzysztof Wiśniewski, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

The match in the Japanese city of Fukuoka on Friday was the Poles’ first defeat in the tournament.

Poland, one of the world's strongest teams, kicked off their campaign with a 3-0 win against Tunisia on Tuesday.

They followed up with a 3-1 victory against hosts Japan a day later.

Poland, who are managed by Belgian coach Vital Heynen, take on Argentina in their next match of the Volleyball Men's World Cup on Saturday.

The World Cup started straight after the European Volleyball Championship, in which Poland took the bronze last Saturday.

(pk/gs)

Source: PAP