Venue in Mar de Plata
Argentina, in particular the city of Mar del Plata, has an extensive history of hosting volleyball events having staged the FIVB World League Finals in 1999, the 2002 FIVB Men’s World Championship and three FIVB World Tour Opens from 1998 to 2000. In 2010 the city of Cordoba played host to the World League Finals.
The World League Finals will take centre stage in Mar del Plata, one of Argentina’s top beach resort towns. The World League Finals will be held at the Estadio Islas Mavinas. With a seating capacity of 8,000, the Estadio Islas Mavinas of Mar del Plata is a regular facility for volleyball competition. The arena was built in 1995 for the 12th Pan-American Games. It hosted the Men’s World Championship in 2002.
The Finals will feature the top two teams from pools A and B, the winners of pool C and the host nation. The organizers, Argentina, are automatically seeded in Pool D as number 1.
MATCH SCHEDULE
|
Match # |
Pool |
Team A |
Team B |
Date |
GMT Time |
Local Time |
|
91 |
E |
E1 – BRA |
E3 – RUS |
17.07.13 |
20:30 |
17:30 |
|
92 |
D |
D1 – ARG |
D3 – BUL |
17.07.13 |
00:00 |
21:00 |
|
93 |
E |
E3 – RUS |
E2 – CAN |
18.07.13 |
20:30 |
17:30 |
|
94 |
D |
D3 – BUL |
D2 – ITA |
18.07.13 |
00:00 |
21:00 |
|
95 |
E |
E2 – CAN |
E1 – BRA |
19.07.13 |
19:30 |
16:30 |
|
96 |
D |
D2 – ITA |
D1 – ARG |
19.07.13 |
23:00 |
20:00 |
|
97 |
SF1* |
Winners Pool D |
Runners-up Pool E |
20.07.13 |
19:30 |
16:30 |
|
98 |
SF2* |
Winners Pool E |
Runners-up Pool D |
20.07.13 |
23:00 |
20:00 |
|
99 |
Final 3/4 |
Losers #103 |
Losers #104 |
21.07.13 |
19:30 |
16:30 |
|
100 |
Final 1/2 |
Winners #104 |
Winners #103 |
21.07.13 |
23:00 |
20:00 |
* If Argentina qualify for the semifinals, matches may be inverted if necessary so that Argentina play the second match of the day.
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