Dutch volleyball players also lost their sixth match in the Nations League. National coach Avital Seelinger’s team didn’t have much to say against Brazil on the night from Thursday to Friday (Netherlands time): 16-25, 15-25 and 23-25.
In the first two groups, the Netherlands did not participate for a moment against Brazil who belong to the top of the world. The South American team was Olympic champion in 2018 and 2012 and won the silver medal at the Tokyo Games last year.
The Netherlands, who played as a home team in Brasilia, made it even more difficult for the first team in Group C. Even national coach Selinger’s team led 21-19 in the final, but then only scored two more points.
This was the second of four matches on Brazilian soil. Earlier, Brazil lost to Germany. In the first round of the tournament, which mainly serves as preparation for the World Cup in their country, Orange lost in Ankara in Turkey against China, Bulgaria, Italy and Serbia.
In the coming days, the Orange team will play against the Dominican Republic (Friday) and South Korea (Saturday), which are also waiting for their first victory. After that, the Netherlands will follow in Canada with four more matches.
In the Nations League, the top sixteen teams play against each other. After twelve matches, the scales are laid and the top eight teams continue to the final round. The Netherlands is currently ranked fifteenth.
