At 00:30 on July 21 (Vietnam time), volleyball fans will pay attention to the match between the two men's volleyball teams, Poland and Japan.
Not part of any tournament but just a friendly match to prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympic volleyball tournament , but it's hard for volleyball lovers to ignore. Because this is a match between two teams in the top two positions of the world men's volleyball rankings.
After a long time Brazil held the number 1 position (from 2006 to 2022), Polish men's volleyball has risen and held the top spot since 2023.
However, at the recent Nations League, the results of the team led by coach Nikola Grbic were not too good. They ranked 2nd in the qualifying round and finished 3rd overall in the final round.
Meanwhile, although only ranked 4th in the qualifying round, in the final round, Japan won a ticket to the final. Unfortunately, they lost 1-3 to France.
After finishing 3rd at the 2024 Nations League, the Polish team participated in the Hubert Jerzy Wagner friendly tournament and had 3 wins against the teams of Egypt, Germany and Slovenia.
As for the Japanese team, tonight's match against Poland is their first match since the Nations League final on July 1.
Also at the recent Nations League, Poland won 3-0 against Japan.
In the last 10 meetings since 2018, the Polish men's volleyball team won 9 matches. Japan won 1 in a friendly match in June 2023.
Watch the friendly volleyball match Poland vs Japan live on Polsat Sport 1, TV4.
