Volleyball…Beijing 2008

Here is a rough translation of an article about the German mens National team and their bid to qualify for the olympics. You can get the general drift!

The dream of olympic plays 2008 in Peking lives with the DVV men. So that after 36 years again a German man national team participates for the first time in olympic plays, the players of coach of the national team Stelian Moculescu must wait however some more and win above all some portions. The beginning they can make for at the end of November.

The European Volleyball federation CEV communicated now the drawing of the European groups of prequalifications. Afterwards step the DVV men of 28. November to 2. December in Evora/Portugal on, where they meet in a tripartite group first on hosts Portugal and the Czech republic. To them place one or two succeeds meets it in the semi-final on France, the Slowakei or Sweden. The winners of the Halbfinals deny the final, the winner are safe with the European olympia qualification tournament of 7. - 13. January 2008 in Izmir/Turkey at the start, where from eight participants only the tournament winner secures itself the ticket for Peking. Should itself if the Spaniards, Russian or Bulgaren likewise qualified for Turkey with the World Cup qualify for Peking already, further teams from the prequalification advance.

Coach of the national team Stelian Moculescu meant to the group constellation: „ we are probably planned with the preparation somewhat in former times to begin as, since all leagues insert a break because of the World Cups. Nearly already traditionally we got the heaviest group. We cannot change and become it however the thing to concern. “

If it should not fold with the participation in the European olympia qualification in Turkey, the DVV men in any case have still another further possibility: Of 23. - 25. May 2008 is the German crew host of the final olympia qualification in EATS cathedrals in Duesseldorf. Three crews will be opponents – the tournament winner participate in Peking. Read more (in german!)

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