2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic GamesJul 25, 2016 by Megan Kaplon
2016 Olympics Rankings: #12 Mexico (Men)
2016 Olympics Rankings: #12 Mexico (Men)
The Mexico men's volleyball team clocks in at No. 12 in our 2016 Olympics Rankings.
By Bev Oden
The FloVolleyball Olympics Rankings will count down to the start of the indoor volleyball competition in Rio, highlighting one team per gender each day. Today, we start with the Cameroon women and the Mexico men, who rank No. 12 on our list.
Daniel Vargas, Opposite
RISING STAR TO WATCH
Jorge Barajas | 25 | Outside Hitter
Mexico's top scorer at World League and Olympic qualifier
FloVolleyball Men's 2016 Olympics Rankings
11. Egypt
10.Cuba
9. Canada
The FloVolleyball Olympics Rankings will count down to the start of the indoor volleyball competition in Rio, highlighting one team per gender each day. Today, we start with the Cameroon women and the Mexico men, who rank No. 12 on our list.
COUNTRY: Mexico
TOP PLAYERS
Carlos Guerra, Outside HitterDaniel Vargas, Opposite
RISING STAR TO WATCH
Jorge Barajas | 25 | Outside HitterMexico's top scorer at World League and Olympic qualifier
SYNOPSIS
Mexico will return to the Olympics for the first time since 1968 when it automatically qualified for Mexico City as the host country. This is a program on the rise that earned its Olympic berth with a victory at the FIVB's final qualifier. Although the Mexico men shared identical win-loss records with two other teams, they won the tie-breaker on points to punch their ticket to Rio. Mexico showed promise earlier this year with a third-place finish at the North American qualifier in January. Coming back from a 0-2 deficit, the team beat Puerto Rico in five to earn a spot at the final qualifier, where it clinched the bid.PREDICTION
Mexico will rely heavily on captain Carlos Guerra's hitting and serving, but overall, there are few weapons on the squad that can match the teams it will meet in Rio. The team is unlikely to advance from the preliminary round. Should the Mexico men get hot, they may take a set or two off of Canada, but are not expected to challenge any opponents for match wins.FloVolleyball Men's 2016 Olympics Rankings
12. Mexico
11. Egypt
10.Cuba
9. Canada
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