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  • 02 / 13 / 2015


Cuban fans are excited about the return of the Volleyball World League at the Sports City Coliseum when on June 5 and 6 Cuba will play against Bulgaria team.

Last year, Cuban team –place 11 in world ranking- finished at No. 21 among 28 ensembles, as a three group leader seat that gave the right to ascend to the second level in the announced contest.

The national team will debut on May 16 as visitor to Canada. Then they will travel to Argentina, where will rival the 29 to 31 of the same month, then get in Havana Bulgarian, Argentine and Canadian in consecutive weeks.

So League return to the format of meetings and forth between the 12 contenders in this intermediate step will comprise three sections. In the C Bulgaria (ranked 9th in the ranking of the world), Cuba (11), Canada (14) and Argentina (6) appear. In the D will cope France (12), Japan (21), South Korea (16) and the Czech Republic in both the E rival Belgium (20), Portugal (27), Finland (17) and the Netherlands (25). The final, four casts, will be on 10 and 11 July in Bulgaria.

The classic, edition 26, will this season with 32 teams. Group one compose United States (current champion), Brazil, Italy, Australia, Iran, Poland, Russia and Serbia. In the third step will battle other 12 teams.

Source: Granma


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