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RIO 2016 M: Italy and France to open men’s tournament (SCHEDULE)

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Olympic Games 2016 volleyball men’s tournament is set to begin in Rio!

ITA vs. FRA

ITA vs. FRA

The European champions and World League 2015 winners France will meet Italy at tournament’s opening game.

At the same time, it’s going to be derby of the day. These two teams came to this tournament with only one wish – to win the gold or at least a medal.

But, they are not the only teams that want gold. There are five more teams that want to grab the shiniest medal – BrazilUSARussiaPolandIran

Brazil will play the first match against Mexico and every other outcome except win is unacceptable for the host team. We will watch a derby of North America USA – Canada, while the World Champions will play vs. Egypt.

Russians are absolute favorites against Cuba, while we are expecting five sets match in Argentina – Iran clash.

Recall that Russia are defending champions at this Rio 2016 tournament.

Stay tuned, we will publish article with the volleyball live streams from Rio.

MAIN ROUND / POOL A

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
1st game 07. 08. 2016 09:30 (14:30 CET) Italy vs France 0:0      
2nd game 07. 08. 2016 11:35 (16:35 CET) Brazil vs Mexico 0:0      
3rd game 07. 08. 2016 17:05 (22:05 CET) USA vs Canada 0:0      

MAIN ROUND / POOL B

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
1st game 07. 08. 2016 15:00 (20:00 CET) Poland vs Egypt 0:0      
2nd game 07. 08. 2016 20:30 (08.08. – 01:30 CET) Russia vs Cuba 0:0      
3rd game 07. 08. 2016 22:35 (08.08. – 03:35 CET) Argentina vs Iran 0:0      

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