06/03/2024 7:54 p.m.
The Argentina volleyball team continues with its 2024 season, whose main goal is to qualify for the Olympic Games of this year. For that he has already played eight games, which include two friendly victories vs. Cuba in Misiones and a 2-2 in the VNL (Nations League), a tournament in which they played one stage in Rio de Janeiro and are about to play the second, in Canada, plus two recent friendlies vs. Serbia, 1-1.
In this case, for the debut in the North American country, the rival to beat will be USA, which is already qualified for the Olympic Games. The Yankees, during their stay in Brazil, lost three games and won one.
Luciano de Cecco, captain of the Argentine volleyball team, in the friendly with Serbia. (FEVA)
The match will be played this Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the TD Place Arena in the Canadian capital. It will be the first of the four that the national team will have in this second stage of the VNL and it can be seen on ESPN2 and Star+.
This is the Olympic race
Argentina, which is 8th in the VNL (up to 8th they go to the playoffs) needs to add points and consolidate itself in the ranking to qualify for the Olympic Games, an event in which There are already seven teams of 12 who will participate.
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 they entered. The National Team is eighth and jumps to virtual third place thinking about the Games, because five of the seven teams ahead have already qualified: Poland, United States, Japan, Brazil and France.
By ranking, Italy, Slovenia, Argentina and Cuba are entering. Serbia hopes to occupy a place, while Germany and Canadafar away in the ranking, they already entered through the Pre-Olympic. Egypt would complete the dozen.
The Argentine volleyball team defeated Serbia in the first preparatory friendly. (FEVA)
This is the FIVB ranking
1st Poland (classified for the Olympics) | 415.12
3rd United States (classified for the Olympics) | 352.45
4th Japan (qualified for the Olympics) | 344.26
6th Brazil (classified for the Olympics) | 329.34
7th France (classified for the Olympics) | 318.12
10th Germany (Qualified for the Olympics) | 243.82
12th Canada (qualified for the Olympics) | 234.40
13th Netherlands | 222.14
19th Egypt (is winning the African place) | 164.05
Argentina begins in Ottawa with the United States. (@Volley_FeVA)
All the results of the Argentine volleyball team in the VNL
After the Rio de Janeiro stage, the VNL is still in Ottawa to play from June 4 to 9 the second week. There, Argentina will face, in addition to the United States, Canada (Thursday), Serbia (Saturday) and France (Sunday). Finally, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will be the third and last stop from the 18th to the 23rd of the same month, when the regular phase will close against the local team, Türkiye, Poland and Bulgaria. The final with the best eight is in Poland.
