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FIVB $15 million World
League - Week 7
Germany goes out with two wins
against Italy
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 29, 2003 – Germany wound up their 2003 World
League action this weekend with two wins against giants Italy to
leave without a ticket to the finals but with a big dose of
confidence to head, as hosts, to the 2003 European Championship
in September.
Germany finished their 12 matches with four wins and eight
losses, but their two 3-1 victories against Italy would have
made up for earlier disappointments.
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Germany's Liefke and Bergmann
Poland,
Portugal and Netherlands exit in style
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 28, 2003 – The matches in the final week of
the FIVB $15 Million World League, the premier annual
competition in men’s Volleyball, draw to a close this weekend,
with Poland, Germany and Netherlands all going out in
style.Poland scored a revenge 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 31-29) victory
over Russia in just 1 hour 28 minutes to deliver to the mighty
Russians and title holders only their second defeat of the
12-match series.
Pic: The fearsome
triple block of the Blues
Serbia and Montenegro settle ticket for finals
 Russia
spoiled Poland’s chances of a last dash to Madrid,
Germany launched their last weekend with a 3-1 victory
over giants Italy, Brazil allowed Portugal a single set
and Serbia and Montenegro mowed down the Netherlands in
their opening matches of the final week of the FIVB $15
million World League Intercontinental Rounds to settle
their berth for the finals. Russia, the dominant Pool A
team has lost only one match in the Intercontinental
Rounds and a second win against Poland this weekend will
certainly set them up as the favorites to defend their
World League title.
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Pic: Germany celebrates solid
victory over Italy
June 27, 2003
-Serbia and Montenegro settle ticket
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June 26, 2003-
Russia make only two changes
June 25, 2003-Five teams chase three Finals tickets
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June 25, 2003-
Rest time for Russia
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25, 2003-Germany face last opponent
of season
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June 25, 2003-Victory
imperative for Serbia &
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24, 2003-Big task for Portugal to avoid fourth place Sp
June 22, 2003-Greece well positioned for
Finals spot
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June 21, 2003-Third Finalist
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June 21, 2003-Russia confirmed for Finals
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FIVB $15 million World
League - Week 7
Five teams chase three Finals tickets
 Lausanne,
Switzerland, June 25, 2003 – Tension is guaranteed as
the FIVB $15 million World League enters its seventh and
final weekend of the Intercontinental Rounds with five
teams still vying for three remaining berths to the
World League Finals next month. The weekend is the
culmination of matches for the world’s elite 16 teams
who contest pairs of home and away matches in four
pools. The winners from each pool
plus the four second-placed team advance to the finals
to be held in Madrid, Spain from July 8-13. However with
Spain, host and automatic qualifier, currently placed in
third spot in Pool A, the lowest second-ranked team will
be dropped if Spain does not finish second in their
pool. more
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GermanPic: Poland must beat Russia twice to stay second
in their Pool
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