19:00
Some surprises in German Starting Six: Corina Glaab, Laura Emonts are there from the start, as is Libera Elisa Lohmann.
18:55
The anthems are on! In a few minutes it will start in the unfortunately only sparsely occupied hall.
18:50
With the USA, another caliber is now waiting for the butterflies. DVV sports director Christian Dünnes therefore dampened expectations: “The USA are world number one, an absolute top team, with various medal successes in recent years. That means they are definitely the favorites. We can play quite freely. A surprise should still be difficult .The USA have an incredible range of players that can come onto the field and you get very few chances to score.”
18:46
The DVV team kept up well against the reigning world champion from Serbia yesterday, but lost in the crunch time of the three contested sets and had to admit defeat. Above all, they can build on the strong middle block around Camilla Weitzel and Marie Schölzel.
18:42
The butterflies won the first two group games against Bulgaria and Kazakhstan and have already laid the foundation for progression. However, the points will be taken into the intermediate round, so every additional point would be worth its weight in gold.
18:25
It’s literally happening in quick succession: the fourth group game of the World Cup is already on the agenda for the German volleyball players. The next tough chunk is already waiting with Olympic champion USA. The game starts at 7 p.m.!