Does anybody know the point ratio Cze would need to take 1st place in case they sweep here?
They would need to win the 3 sets by a combined score of +30 points over China. Very unlikely at the moment.
Posts by LDvolley
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It was obviously an intense match and we know the French can be cocky, antagonistic and emotional. Was clear in the 5th when the referee told captains to simmer down. But the fact that Giani went in the middle of the Argentinians and told them they were celebrating too loud in a match that was decisive for 1/16 round for the winning team is absurd, immature and unsportsmanlike.
For Argentina beating France (a country with better players, better national league, way bigger budget, etc) in what is effectively a play-off match is massive, but it's natural that he doesn't understand the other team's point of view.
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About ARG v FRA, my only hope for an ARG win is if Palonsky and Vicentin have their "1 out of every 5 games" stellar performances.
Otherwise it'll be a very quick win for FRA.
And it was indeed one of those 1 out of 5
Vicentin is the new Bruno Lima, plays like trash almost all the time but you won't forget his good performance. -
so, we’ve got France who needs to win from Argentina and if they do it by 3-0 they’ll be 1st in the pool. For round 1/16 they’ll meet Italy or Ukraine who both need the win to end up as second. And there’s Czechia who needs to win preferably by 3-0 to advance and knock out Brazil O.o what a crazy day!!
France will be 1st with any win, not just 3-0.
In fact, I believe they can only be 1st or be eliminated, no in between.
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About ARG v FRA, my only hope for an ARG win is if Palonsky and Vicentin have their "1 out of every 5 games" stellar performances.
Otherwise it'll be a very quick win for FRA.
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I love how with Women's tournament we had to wait til 1/16th for major upsets, but now it's happening (basically) on match day 1 already. Congrats to Turkiye! Also Portugal with a 3-1 win over Cuba?!
That's why I pick men's VB any day. Knowing beforehand the top 12 aren't completely unbeatable for those below makes these pool stage games a much better watch.
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Why do people here always care so much about these awards, they're an afterthought lol
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Good ARG performance in Wagner trophy, winning all games.
Don't think this team will fold easily to the powerhouses at the WCH.
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Don't you get the impression that a few Iranians are older than 21? One or two look 24-25 and have graying beards... I've never seen a 20-21-year-old in Italy with a graying beard... If Iran doesn`t play fair, it explains why they do not have success in the senior level, since their only advantage is their physical advantage over their rivals, which decreases in the senior level. We had two 17-year-olds in our squad: Zlatanov and Giani. They look like children compared to the Iranian players...
This has been discussed in the past here.
I'd like to believe, after so many years of participation, that iranian players have passed all the tests. It is weird however that Iran has not translated all this success to dominance at the higher level. Maybe the iranian system focuses from an early age in physical aspects and that gives them an edge in age group competitions? then the other countries catch up in that aspect and the advantage is no more. Kinda like africans in youth football. Just a theory anyways.
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Iran are champions again. Lost count how many youth competitions they have won in the last decade.
We are 15th... and this gen was already 13th in the U19. They are awful except for Fausto Diaz who is a pretty great player and should play for the senior NT for many years given our current OH quality is not exactly amazing.
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We'll have a very boring final probably. Don't see these average Brazil and US putting up a fight.
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OSSRB just given statement, apparently we did not send a team for this competition. This team here is some private third party.
Source? I can't find it.
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So why did some vietnam matches get 3-0'ed and some did not?
I guess because #12 & 21 didn't play vs PUR? at least the box score shows that:
Puerto Rico -Vietnam Women FIVB Women's U21 World Championship 2025 12.08.2025
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No f-ing way the Vietnam thing was true, I'm dying
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After a disastrous 1st set, the challenge of Vietnam #12 was overcome.
So ready to get swept by the czech in 1/8 after 5-0ing our pool.
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Somehow Pakistan is the greatest team ever
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Argentina for week 1:
S: Sanchez, Giraudo
OP: Kukartsev, Gomez
OH: Palonsky, Vicentin, Luengas, Conde, Diaz
MB: Gallego, Loser, Zerba, Maciel
L: Scarpa, Martinez
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Watched a bit in the last two sets.
What is Vicentin doing in a team like this?
he doesn't have the required technical level, missed a lot of serves like usual. I guess they let Mendez do whatever he wants because of the good previous season. -
This tournament is quite silly...
The rosters of european teams, I believe, have no correlation to those that qualified. Many players are different.
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Love this, Brazil 2008 is back
many people's careers vindicated after this.