Volleyball: Egypt Suffer 2nd Defeat in World Championship

Mohamed Helba

The Egyptian volleyball national team suffered their second defeat in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship from Canada 3-2 on Saturday.

The Canadian team ended the first and the second sets in a 25-27 victory before the Pharaohs revived their hopes in the game after securing a 25-16 win in the third set.

The Pharaohs complete their remarkable comeback in the fourth set with a 25-22 triumph, before the Canadian team sealed the victory in the fifth set with 15-9 record.

This is the second defeat for the Egyptian team in the tournament as they were beaten by Brazil on Friday 1-3.

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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 the hosts Iran 3-1. They are set to resume their adventure in the tournament against Russia on Sunday at 4:00 am (CLT).

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.

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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.