Home team is a clear favorite, but a must win situation brought a lot of pressure for the team. However, Polish squad has coped with that pressure on a perfect way. They outclassed Switzerland at the start of the tournament.
Results, first round:
Pool I (Turkey)
Cyprus – Turkey 0-3 (9-25, 9-25, 12-25)
Romania – Ukraine 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12)
Pool K (Poland)
Spain – Belgium 0-3 (20-25, 18-25, 12-25)
Switzerland – Poland 0-3 (14-25, 15-25, 9-25)
Pool L (Croatia)
France – Netherlands 0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 28-30)
Croatia – Hungary 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-16)
Pool M (Bulgaria)
Slovakia – Bulgaria 1-3 (13-25, 19-25, 26-24, 24-26)
Belarus – Czech Republic 0-3 (20-25, 15-25, 18-25)
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