Can the Olympic title go to France two editions in a row? The French volleyball players are not far away, only one step separates them from the Grail. The match will start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 10.
A French team on cloud nine. Having come close to a penalty in the quarter-finals, the Blues adjusted the cursor in the next round. In the semi-finals, they did not hold back and crushed the Italians (3-0). By playing the perfect match, Andrea Giani’s men dominated the competition’s scarecrow in all areas of the game and are perfectly launched before this final.
Poland, a well-known opponent. The last time Les Bleus faced Poland was in June, in the semi-finals of the League of Nations. The French team won, three sets to two, against the defending champions and impressed in a stadium won over to the cause of their opponents, in Lodz. Several players of the French team play in Polish clubs, like the captain Benjamin Toniutti.
A historic double? Only two nations have managed to retain their Olympic title in men’s volleyball. The USSR in 1964 in Tokyo and in 1968 in Mexico. But also the United States in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul. In the event of gold, the Blues would join this very exclusive club and leave their mark on the discipline even more.