The France team, Olympic champions, won the Nations League for the third time by beating the United States in the final 3 sets to 2 (25-16, 25-19, 15-25, 21-25, 15- 10) Sunday in Bologna. Already winners of the World League (ancestor of the League of Nations) in 2015 and 2017, the Blues will now aim for the world title, the only one they miss, in a month in Poland and Slovenia (August 26-September 11).
“We are a team that has reached maturity, we took a lot of knocks on the head, we lost a lot, we missed out on a lot of competitions and that’s what forged us.“, savored the French leader Earvin Ngapeth after the meeting. “We know what we have to do to get on the podium. And here it is: today we proved that we are a great team, that we are reaching maturity. It’s not easy when you win 2 0 and you get caught“, he added.
Nations League – Final Round
A perfect match: France in the final after crushing Italy
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YESTERDAY AT 9:03 PM
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Imperial in the first two rounds against the Americans, Earvin Ngapeth and his teammates then suffered by conceding their first sets in this final phase. The Americans, who defeated the Poles, double world champions in the semi-finals, thus raised their heads and took advantage of the French inaccuracies to pick up two runs everywhere. At the beginning of July, the United States had already upset France in the preliminary round. Trailing two sets to nil, the Americans were tied before winning 3-2. But in the tie break of this Bologna final, the French had the last word.
They were able to count on the efficiency of Antoine Brizard in the service and the talent of Earvin Ngapeth, author of 22 points (the best scorer of the game), to take the gold medal. A European title in 2015, an Olympic title last year, and now three World/Nations Leagues: the Blues confirm their status in world volleyball. Waiting perhaps to adorn themselves with gold again in a few weeks.
The winners of the French team:
Olympic Games:
World Championship:
Euro:
- 2nd in 1948, 1987, 2003, 2009
World League/Nations League
- 1 is a 2015, 2017 and 2022
Nations League – Final Round
League of Nations: the Blues qualified for the last four
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07/21/2022 At 5:49 PM
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Nations League – League Round
The Blues end in style before the quarter-finals
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07/10/2022 At 09:43
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