Volleyball – World Championship: France dominates Japan and joins the quarters (25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16) – Eurosport FR

The French volleyball team went through all the emotions during this round of 16 of the World Cup, but they ended up winning in five sets (25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 22- 25, 18-16) against a team from Japan that upset the Olympic champions. After a well-crafted first set, the France team suffered against attacks from Ran Takashi (11 points), Yuji Nishida (31 points) and Yuki Ishikawa (22 points). Jostled from the start of the fifth set, the Blues had one foot on the edge of the precipice when Japan got a match point, but the experience of the Habs paid off. Thanks to the success of Nicolas Le Goff and Earvin Ngapeth on the last points of the meeting, France has validated its ticket for the quarter-finals of this 2022 Volleyball World Cup where it will face Italy on Wednesday. is our own enemies”: Ngapeth warns his “band of friends” before the eighth rounds FACING an opponent clearly inferior on paper, the France team was largely favorite during this confrontation against Japan and the players of Andrea Giani confirmed their status with a masterful opening set. Earvin Ngapeth (7 points), Barthélémy Chinenyeze (6 points) and Jean Patry (5 points) were imperial at the net against the Japanese who were much too dependent on the flashes of Yuji Nishida (25-17). But from the start of the second set, the France team gave the impression of being overwhelmed, with laborious decisions in defense. Returning to the score (10-12), the Habs began to let the points slip away after a service into the net from Jean Patry. The following ? A series of unscrewed attacks, bad choices in defense and Japan ended up taking off and winning this set on a pipe attack from Ran Takashi (21-25). Japan were overexcited against the BluesCredit: Getty ImagesMore d info to come…World ChampionshipLes Bleus emerge victorious from a huge fight28/08/2022 At 21:01World ChampionshipIdeal start for Les Bleus26/08/2022 At 17:10