Next setback for the German volleyball players: In the fourth game of the Nations League, the team of national coach Vital Heynen suffered their third defeat against Poland.
At the end of the first of a total of three group phases, the selection of the German Volleyball Association (DVV) lost 2:3 (25:27, 22:25, 25:14, 25:23, 7:15) in Shreveport-Bossier City (USA). ).
On Friday, the former men’s national coach Heynen managed to win the first competitive game with his new team by beating South Korea 3-0. In the second group stage, starting June 14, the DVV team will meet the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey and the Dominican Republic in Brasilia. The best eight of the 16 teams qualify for the quarter-finals. Last year, Germany took tenth place.
The Nations League is also considered an endurance test on the way to the World Cup in the Netherlands and Poland (September 23rd to October 15th). In addition, important points for the world rankings can be collected.