The German volleyball players who have already been eliminated suffered another setback in the Nations League. About 20 hours after the 3-0 win against Bulgaria, the team of national coach Michal Winiarski lost 0: 3 (23:25, 18:25, 17:25) in Anaheim (USA) on Thursday (July 6th, 2023, local time) against Argentina ).
It was the eighth defeat in the tenth game for the DVV selection, which had previously had no chance of reaching the final round. “We made life difficult for ourselves”said diagonal attacker Linus Weber, with 13 points the best German point collector.
There are still two games left for the German team to collect important points for the world rankings and to gain self-confidence for the rest of the season. In the games of the Volleyball Nations League, points are awarded for the world rankings, which can ultimately be decisive for the Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. The German players would have to make up a few places for that.
The top 16 teams in the world for men and women play against each other in the Nations League at different venues over six weeks. After twelve games per team, the best eight teams advance to the final round. Next opponent of the German team is Cuba on Saturday morning German time. The last opponent is Olympic champion France.