Volleyball: Japan Beat Egypt in World Championship

Fri 11 Oct 2019 | 05:14 PM

Mohamed Helba

Hosts Japan defeated the Egyptian volleyball national team in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Friday 3-2.

After a dramatic game in Japan, where hosts pulled off a 25-14 victory in the first set before the Pharaohs won the second set with 25-18 score. Hosts came again to the game, achieving a 25-23 victory in the third set, while the Egyptian team ended the fourth set in a 30-28 triumph.

Japan sealed the victory in the fifth set with a 15-13 score. Egypt now ranks tenth, while Brazil topped the world championship table.

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 Tunisia on Sunday, October 13 at 10:00 am (CLT).

This is the sixth 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, Italy, Poland, and Japan.

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.