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This is more than a pool-play opener of the United States — it’s a chance to clinch a semifinals berth.
The United States with a victory against Poland on Thursday will earn a spot in the semifinals of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League Finals. Check out all the Volleyball Nations League Finals match to follow on Thursday and how to follow them live.
United States (0-0, 0 points) vs. Poland (0-1, 0 points)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. (11 a.m. CST) in Lille, France
Follow live: Live stats, Pay-per-view online video, In-match tweets
Preliminary round record: United States (11-4, 33 points); Poland (10-5, 29 points)
Series record: United States leads 1-0
Previous World League/Nation League titles: United States (2008, 2014); Poland (2012)
NCAA players on U.S. roster: TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State); Kyle Ensing (Long Beach State); Matt Anderson (Penn State 2006-08); Micah Christenson (USC 2012-15); Max Holt (Penn State 2006-09); Jeff Jendryk (Loyola 2015-18); Dan McDonnell (UC Irvine 2011-12); Ben Patch (BYU 2013, 2016-17) Aaron Russell (Penn State 2012-15); Taylor Sander (BYU 2011-14); Kawika Shoji (Stanford 2007-10); Erik Shoji (Stanford 2009-12); David Smith (UC Irvine 2004-07); Dustin Watten (Long Beach State 2005-09)
NCAA players on Poland roster: None
Serbia (0-0, 0 points) vs. Brazil (0-1, 1 point)
Match vitals: 8:45 p.m. (1:45 p.m. CST) in Lille, France
Follow live: Live stats, In-match tweets
Preliminary round record: Serbia (11-4, 29 points); Brazil (10-5, 30 points)
Series record: Brazil leads 1-0
Previous World League/Nation League titles: Serbia (2016); Brazil (1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
NCAA players on Serbia roster: None
NCAA players on Brazil roster: None