Already winners of the World League (ancestor of the League of Nations) in 2015 and 2017, the Blues added a line to their record and fill up after their Euro failed in September last year.
Le Monde with AFP
The French volleyball team, Olympic champion, ideally prepared the World Cup (August 26-September 11) by winning a third title in the League of Nations thanks to its success in the final against the United States, 3 sets in 2 (25-16, 25-19, 15-25, 21-25, 15-10), Sunday July 24 in Bologna.
The Blues trained since the end of March by the former Italian international Andrea Giani, will now target the world title, the only one who is missing, in a month in Poland and Slovenia. “We are a team that came to maturity, we took a lot of blows on our heads, we lost a lot, we missed a lot of competitions and that’s what forged us,” Savorée Savorée The French leader Earvin NgaPeth after the meeting.
“We know what we have to do to get on the catwalks. And here it is: today we have proven that we are a big team, that we arrive at maturity. It’s not easy when you win 2-0 and that you get caught, “he added.
a final final, then indecisive
Imperial in the first two rounds against the United States, the French suffered at the end of the game by conceding their first sets in this final phase.
The Americans, tombers of the double world champions in the semi-finals, thus raised their heads and took advantage of the French imprecisions to pick up two rounds everywhere. In early July, the United States had already annoyed France in a preliminary tour. Led two sets to zero, the Americans had returned equally 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 talent of Earvin NgaPeth, author of 22 points (best scorer of the meeting), to take control of the gold medal.
A European title in 2015, an Olympic coronation last year, and now three world leagues/nations: the Blues confirm their status in world volleyball. Perhaps waiting to adorn yourself with gold again in a few weeks.