CRO vs. FRA
Croatia was on a verge to surprise French team in Set 1 as they were a worthy opponents. They had 5-3, but soon France turned over 12-9. Croatia didn’t give up as they gained 16-15 at second TTO. They even had one set ball 24-22, but then – Kovačević committed service error, Ngapeth slammed first ball, Omrčen spiked out of bounds, while Zhukouski sent first ball outside – France made 4-0 run (26-24)!
Second set was a one way street. French team gained an early five-point lead 12-7 and increased it until the end 16-9, 20-11, 25-14.
It looked like that the scenario will be same in Set 3 as France had 10-7 and 14-9 with Rouzier and Ngapeth playing flawlessly. But, Omrčen & Co. gathered strength and approached to 22-21. French players were more focused in finish 25-22.
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FINAL ROUND / ALL POOLS / DAY 1
| Date/Time | Teams | Result | ||
| 09. 10. 2015 16:30 | Czech | vs | The Netherlands | 1-3 (21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 18-25) |
| 09. 10. 2015 16:30 | Slovenia | vs | Belarus | 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-17) |
| 09. 10. 2015 17:30 | Slovakia | vs | Serbia | |
| 09. 10. 2015 18:00 | Croatia | vs | France | 0-3 (24-26, 14-25, 22-25) |
| 09. 10. 2015 19:30 | Bulgaria | vs | Germany | |
| 09. 10. 2015 20:30 | Poland | vs | Belgium | |
| 09. 10. 2015 20:30 | Russia | vs | Finland | |
| 09. 10. 2015 21:00 | Italy | vs | Estonia | |
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