Time for a volleyball festival in the Tri -City! Big stars enter the game

After three intercontinental tournaments, the Polish national team has six wins and two defeats. Olympic runners -up lost in two hit clashes, in both cases it took place during the competition in Chicago. The Poles failed to beat the Italians (2: 3) or Brazilians (1: 3).

In the VNL 2025 table after eight matches Poland is the vice -leader. At the forefront, with two points of advantage and one victory more Brazil. One eye less, but the same number of winnings has the third in the hierarchy of Italy.

League of nations: coach Nikola Grbić before the final selection at the World Cup

However, it should be remembered that the Polish national team at the initial stage of the personnel season appeared mainly in a ranking, which is more closer to the reserve rather than basic. This is a typical practice in the context of the start of the new Olympic cycle, where many selectors are looking for new team solutions.

It is not otherwise in the case of coach Nikola Grbic. Serb, which since the beginning of 2022 successfully runs the Polish team, does not hide that the most important AD 2025 event is the world championships. These will take place in the Philippines on September 12-28. Poland will go there as runner -up from 2022. In addition, having the golden tournaments from 2014 and 2018, it will not be a secret that Poles will try to recover the title. Let us add that three years ago, the final of the World Cup in Katowice was won by Italians.

The VNL tournament in Ergo Arna will be important because almost all the biggest stars of the Polish national team will appear in the action. After training in Spała and a friendly match with Iran (3: 1) in Olsztyn, time for a serious test for ranking points and subsequent spacing in the VNL final tournament, which will take place in China.

The fans will be able to see in action, among others Tomasz Fornal, Wilfredo Leon, Jakub Popiwczak, Aleksander Śliwka and Jakub Kochanowski. Instead, Norbert Huber and Bartosz Kurek will be missing.

In the absence of “bald”, the captain’s duties were taken over by plum. During the Tuesday press conference in Gdańsk, the host of the staff complimented the fact that the tournament will take place in Poland. Volleyballers are in this comfortable position that, regardless of the results achieved, the supporters of the national team are “behind” the national team.

Coach Grbić, also present during a meeting with the media, emphasized that it is curious about how volleyballers would present themselves, who for a month with the hook did not take part in matches other than the internal skirmish or sparring with Iran. Adding to this two young-gniewy, i.e. the middle Jakub Nowak and Libero Maksymilian Graniczny, a really explosive mixture can come out. In a positive sense, for the good of the Polish team for today, but also the following years.

VNL 2025 tournament in Gdańsk (July 16-20)

Wednesday (July 16)

• China – France (13:00)

• Bulgaria – Kuba (16:30)

• Iran – Poland (20:00)

Thursday (July 17)

• China – Iran (16:30)

• Kuba – Poland (20:00)

Friday (July 18)

• Kuba – France (16:30)

• China – Bulgaria (20:00)

Saturday (July 19)

• Bulgaria – Poland (17:00)

• Iran – France (20:30)

Sunday (July 20)

• China – Kuba (13:30)

• Bulgaria – Iran (17:00)

• France – Poland (20:30)

All matches of the League of Nations Tournament in the Tri -City Ergo Arena will be shown on Polsat Sport channels. In addition, broadcasts in the internet version can be followed via the Polsat Box Go platform.