Volleyball is all about competitors and watching actually good groups play one another. That competitors is simply elevated when these groups get to play on the worldwide stage.
Whether or not you’re into watching the previous winners compete for a gold medal otherwise you like a very good underdog coming in to steal the present, the Olympics is a superb place to observe some volleyball.
There’s going to be plenty of volleyball matches in a brief period of time, and you could not be capable to watch all of them, so we compiled a number of matches that you might want to watch this yr if you happen to can’t watch all of them.
Girls’s Volleyball Event
Don’t miss a sport with our distinctive match schedule that exhibits you each single Seaside and Indoor Volleyball match multi function location.
USA vs. China
Tuesday 27 July @ 11:05 JST / 01:00 GMT
After watching these two groups face off within the 2021 VNL event, it’s going to be enjoyable to observe them get to play one another once more. They’re each very robust, skilled groups with unbelievable veterans coming again like USA’s Jordan Larson and China’s Zhu Ting. China has three gold medals underneath their belt and received the latest Olympic Video games in Rio, whereas USA is attempting for his or her first Olympic gold medal this yr. It wouldn’t be too shocking to see USA and China play one another within the gold medal match, however watching them play within the preliminaries shall be a enjoyable match to observe nonetheless.
Serbia vs. Japan
Tuesday 27 July @ 14:20 JST / 05:20 GMT
One large distinction between these two groups is of their volleyball historical past. Since Serbia didn’t acquire independence from Yugoslavia till 2006, volleyball is comparatively new on this nation. On the opposite aspect of the coin, Japan performed and received the primary ever Olympic volleyball competitors in 1964. It is going to be enjoyable to observe outdated traditions meet new traditions on this matchup. Serbia received the silver within the 2016 Rio Olympic Video games, whereas Japan hasn’t received a medal since their bronze medal in 2010. These groups are going to be an ideal matchup with their comparable ability ranges and their tempo of play, so it’s positively one to observe.
Males’s Volleyball Competitors
Don’t miss a sport with our distinctive match schedule that exhibits you each single Seaside and Indoor Volleyball match multi function location.
Japan vs. Italy
Wednesday 28 July @ 19:40 JST / 10:40 GMT
This match shall be a extremely enjoyable match to observe as a result of each Japan and Italy have younger groups with numerous promising up-and-comers. On Japan’s group, they’ve Ran Takahashi, recent out of highschool and already making large performs for the group on the skin, in addition to Yuji Nishida coming in as an enormous asset on the other aspect at simply 21 years outdated. On Italy’s group, there’s Alessandro Michieletto who’s simply 20 years outdated and already making strikes on the skin, in addition to Simon Giannelli as setter with already one Olympic Video games underneath his belt at simply 24 years outdated. Each groups are enjoying at about the identical stage with Japan taking the No. 11 spot within the 2021 VNL event, proper behind Italy who was within the No. 10 spot. It is going to be a battle of the younger guys and it needs to be a brilliant enjoyable match to observe.
Brazil vs. France
Sunday 1 August @ 11:05 JST / 02:05 GMT
This match is certainly one of volleyball greats. You will have Wallace De Souza, Yoandy Leal and Ricardo Lucarelli from Brazil who’ve enormous hits and the flexibility to create profitable factors. On France’s aspect, you’ve got Earvin N’Gapeth who’s a scary good participant throughout the court docket, Stephen Boyer hitting large on the other aspect, and Jenia Grebennikov cleansing up the again row as libero. Although France has but to win an Olympic medal, this could possibly be their yr with some nice gamers on their group. It is going to be enjoyable to see how they examine to the unstoppable Brazil males’s nationwide group.
