The Finnish volleyball team is close to the playoffs in the World Championships.
Finland lost the opening match to Argentina, but after that one of the all -time victories against France. The group phase ended with South Korea. EPA/AOP
The Finnish men’s volleyball team will be closed in the World Championships in the Philippines.
On Tuesday, Finland, the French French French fell, ended the group games in style when it overthrew South Korea 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 25-21).
– This is a huge victory for us. We are not yet certain whether we will continue, but we won two out of three, so we must be happy with it, Antti Ronkainen stated after the match.
Finland’s 3-1 victory is enough for France to grab a three-point win from Argentina (3-0 or 3-1). The big countries will meet in the match starting at 1pm.
The story is updated.