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FIVB confirms 2008 World League match schedule
The FIVB has approved the match schedule for the 2008 World League, Volleyball's flagship annual event involving the world's best Men's Volleyball players.
The 2008 edition will involve 16 National Teams playing 96 matches over six consecutive weekends in 41 cities across the globe and competing for more than USD 20 million in Prize Money.
The six Intercontinental Rounds begin the weekend of June 13-15 and end the weekend of July 18-20. The 16 participating teams are divided into four pools, with each team playing their pool opponents twice over a weekend both home and away.
The Final Round will be contested by six teams playing a total of 10 matches in Rio de Janeiro through July 23-27. The Finals will include Brazil as organizing country, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB from the best second-ranked teams in the Intercontinental Rounds.
Brazil will be looking for their sixth-straight World League triumph and will warm-up for the Final Round in Pool A against France, Serbia and Venezuela, who return to the competition for the first time since 2005. If Brazil finish top of their pool, the second-ranked team will advance to the Final Round.
Another success for the Brazilians would mean they match Italy for most World League victories with eight. Italy and Brazil are the only teams to compete in all 18 editions of competition up to 2007.
Among those standing in the South American team’s way are Russia, silver medallists in 2007 and winners in 2002, and USA, who claimed bronze last year.
FIVB 2008 World League pool composition:
Pool A: Brazil (BRA), France (FRA), Serbia (SRB), Venezuela (VEN)
Pool B: Russia (RUS), Cuba (CUB), Korea (KOR), Italy (ITA)
Pool C: USA, Bulgaria (BUL), Spain (ESP), Finland (FIN)
Pool D: Poland (POL), Japan (JPN), China (CHN), Egypt (EGY)
FIVB 2008 World League match schedule:
All times are local
Weekend 1: June 13-15
Pool A
BRA-SRB, 14 June, 10:00, Sao Paulo
BRA-SRB, 15 June, 10:00, Sao Paulo
VEN-FRA, 14 June, 15:30, Caracas
VEN-FRA, 15 June, 14:30, Caracas
Pool B
CUB-ITA, 13 June, 20:40, Havana
CUB-ITA, 14 June, 20:40, Havana
KOR-RUS, 14 June, 14:00, Suwon
KOR-RUS, 15 June, 14:00, Suwon
Pool C
FIN-USA, 13 June, 18:30, Espoo
FIN-USA, 14 June, 18:30, Espoo
BUL-ESP, 14 June, 17:30, Varna
BUL-ESP, 15 June, 17:30, Varna
Pool D
EGY-POL, 13 June, 20:00, Alexandria
EGY-POL, 14 June, 20:00, Alexandria
CHN-JPN, 14 June, 20:00, Chengdu
CHN-JPN, 15 June, 15:00, Chengdu
Weekend 2: June 20-22
Pool A
FRA-BRA, 20 June, 20:30, Paris
FRA-BRA, 21 June, 20:30, Paris
VEN-SRB, 21 June, 15:30, Caracas
VEN-SRB, 22 June, 14:30, Caracas
Pool B
CUB-RUS, 20 June, 20:40, Havana
CUB-RUS, 21 June, 20:40, Havana
KOR-ITA, 21 June, 14:00, Ulsan
KOR-ITA, 22 June, 14:00, Ulsan
Pool C
USA-BUL, 20 June, 19:00, Hoffman Estates
USA-BUL, 21 June, 19:00, Hoffman Estates
ESP-FIN, 21 June, 19:30, Valladolid
ESP-FIN, 22 June, 12:30, Valladolid
Pool D
EGY-JPN, 20 June, 20:00, Alexandria
EGY-JPN, 21 June, 20:00, Alexandria
CHN-POL, 21 June, 20:00, Chengdu
CHN-POL, 22 June, 15:00, Chengdu
Weekend 3: June 27-29
Pool A
FRA-SRB, 27 June, 20:30, Lyon
FRA-SRB, 28 June, 18:30, Lyon
VEN-BRA, 28 June, 15:30, Caracas
VEN-BRA, 29 June, 14:30, Caracas
Pool B
ITA-RUS, 26 June, 18:00, Firenze
ITA-RUS, 28 June, 18:30, Roma
CUB-KOR, 27 June, 20:40, Havana
CUB-KOR, 28 June, 20:40, Havana
Pool C
ESP-BUL, 27 June, 20:30, Madrid
ESP-BUL, 29 June, 12:30, Pinto Madrid
USA-FIN, 27 June, 19:00, Green Bay
USA-FIN, 28 June, 19:00, Green Bay
Pool D
JPN-POL, 28 June, 15:00, Tokyo
JPN-POL, 29 June, 14:00, Tokyo
CHN-EGY, 28 June, 20:00, Chengdu
CHN-EGY, 29 June, 15:00, Chengdu
Weekend 4: July 4-6
Pool A
SRB-BRA, 4 July, 20:30, Beograd
SRB-BRA, 6 July, 20:30, Novi Sad
FRA-VEN, 4 July, 20:30, Toulouse
FRA-VEN, 5 July, 18:00, Toulouse
Pool B
RUS-CUB, 4 July, 19:00, Kazan
RUS-CUB, 5 July, 19:00, Kazan
ITA-KOR, 4 July, 20:00, Trieste
ITA-KOR, 5 July, 19:00, Trieste
Pool C
FIN-BUL, 4 July, 18:30, Tampere
FIN-BUL, 5 July, 18:30, Tampere
ESP-USA, 4 July, 20:30, Madrid
ESP-USA, 6 July, 12:30, Madrid
Pool D
POL-CHN, 4 July, 20:00, Katowice
POL-CHN, 5 July, 20:00, Katowice
JPN-EGY, 5 July, 15:00, Komaki
JPN-EGY, 6 July, 14:00, Komaki
Weekend 5: July 11-13
Pool A
SRB-VEN, 11 July, 20:30, Beograd
SRB-VEN, 13 July, 20:30, Nis
BRA-FRA, 12 July, 10:00, Belo Horizonte
BRA-FRA, 13 July, 10:00, Belo Horizonte
Pool B
RUS-ITA, 11 July, 19:00, Kazan
RUS-ITA, 12 July, 19:00, Kazan
KOR-CUB, 12 July, 14:00, Jeonju
KOR-CUB, 13 July, 14:00, Jeonju
Pool C
USA-ESP, 11 July, 19:00, Bloomington
USA-ESP, 12 July, 19:00, Bloomington
BUL-FIN, 12 July, 17:30, Varna
BUL-FIN, 13 July, 17:30, Varna
Pool D
EGY-CHN, 11 July, 20:00, Cairo
EGY-CHN, 12 July, 20:00, Cairo
POL-JPN, 11 July, 20:00, Lodz
POL-JPN, 12 July, 20:00, Lodz
Weekend 6: July 18-20
Pool A
BRA-VEN, 18 July, 10:00, Brasilia
BRA-VEN, 19 July, 10:00, Brasilia
SRB-FRA, 18 July, 20:30, Nis
SRB-FRA, 20 July, 20:30, Beograd
Pool B
RUS-KOR, 18 July, 19:00, Khanty-Mansiysk
RUS-KOR, 19 July, 19:00, Khanty-Mansiysk
ITA-CUB, 18 July, 20:00, Torino
ITA-CUB, 20 July, 18:00, Monza
Pool C
FIN-ESP, 18 July, 18:30, Tampere
FIN-ESP, 19 July, 18:30, Tampere
BUL-USA, 19 July, 17:30, Varna
BUL-USA, 20 July, 17:30, Varna
Pool D
POL-EGY, 18 July, 20:00, Poznan
POL-EGY, 20 July, 15:00, Bydgoszcz
JPN-CHN, 19 July, 15:00, Osaka
JPN-CHN, 20 July, 14:00, Osaka
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