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Check out all the FIVB Volleyball Nations League matches to follow today and all the links to follow the matches live.
United States (0-0) vs. Canada (0-0)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. (11 a.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video, In-match tweets
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Taylor Averill (Hawai’i 2012-15); Matt Anderson (Penn State 2006-08); Micah Christenson (USC 2012-15); TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State 2016-19); Kyle Ensing (Long Beach State 2016-19); Jake Hanes (Ohio State 2018-19); Max Holt (Penn State 2006-09); Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola 2013-15); Jeff Jendryk (Loyola 2014-17); Garrett Muagututia (UCLA 2007-10) Ben Patch (BYU 2013, 2016-17); Brenden Sander (BYU 2015-18); Taylor Sander (BYU 2011-14) Erik Shoji (Stanford 2009-12); Kawika Shoji (Stanford 2007-10); David Smith (UC Irvine 2004-07); Mitch Stahl (UCLA 2014-17); Josh Tuaniga (Long Beach State 2016-19); Dustin Watten (Long Beach State 2006-09)
NCAA players on U.S. roster: None
What to know: Almost 20 months later the United States is back on the court. The United States will open its FIVB Volleyball Nations League schedule against Canada in its first match since the 2019 FIVB World Cup. While the United States did not play a match in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, it had multiple podium finishes in 2019. The United States won the silver medal at the most recent Volleyball Nations League and earned the bronze medal at the World Cup. It also won all three of its Olympic qualification matches in August 2019 to earn a berth to the Summer Games in Tokyo. The United States returns the majority of its starting lineup that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics, including former Penn State opposite Matt Anderson. Anderson was second among all players with 50 combined kills in the 2019 Volleyball Nations League Finals. The opposite also had a match-high 20 kills to help the United States beat Brazil in the semifinals and advance to the gold-medal match. Canada in 2020 won the NORCECA qualification tournament to earn an Olympics berth. In addition, Canada upset the United States in the 2019 Volleyball Nations League with Timothy Maar Stephen having a team-high 15 kills.
France (0-0) vs. Bulgaria (0-0)
Match vitals: 10 a.m. (3 a.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on France roster: Kevin Tillie (UC Irvine 2012-13)
NCAA players on Bulgaria roster: Rado Parapunov (Hawai’i 2017-21)
Germany (0-0) vs. Australia (0-0)
Match vitals: Noon (5 a.m. CDT)
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Germany roster: None
NCAA players on Australia roster: Tobi Azeez (Mount Olive); Max Senica (Charleston 2018-20)
Japan (0-0) vs. Iran (0-0)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. (6 a.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Japan roster: None
NCAA players on Iran roster: None
Serbia (0-0) vs. Slovenia (0-0)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. (8 a.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Serbia roster: None
NCAA players on Slovenia roster: None
Russia (0-0) vs. Netherlands (0-0)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. (9 a.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Russia roster: None
NCAA players on Netherlands roster: Stijn van Tilburg (Hawai’i 2016-19)
Poland (0-0) vs. Italy (0-0)
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Poland roster: None
NCAA players on Italy roster: Davide Gardini (BYU)
Brazil (0-0) vs. Argentina (0-0)
Match vitals: 9 p.m. (2 p.m. CDT) in Rimini, Italy
Follow live: Live video
NCAA players on Brazil roster: None
NCAA players on Argentina roster: None