Volleyball: Italy Defeat Egypt in World Championship

Wed 09 Oct 2019 | 01:15 PM

Mohamed Helba

The Egyptian volleyball national team suffered their fourth defeat in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship from Italy 3-0 on Wednesday.

The Italian team pulled off the victory in the three consecutive sets; 25-19, 25-21 and 25-22 against the Egyptian team. The Pharaohs delivered one of their worst performances during today's clash.

This is the fourth defeat for the Egyptian team in the tournament as they were beaten by Brazil on Friday 1-3, Canada on Saturday 3-2, and Russia on Sunday 3-1.

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 Poland on Thursday, October 10 at 5:30 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.

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.