The men’s volleyball team Argentina play their passage to the round of 16 this Wednesday of the World Cup underway in Poland and Slovenia. To achieve this goal without depending on anyone, the albiceleste team need to win 3-0 or 3-1 against Egyptrival who also comes from having suffered two defeats in as many appearances and with whom he will close his participation in Group F.

The team led by Marcelo Méndez aspires to finish between 13th and 16th place in the overall standings of the group stage. If they reach the finish line, they will have to face in the next instance one of the best classified, among which Italy, Serbia, Brazil, France – the last Olympic champion – could play, or even Holland and Iran.

What time does the volleyball team play and who broadcasts

The match between Argentina and Egypt will be played from 6 in our country, with ESPN and Star + broadcasts, at the Arena Stozce stadium in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.

Two games, two defeats

Argentina, which in this tournament features a mixed team, with eight of the players who won the bronze medal at the last Tokyo 2020 Olympics and six young rookies in the Senior World Cup, derives from the defeat against Iran and Hollandin both cases 3-2.

Against the Asian team he had four points to win the game, but failed to take advantage of it and completed his tournament debut with a painful fall.

Two days later, the Argentine side had a great chance to recover from that initial crash, but they wasted a two-set lead and the victory went to the Dutch at the tie break.

The background between Argentina and Egypt

The story between Argentina and Egypt is in favor of the Albiceleste representativewho prevailed in the five engagements in which both teams starred.

At the World Championships in Italy 1978 and Japan 2006, the Argentine team won 3-1, a result that was also repeated at the World Championships in Japan in 2019. In that last match and in the same venue, Argentina beat the Africans 3-0 in 2015.

In the remaining match, at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Albiceleste also won 3-0.

How the World Cup is played in Poland and Slovenia

24 nations participate in the 2022 World Cup, divided into six groups of 4. The top two in each zone and the four best third parties will qualify for the round of 16.

Argentina in the history of the World Cup

In its 12 World Cup participations, Argentina managed to get on the podium only in the 1982 World Cup, which was played in our country, and in 15th place in the last World Cup in Italy / Bulgaria in 2018, when the team was led by Julio Velasco.

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