Volleyball World Cup kicks off, Argentina take on Finland | OneFootball

The Argentine team will debut this Saturday in the Volleyball World Cup taking place in the Philippines, when they face Finland for the first match of Group C.

The match will start at 23:30 (Argentine time) and will be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, which has a capacity of approximately 16,000 spectators. The match can be watched on DSports and VBTV.

Argentina, coached by Marcelo Méndez, recently had a poor performance in the Nations League, where they finished in twelfth place and failed to reach the quarterfinals. That competition was won by Poland, who dominated the final phase by defeating Japan, Brazil, and Italy in straight sets.

This will be Argentina's fourteenth participation in a Volleyball World Cup, where their best record is the third place achieved in 1982, which was held in Argentina.

In the last World Cup, the Argentine team, which had just achieved a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, finished in eighth place.

Finland, on the other hand, will be competing in their eighth Volleyball World Cup, with their best performance being ninth place in 2022.

The other members of Group C are South Korea and France.

This tournament will be the first with the new competition system: the 32 teams are divided into eight groups of four, and each plays three matches in the initial phase.

The top two from each group advance to the round of 16. From there, the bracket progresses in a knockout format until the grand final.

Argentina's schedule in the Volleyball World Cup – Argentina vs. Finland: Saturday at 23:30 – Argentina vs. South Korea: Monday at 23:30

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