After Brazil and France battled to conclude the men's indoor volleyball preliminary rounds last night, the FIVB released the playoff bracket.
Team USA will take on Poland in the quarterfinals. The USA men haven't played Poland yet this year, but in 2015, they played the European squad six times. The Americans were victorious in four of those meetings. Poland finished tied with the USA for fifth in this year's World League tournament.
Canada advanced to the playoffs in Rio thanks to its victory over Italy yesterday. The team, which kicked off its Olympics appearance with a bang, beating the USA in straight sets, will face Russia in the first round.
Italy, the No. 1 seed out of Pool A, matches up with Iran in the quarters, while host team Brazil takes on Argentina. All quarterfinal matches will be played tomorrow, with the semifinals follow on Friday, and the medal matches on Sunday, the final day of the Rio Olympics.
See the full Olympics indoor and beach volleyball schedule here and follow all of our Olympics coverage on the event hub.
Team USA will take on Poland in the quarterfinals. The USA men haven't played Poland yet this year, but in 2015, they played the European squad six times. The Americans were victorious in four of those meetings. Poland finished tied with the USA for fifth in this year's World League tournament.
Canada advanced to the playoffs in Rio thanks to its victory over Italy yesterday. The team, which kicked off its Olympics appearance with a bang, beating the USA in straight sets, will face Russia in the first round.
Italy, the No. 1 seed out of Pool A, matches up with Iran in the quarters, while host team Brazil takes on Argentina. All quarterfinal matches will be played tomorrow, with the semifinals follow on Friday, and the medal matches on Sunday, the final day of the Rio Olympics.
See the full Olympics indoor and beach volleyball schedule here and follow all of our Olympics coverage on the event hub.
