After winning with defending champion of the League of Nations France in the 4th finals, Polish volleyball players will face Japan. Slovenia will be the rival of the French.
On Sunday in Gdańsk, Poland's representation in volleyball defeated France 3:2 (32:30, 20:25, 25:20, 23:25, 15:12). The match was judged equalized, each point counted. The fight went all the way to tie-break. Despite the French's advantage in this part of the match, the white-reds led to a level playing field and then they won 15:12.
Although both teams were guaranteed promotion to the final tournament to be held in China, the stakes were set and position in the planet ranking. After winning against France, Poland takes 5th place and will face the quarter-finals with the 4th Japan. Matches will take place on 30 July-3 August in Ningbo.