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FIVB
Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
Portugal
Date: May 30 to June 1,
2008
Venue: Nave Municipal de Espinho, Portugal
Hosts Portugal are joined by Indonesia, Poland and
Puerto Rico in the three-day round-robin tournament. The winner of the tournament
will qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Men's Volleyball Tournament.
Portugal |
Indonesia |
Poland |
Puerto Rico |
Match schedule* All times are local
Friday, May 30
Indonesia vs. Portugal (19:00)
Poland vs. Puerto Rico (21:00)
Saturday, May 31
Indonesia vs. Poland (15:00)
Portugal vs. Puerto Rico (17:00)
Sunday, June 1
Puerto Rico vs. Indonesia (15:00)
Portugal vs. Poland (17:00) The
allocation of teams for the Men's World Olympic Qualification
Tournaments was decided after the drawing of lots in Tokyo on
March 3.
Espinho, situated on Portugal's
north-western coast in the Aveiro province about 18 km south of
the city of Porto, will host the Olympic qualifier at the Nave
Municipal de Espinho.
The popular holiday town of Espinho is renowned for its long
stretch of sun-kissed beaches and excellent selection of seafood
restaurants.
Brazil, Russia, Bulgaria,
Egypt, Serbia, USA and Venezuela have already booked their
tickets to Beijing through the FIVB 2007 World Cup or
Continental Qualification Tournaments, while China have
qualified as the host country.
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Puerto Rican captain
Hector Soto stretches during the 2007 World Cup |
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Indonesia