ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 20, 2007) – The U.S. Men’s National Team’s World Cup woes continued on Tuesday as Spain came back from a first-set loss to take a 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-20) victory before an estimated crowd of 3,100 in Matsumoto, Japan.
The loss drops the world No. 5-ranked United States’ record to 1-2. No. 24 Spain, which qualified for the World Cup by winning the European zone championship, picked up its first victory and improves to 1-2. At the end of round one of the World Cup, only Russia and Bulgaria are undefeated at 3-0. However, several teams remain ahead of the United States with records of 2-1.
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