Volleyball: Les Bleus beat Serbia in a friendly less than a month before the World Cup in the Philippines
Diligent and serious, the French won in four sets and demonstrated the quality of their training in Cannes.
By Le ParisienLes Bleus are ready. Victorious against Serbia this Wednesday evening in Cannes, in its last home match before the World Cup in the Philippines, the French volleyball team calmly continues its preparation for this major event. In front of their home crowd, as they did against this same opponent at the opening of the Paris Olympic Games last year, the French showed seriousness to win in four sets (25-19, 25-15, 26-28, 25-17).
Having been training on the French Riviera since August 11, Earvin Ngapeth 's teammates will still be able to fine-tune certain details until August 28, before flying to the island of Okinawa, Japan, on September 1. A final training camp will follow before heading to Manila to begin the competition on September 14 against South Korea. They will then face Finland and Argentina during the group stage.
Before this friendly match against the Serbs, the French team was coming off a disappointing defeat in the Nations League quarterfinals against Slovenia. Aware that they must rediscover their team spirit and attacking edge for this World Cup, the two-time reigning Olympic champions have been working hard in Cannes. And it showed this Wednesday.
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