The Polish volleyball players, after losing in Suwon to the USA 2-3 and beating Germany 3-2 and the Bulgarians 3-1, took a break on Saturday. The American victory over the Germans drops Stefano Lavarini’s charges to second place. They have 26 points and are one point behind Team USA.
However, the first element of the team ranking is the number of wins. Here too, American women are better (10, and Poland 9).
The Serbs are below expectations. The current world champions this time lost to the Dominican Republic 2:3. In total, they have five wins and six losses, they are ranked 12th.
The final tournament will take place July 12-16 in Arlington, Texas, and will be played under the knockout system.
The top seven teams after the intercontinental phase, which ends on Sunday, as well as the home team will face off for the final triumph in the United States.
The results of Saturday’s matches:
Germany – USA 1:3 (22:25, 25:18, 22:25, 13:25)
Serbia – Dominican Republic 2:3 (25:22, 15:25, 25:23, 19:25, 10:15)
South Korea – China 1:3 (1:25 p.m., 9:25 p.m., 10:21 p.m., 3:25 p.m.)
Netherlands – Canada 2-3 (11:25 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 10:18 p.m., 11:25 p.m., 9:15 a.m.)
Thailand – Japan 0:3 (6:25 p.m., 10:25 p.m., 8:25 p.m.)
Italy – Croatia 3:0 (25:14, 25:14, 25:17)
