Volleyball: Egypt Suffer 1st Defeat in World Championship

Mohamed Helba

The Egyptian volleyball national team suffered their first defeat in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship from Brazil 3-1 on Friday.

The Brazilian team ended the first set in a 25-19 victory before the Pharaohs revived their hopes in the game after securing a 25-21 win in the second set.

The Seleção returned to the game again and pulled off a 25-19 triumph in the third set, before snatching a hard-fought 25-22 victory in the fourth set to win the game.

Egypt delivered a great performance V Brazil

The Pharaohs now rank sixth with six points after three rounds, as they won two encounters and lose the other.

The Egyptian team made an ideal start to their campaign in the tournament by smashing Australia 3-1 in the opening game. They resumed their illustrious start by defeating Iran 3-1.

The Brazilian team are considered one of the biggest volleyball teams in the world as they qualified for the final clash in the last five editions. They lifted the title three times before in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

The Brazilian player Bruno

The Pharaohs are taking part in this tournament alongside eleven teams; hosts Japan, holders Poland, Tunisia, Iran, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, the US, and Canada. All teams will face each other, and whoever collects the biggest number of points will be the champions.

Egypt’s last participation in that tournament was in 2015 in Japan, where he took the tenth position. The best appearance for the Pharaohs was in 1985 World Championship, held in Japan where they ranked eighth.