Argentina final squad:
S: Luciano De Cecco, Nicolás Uriarte
OP: José Luis Gonzalez, Martín Ramos
MB: Sebastian Solé, Pablo Crer, Maximiliano Gauna, Pablo Guzmán
OH: Cristian Poglajen, Facundo Conte, Luciano Zornetta, Ezequiel Palacios
L: Sebastián Garrocq, Sebastián Closter
Finally Filardi out of the team 
also no Quiroga again. Glad that Poglajen is back and Palacios seems to have earned an stable spot.
Display MoreArgentina final squad:
S: Luciano De Cecco, Nicolás Uriarte
OP: José Luis Gonzalez, Martín Ramos
MB: Sebastian Solé, Pablo Crer, Maximiliano Gauna, Pablo Guzmán
OH: Cristian Poglajen, Facundo Conte, Luciano Zornetta, Ezequiel Palacios
L: Sebastián Garrocq, Sebastián Closter
Finally Filardi out of the team
Martin Ramos conerted from MB to OP 
interesting 
IMHO Gonzalez is too weak to be starting OP
Blengini decided to call Sabbi to Japan due to some physical problems to Vettori. He will decide in the next days who to put in the final roster!
Is the 14-player list available for all teams now? Thx!
Is the 14-player list available for all teams now? Thx!
I dont think so, but this page contains 6 teams.
Anyone knows Down Under roster for Nippon?
The return of Alekno and Tetyukin 
Will it be the start of another Olympic glory for Russia?
For me Russia and USA are the favourites to get olympic tickets but I hope two European teams will qualify.
Japanese team;
http://wc2015.jva.or.jp/japan/men
Change in Argentina squad: Gonzalez is injured, will be replaced by Federico Martina as Opp.
Match times are so frustating for working fans and the schedule is ridiculously busy. In the end all players will be physically destroyed.
Russia, USA and Poland are the favourites, Italy is the dark horse
Let's hope we will find good links and watch some epic matches 
Match times are so frustating for working fans and the schedule is ridiculously busy. In the end all players will be physically destroyed.
Russia, USA and Poland are the favourites, Italy is the dark horse
Let's hope we will find good links and watch some epic matches
This edition is really hard to predict, specially for Italy and Russia. due to big changes they have had, I can imagine for them from 6th place to first.
This edition is really hard to predict, specially for Italy and Russia. due to big changes they have had, I can imagine for them from 6th place to first.
Exactly. Poland and USA are the most balanced and stable teams but Russia and Italy have the star power. Tetyukhin,Muzersky and Juantorena will determine the fate of the tournament.
I don't see Italy as one of the favourites because their MB position is a mess.
This is the kind of moment you should fear Italy: big scandal, newspaper talking about it, internal fights, team spirit fighting to keep the group together. Remember Germany 2006 in football? The same here. Different reason, similar situation for the team. Italians tend to take out their best in critical situations.
Anyway, I hope I'm wrong. I don't like this NT anymore. FIPAV is a joke.
What about the new agreement between Cuba and FIVB? Can Juantorena play for italy, even if he defected? I hope he can't. 
Sorry but he can. Old Macerata gang except Zaytsev (Travica, Savani, Kovar and Parodi) are still avoiding to like or comment on the posts Juantorena is in on social media.I guess they are still bitter like you. But I think without Osmany Italy has zero chance to make Olympics.
Real question will be; can Leon play for Poland? This is a question mark after the latest agreement.
Real question will be; can Leon play for Poland? This is a question mark after the latest agreement.
Are you italian? If you are, you should know everyone never said anything bad about Juantorena. Savani and Parodi told it was a call only Berruto could take, not their business. Travica never wanted him. Zaytsev the same, but he can't go around with the head well held high now, after what happened at the WL F6.
I can comment on this subject whole day but since it is not related to World Cup , I will stop here.
Both Iran and US can easily qualify through continental elimination tournaments. I wonder if they treat this tournament as a must win one
Here is the Italian roster:
Setters: Simone Giannelli, Daniel Sottile
Opposites: Ivan Zaytsev, Luca Vettori, Giulio Sabbi
Spikers: Osmany Juantorena, Filippo Lanza, Oleg Antonov, Iacopo Massari
MBs: Simone Buti, Matteo Piano, Simone Anzani
Liberos: Maximum Colaci, Salvatore Rossini
Again 3 opposites and 3 MBs.
US roster:
Setters: Kawika Shoji, Micah Christenson.
Opposites: Murphy Troy, Matt Anderson.
Receivers: Aaron Russell, Taylor Sander, Paul Lotman, Jayson Jablonsky.
Middle blockers: David Lee, Russell Holmes, Max Holt, David Smith.
Liberos: Dustin Watten, Erik Shoji.
Guys what is this new agreement about Cuba and FIVB about?
It seems like it won't be possible anymore for defectors to change nationality. And they will get a longer ban from FIVB. This is all I know. 
Scarpetta, we can talk in private, if you want.
It seems like it won't be possible anymore for defectors to change nationality. And they will get a longer ban from FIVB. This is all I know.
Scarpetta, we can talk in private, if you want.
Yes this is the summary
US roster:
Setters: Kawika Shoji, Micah Christenson.
Opposites: Murphy Troy, Matt Anderson.
Receivers: Aaron Russell, Taylor Sander, Paul Lotman, Jayson Jablonsky.
Middle blockers: David Lee, Russell Holmes, Max Holt, David Smith.
Liberos: Dustin Watten, Erik Shoji.
Is the roster affirmative? What happened to Thomas Jaeschke? Jablonsky's call is a shot in the dark. Jaeschke was certainly the third OH choice now, with good games at the 2015 World League.
Matteo Piano is a joke.....