05/25/2024 7:29 p.m.
On the national Saturday, the light blue and white shined in Brazil, as the Argentine volleyball team achieved its first victory in the VNL (Nations League). After falling in this first week in Rio de Janeiro against Japan and the local Brazil in a tie break, Those led by Marcelo Méndez rose with a victory against Germany.
The selected one, who started at the bottom, He was able to turn it around and finished with a 3-1 celebration. (partials of 21-25, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-21). This Sunday, the team closes its Rio stop by facing Iran, also at the Maracanazinho, at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.
The victory is worth double because, in addition to thinking about the tournament itself, Argentina needs to score points and consolidate itself in the ranking to qualify for the Olympic Gamesan event in which there are already seven teams out of 12 that will participate.
Marcelo Méndez, the national coach.
The first volleyball team to qualify was France for being local. The other six places already occupied were defined in the Pre-Olympic, through which Germany, Brazil, the United States, Japan, Poland and Canada entered. The National Team is eighth and jumps to the virtual third location thinking about the Games, because five of the seven teams ahead have already qualified: Poland, the United States, Japan, Brazil and France.
Argentina closes with Iran.
Italy He is second, so he also moves to first place in the dispute to enter the Games. The others that are also entering are Slovenia (7th) and Cuba (9th). Germany (11th) entered from the Pre-Olympic, so the only one that can take the place from the National Team is Serbia (10°).
More results of the day
- Slovenia 3-Canada 2
- France 3-Türkiye 1
- Bulgaria 3-United States 1
- Italy 3-Japan 1
- Cuba vs. Iran (at 9pm)
This is the FIVB ranking
1st Poland (classified for the Olympics) | 430.90
3rd United States (classified for the Olympics) | 352.13
4th Japan (qualified for the Olympics) | 344.26
5th Brazil (classified for the Olympics) | 332.94
6th France (classified for the Olympics) | 318.12
11th Germany (Qualified for the Olympics) | 236.77
12th Canada (qualified for the Olympics) | 234.40
13th Netherlands | 217.39
20th Egypt (is winning the African place) | 164.05
The National Team fixture in Rio
- Argentina vs. Iran: this Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
After leaving Rio de Janeiro, the team will travel to Ottawa to play from June 4 to 9 the second week of the VNL. There they will face the United States, Canada, Serbia and France. Finally, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will be the third and last stop from June 18 to 23, where the regular phase will close against the local team, Turkey, Poland and Bulgaria. The final with the best eight is in Poland.
