France
With a capacity of 4,800 seats, the tournament will be an opportunity for the public to watch the Ile de France team after training camp – which will take place in two stages from Dec. 19 to 23 at INSEP in Paris and Dec. 26-31 in The Netherlands.
The three-day tournament will see France, Belgium, Spain and Belarus battling for a ticket to the FIVB Volleyball World Championships 2014 in Poland.
Qualification mode:
Each country will host four teams who will compete for three days (see below).
The five first placed teams and the best second placed team will qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2014. They will join 2013 European champion Russia, and Italy, silver medalists of Europe 2013.
The third qualifying round for the World Championships will be held in five cities from January 3-5 2014.
Group I OPAVA (CZE )
Place of competition: Sports Hall OPAVA
Participating countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic The Netherlands, Cyprus
Group J NIŠ (SRB )
Place of competition: Sportski Centar Čair NIŠ
Participating countries: Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia Republic of Macedonia
Group K LUDWIGSBURG (GER )
Place of competition: MHP Arena LUDWIGSBURG
Participating countries: Germany, Turkey, Estonia, Croatia
Group L PARIS (FRA )
Place of competition: Halle Georges Carpentier Paris
Participating countries: France, Spain, Belgium, Belarus
Group M in POPRAD (SVK )
Competition venue: Arena POPRAD
Participating countries: Finland, Slovakia, Greece, Ukraine
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