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European champion Italy hammered Brazil in straight sets here on Wednesday for its ninth straight win at the 2007 women’s volleyball World Cup. With the 25-20, 25-23 and 25-19 victory, the Italians secured atop three finish at the round-robin competition and a berth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.They were also in a very good position to win their title ever in the quadrennial tournament.“We have taken another important step to qualifying for Beijing,” said Italy head coach Massimo Barbolini. “Our players played a perfect match against one of the strongest teams in the world. news.cn
Serbia beat the United States in four sets here on Wednesday to snap an eight-game winning streak of the Americans at the women’s volleyball World Cup. The European runner-up improved to a 7-2 win-loss record with the 28-26, 23-25, 25-20 and 25-23 victory and kept alive its hope of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics.
“The most important reason we won was our motivation was at a very high level tonight,” said Serbia head coach Zoran Terzic. “We knew that we must play especially in defense the same as the American team if we wanted to win.” news.cn
Team USA, ranked eighth in the latest FIVB world ranking, falls to 8-1 at the FIVB World Cup. Serbia, ranked ninth in the world, improves to 7-2.
The FIVB Volleyball World Cup, held every four years in the preceding year to the Olympics, is the first of three Olympic qualification steps for Beijing 2008. The top three teams at the World Cup qualify for the 2008 Olympics. The FIVB World Cup is a 12-team event with a round-robin playing format of 11 matches in 15 days. USA Volleyball
November 14th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
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