An incredible day at the Volleyball World Championship being held in the Philippines.
Eliminated by the Brazilians, big favorites in Group H, in a magical way, after victories in the first two rounds.
They were doomed by a sensational defeat to Serbia - 3:0, so previous triumphs over the Czech Republic (3:0) and China (3:1) were in vain due to the set coefficient.
Serbia advanced to the round of 16, even though they opened the competition with a crushing defeat to the Czech Republic.
The huge Brazilians were favorites against Serbia (odds of 1,11 according to bookmakers), who would have hoped for such a sensational epilogue and maximum triumph for the team led from the bench by Romanian, George Krecu.
Despite that defeat, the "Karioka" remained in the game for the round of 16, believing for another half a day, until the Czech Republic - China match was over.
Everything in that match suited the Brazilians except for a maximum victory for the Czech Republic, but that's exactly what happened - 3:0 for the Czech Republic, which advanced, along with Serbia, while Brazil finished the championship with China!
In the round of three, the Brazilians suffered a fatal set loss to last-place China - the only set the Chinese won at the World Cup.
What a surprise it is that Brazil has won medals at the previous six World Championships.
It wasn't just the sensational elimination of the Brazilians, after two opening victories, the Olympic champions, the French, were also eliminated!
They had already suffered a defeat against Finland before the decisive duel with the Argentines, they needed a win and were unable to pull themselves out, although after a 2:0 lead over the "gauchos" they managed to reach the fifth set - they lost it 15:12.
Incredible drama was also witnessed in the duel between the hosts, the Philippines and Iran. The Filipinos had as many as nine match points to sensationally advance to the round of 16, but the Iranians pulled through and advanced.
Round of XNUMX pairs: Serbia - Iran, Tunisia - Czech Republic, Argentina - Italy, Belgium - Finland, Bulgaria - Portugal, USA - Slovenia, Turkey - Netherlands, Poland - Canada
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