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Volleyball: Poland cruise into quarterfinals at world champs

05.09.2022 08:00
Poland on Sunday beat Tunisia 3:0 to book their place in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships. 
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Poland players during the match against Tunisia in Gliwice on Sunday night.
Poland players during the match against Tunisia in Gliwice on Sunday night.PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

Poland won the Round of 16 match 25:20, 25:15, 25:20 before their home crowd in the southern city of Gliwice, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

The Poles will now play the United States in the quarterfinals, having beaten them 3:1 in the group stages last week.

The game is scheduled for Thursday, also in Gliwice.  

 

Poland, who are the reigning world champions, have so far won all their games at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships, also dispatching Bulgaria 3-0 and Mexico 3-0 as they topped Pool C.

Now the Americans stand between them and the last four.

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships are being jointly hosted by Poland and Slovenia from August 26 to September 11.

Originally, the tournament was due to be held in 10 cities across Russia, but the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) stripped Russia of its right to host the event following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Poland defeated Brazil in the last two world championship finals to win titles in 2018 and 2014.

Poland's national volleyball team last year won the bronze at the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

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Source: PAPen.volleyballworld.com