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VNL 2024 Week 3 Manila June 19

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 VNL 2024 schedule June 19

3pm – Germany vs France
7pm – Iran vs USA

FULL SCHEDULE HERE.

VNL Week 3 Update: Germany vs France

Reigning Olympic champion France and world no. 11 Germany open the June 19 double head of VNL Week 3.

Alas Pilipinas holds a meet and greet ahead of VNL games

Alas Pilipinas men’s and women’s teams are ready to meet the fans at MOA Arena ahead of the VNL Week 3 games today.

VNL 2024: Ran Takahashi, Japan seek improvement after loss to Canada

Japan during the VNL in Manila against Canada.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Ran Takahashi and Yuji Nishida vowed to bounce back after fan favorite Japan fell short against Canada in five sets in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 3 opener on Tuesday evening at Mall of Asia Arena.

Energized by the roaring Philippine crowd, Japan fought back from a 1-2 match deficit but still yielded to Canada, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15, 20-25, 15-10, dropping to a 6-3 record still in sixth place. FULL STORY



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VNL 2024 Week 3 Manila June 18

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 VNL 2024 schedule June 18

5pm – Netherlands vs Brazil
8:30pm –  Canada vs  Japan

FULL SCHEDULE HERE.

USA team captain Micah Christenson during a press conference ahead of the VNL Week 3 in Manila. –PNVF PHOTO

VNL 2024 schedule: Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg

MANILA, Philippines — Team USA braces for a tough climb to the Final Eight of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) as it plays crucial games in its first stint in Manila for Week 3.

All eyes are on the Americans as they play at Mall of Asia Arena for the first time in the Philippines’ third straight hosting of the prestigious world tournament.

“It’s a pleasure to be here. It’s our first year here. We felt a lot of love online and on social media from Filipino fans so to finally be here and experience it in person is a real pleasure,” USA skipper Micah Christenson said. “We’re excited to experience it all.” FULL STORY

‘Great expectations’ ahead for Japan in VNL Manila leg

VNL men's volleyball

Team captains and coaches who will be participating in the VNL men’s volleyball
competition that will be held in MOA Arena in Pasay City. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Yuki Ishikawa and Japan are elated to play in Manila for the third time in a row in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024 Week 3 starting Tuesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

The Japanese men’s volleyball team, the fan-favorite of Filipinos, resumes its VNL campaign against Canada at 8:30 p.m. after the Netherlands and Brazil’s match at 5 p.m.

“We are so happy to be here again. We played for the last two years and we are doing well. This week is very important for us because, after our pool matches, we have the (VNL) finals and the Olympic Games,” said Ishiwaka, who will play in the Paris Olympics 2024. “Our goal is we’ll take good lessons to the Olympic Games. We’ll do well this weekend.” FULL STORY



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Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg

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FILE–Crowd shot during a VNL game at Mall of Asia Arena. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

The Philippines is scheduled to a week of  FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) for the straight year from June 18 to 23 at Mall of Asia Arena.

Reigning Olympic champion France (world No. 7), fan favorites Japan (No. 3) and USA (No. 5) headline the Week 3 cast in Manila with No. 4 Brazil, No. 11 Germany, No. 12 Canada, No. 13 The Netherlands and No. 17 Iran.

READ: Fan favorites USA, Japan arrive for VNL in Manila

All games are at the Mall of Asia Arena.

France, Japan, Brazil) and Canada are all inside Top 8 of the VNL standings after two legs with reigning world champion Italy, Slovenia and Poland leading the race so fa.

Germany, USA, the Netherlands and Team USA take 11th, 12th, 13th, and 16th places respectively as they aim to climb the ladder entering the homestretch of the preliminary phase.

VNL 2024 Schedule Week 3: Manila, Philippines leg

VNL 2024 Schedule Week 3 Manila, Philippines leg

VNL 2024 schedule of games in Manila.

JUNE 18, Tuesday

  • 5pm – Netherlands vs Brazil
  • 8:30pm –  Canada vs  Japan

JUNE 19, Wednesday 

  • 4pm Germany vs France
  • 7pm Iran vs USA

JUNE 20, Thursday

  • 11 am – Germany vs  Canada — 11:00 a.m.
  • 4pm – Iran vs Netherlands
  • 7pm – Brazil vs USA

JUNE 21, Friday

  • 11am – Iran vs  France
  • 4pm – Canada vs Brazil
  • 7pm – Netherlands vs  Japan

JUNE 22, Saturday

  • 11am – Germany vs  USA
  • 4pm – Canada vs  Netherlands
  • 7pm – France vs Japan

JUNE 23, Sunday

  • 11am – Germany vs  Iran
  • 4pm – France vs  Brazil
  • 7pm – Japan vs USA

Paris Olympics slots could be on the line at VNL

The Top 8 teams after the preliminary phase will qualify for the VNL Final Round in Poland from June 27-30.

With top world teams competing in the VNL– the last volleyball tournament before the Paris Olympics–there could be implications for the qualifying points for the upcoming Summer Games in July.

READ:  VNL: A primer on a world-class tournament



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Five spots based on the FIVB World Rankings are still up for grabs with only seven countries – host France, Germany, Brazil, USA, Japan, Poland and Canada – having booked their Olympic seats so far.