German Volleyball Association – Halle: World Cup group draw for women

National coach Vital Heinen: “Ours is the strongest in the World Cup Group C tournament, with five very good teams and two absolutely world class teams with Serbia and the USA playing for group wins. Canada, Bulgaria and Germany to progress There will be three teams battling. Canada and Bulgaria especially have stepped up in recent years and are difficult to play.” DVV Sports Director Christian Dunnes says: “It’s a very difficult group with the current Olympic and World champions in particular. The duel against Bulgaria in particular was a tough fight in the last European Championship and we also fought against Canada in the Nations League . Our goal should be to get out of the group.”

Vital Heinen acknowledges the still difficult group: “In my first year it will be important to see where we stand in comparison to world leaders. We accept the challenges.” Christian Dunnes confirms: “We also have a very good team and we will work hard on ourselves over the summer, always with a big goal in mind. We and the team do everything we can to prepare well for the World Cup.” Will try my best.”

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Vital Henen is particularly keen on a Group C venue. After starting in Arnhem (Netherlands), the next group game will take place in ód (Poland). “A very beautiful city and place. I look forward to a great fan atmosphere there. Then we can and must surpass ourselves to survive in the group. But that’s volleyball and that’s the great thing about our sport. For this we will work as a team throughout the summer.”

Germany qualified through world ranking

After placing 11th in the 2021 European Championships and 11th in the world rankings, the German team is one of the top 24 teams in the Netherlands and Poland starting at the 2022 World Cup. This is Germany’s 14th consecutive appearance in the final. He finished 11th in the last World Cup held in 2018. The best result of a German women’s team was achieved by GDR selection in 1974 and 1986, with fourth place. In 1994, the regrouped German team was able to earn a much-anticipated 5th place in Brazil.

Teams in the World Cup

Defending champion Serbia, along with hosts Netherlands and Poland 2022, will lead a group of 24 confirmed teams for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship after completing all continental championships. Africa’s Cameroon and Kenya, along with South America’s Brazil and Colombia, were the last two teams to make it to the continental championship. In early September, Italy and Turkey had secured their place at the European Championships, Turkey, despite winning bronze medals at the European Championships as silver medalist Serbia had already qualified as defending champions. The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico qualified through the NORCECA (North and Central America and Caribbean) Championship.

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From Asia, China and Japan got tickets for the 2022 World Cup based on continental rankings, after the continental championship was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup squad of 24 teams was completed with the 11 best teams in the FIVB world rankings – among those who have not yet qualified by other means. The roster includes all previous gold medalists with the exception of Cuba, but also includes one team, Colombia, which will make its debut in the competition. With Russia boycotting in early March, Croatia has advanced into the field of participants.

Qualified Teams – Women