FIVB: World League Dates Announced
Adam Simac and the rest of our Men's National Team will travel to Finland to take on the Fins June 28th-30thThe FIVB has released the schedule for the 2013 FIVB Men’s World League this summer, and Canadian fans will have the chance to watch our Men’s National team take on the Netherlands, Egypt, and Korea on home soil.
They will then travel to Finland, then to Japan to close out the Intercontinental Round of the World League.
Volleyball Canada has yet to announce venues for these three sets of home matches, but as soon as they do, we will be the first ones to notify you.
Canada finds itself in Pool C, a pool they would have to win to qualify for the World League Finals, which have yet to be announced. Both Pool A and Pool B will send three teams to the Finals, with the winner of Pool C and the host rounding it out to eight teams.
Here’s the complete schedule for this year’s Intercontinental Round:
SCHEDULE BY POOL
When we have city locations for each of these matches, we will update this post. Until then, know that the first team listed in the match up is the home team, and the second is the away.
Pool A
June 7th - 9th, 2013
- Poland vs. Brazil
- USA vs. Argentina
- France vs. Bulgaria
June 14th - 16th, 2013
- USA vs. France
- Argentina vs. Brazil
June 21st - 23rd, 2013
- Bulgaria vs. Argentina
- France vs. Poland
June 28th - 30th, 2013
- Brazil vs. France
- Poland vs. Argentina
- USA vs. Bulgaria
July 5th - 7th, 2013
- Brazil vs. Bulgaria
- Poland vs. USA
July 12th - 14th, 2013
- Brazil vs. USA
- Bulgaria vs. Poland
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Host country |
June 7-9 |
June 14-16 |
June 21-23 |
June 28-30 |
July 5-7 |
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Russia |
RUS - IRI |
RUS - SRB |
RUS - ITA |
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Italy |
ITA - GER |
ITA - CUB |
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ITA - IRI |
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Cuba |
CUB - SRB |
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CUB - RUS |
CUB - IRI |
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Serbia |
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SRB - GER |
SRB-ITA |
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Germany |
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GER - CUB |
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GER - RUS |
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Iran |
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IRI - GER |
IRI - SRB |
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POOL C |
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Host country |
May 31-June 2 |
June 7-9 |
June 14-16 |
June 21-23 |
June 28-30 |
July 5-7 |
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Canada |
CAN - NED |
CAN - EGY |
CAN - KOR |
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Korea |
KOR - JPN |
KOR - FIN |
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KOR - NED |
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Finland |
FIN - EGY |
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FIN - CAN |
FIN - NED |
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Netherlands |
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NED - JPN |
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NED - EGY |
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Japan |
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JPN - FIN |
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JPN - CAN |
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Egypt |
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EGY - JPN |
EGY - KOR |
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