“They must have gone mad. They want to make Fronczewski out of me!” – reads a quote from the legendary Polish comedy “Miś”, when the main character, Stanisław Ochódzki, is to be made into a movie star. And a serious “actor” on the men’s volleyball scene this year was the Japanese team, which so far did not count in the fight against the world’s top teams – unlike the volleyball players from this country.
The definite favorites of this match, however, are the Poles, who showed their strength in the quarter-finals, when they won the Brazilians without losing a set. Japan at the same stage dealt with Slovenia – also winning 3:0.
Both teams know each other very well. It was with the Japanese that Nikola Grbic’s players finished their struggles in the main phase of the League of Nations. At that time, the White-Reds did not leave the Asians with any illusions about who is better. The Poles won confidently 3:0 and did not allow the volleyball players from the Land of the Rising Sun to score even 20 points in any of the games.
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However, this does not change the fact that Japan deserved to be called the revelation of this year’s League of Nations, as evidenced by the excellent performance in the main round and the balance of as many as ten wins and only two defeats. Only the United States and Poland could boast of such favorable achievements.
The very participation of Japan in the medal zone of the League of Nations is proof that it cannot be underestimated. This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this year. In addition to the aforementioned 3:0 victory of the Poles, our players faced the Asians twice in the social field just before the start of these games. First, Japan won 3-2 at home, and lost 3-1 the next day.
Italy will play the USA in the second semi-final.
Broadcast of the match Poland – Japan from 16:50 in Polsat Sport and Polsat Box Go. Start of the study at 15:30.
2023-07-22 14:04:00
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