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Check out the Olympics men’s volleyball pool-play matches to follow today and how to follow the match live.
United States (1-0, 3 points Pool C) vs. Germany (1-0, 2 points Pool C)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. (7 a.m. EDT) in Paris
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (Peacock), TV (USA Network)
World rankings: United States (No. 6); Germany (No. 11)
Olympic all-time series: Tied at 1-1
Olympic appearances: United States (1964, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020); Germany (1968, 1972, 2008, 2012, 2024)
Olympic medals: United States (1984 gold, 1988 gold, 1992 bronze, 2008 gold, 2016 bronze); Germany (1972 silver)
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Matt Anderson (Penn State 2006-08);; Taylor Averill (Hawai’i 2012-15); Micah Christenson (USC 2012-15); TJ DeFalco (Long Beach 2016-19); Max Holt (Penn State 2006-09); Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola 2013-15); Jeff Jendryk (Loyola 2015-18); Micah Ma’a (UCLA 2016-19); Garrett Muagututia (UCLA 2007-10); Aaron Russell (Penn State (2012-15); David Smith (UC Irvine 2004-07); Erik Shoji (Stanford 2009-12)
NCAA players on Germany roster: None
What to know: First place in Pool C and a chance to become a near lock for a quarterfinals berth is on the line for the United States as it plays Germany in pool-play. The United States enters its second of three pool-play matches after sweeping Argentina in its Olympic opener. Former USC setter and three-time Olympian Micah Christenson guided the U.S. offense to a .500 attack percentage against Argentina. The United States also hit a match-best .632 and committed one attack error in its third-game victory to complete the sweep. Former Penn State outside attacker Aaron Russell led all players with 13 kills on a .600 attack percentage, while former Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco added nine kills and hit .667. DeFalco also had 18 kills in a four-game Volleyball Nations League victory against Germany earlier this summer. The United States is currently in sole possession of first place in Pool C – one point ahead of second-place Germany. Germany upset Japan in five games in its pool-play opener on Saturday. Gyorgy Grozer led Germany with 15 kills and had both a match-high five blocks and four aces against Japan. Grozer in the most recent Volleyball Nations League meeting against the United States finished with 14 kills and was limited to a .229 attack percentage.
Italy (1-0, 3 points Pool B) vs. Egypt (0-1, 0 points Pool B)
Match vitals: 9 a.m. (3 a.m. EDT) in Paris
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (Peacock)
World rankings: Italy (No. 3); Egypt (No. 19)
Olympic appearances: Italy (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024); Egypt (1976, 1984, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2024)
Olympic medals: Italy (1984 bronze, 1996 silver, 2000 bronze, 2004 silver, 2012 bronze, 2016 silver); Egypt (none)
NCAA players on Italy roster: None
NCAA players on Egypt roster: None
Slovenia (1-0, 3 points Pool A) vs. Serbia (0-1, 1 point Pool A)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. (11 a.m. EDT) in Paris
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (Peacock)
World rankings: Slovenia (No. 5); Serbia (No. 11)
Olympic appearances: Slovenia (1980, 2024); Serbia (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024)
Olympic medals: Slovenia (none); Serbia (1996 bronze, 2000 gold)
NCAA players on Slovenia roster: None
NCAA players on Serbia roster: None
France (1-0, 2 points Pool A) vs. Canada (0-1, 0 points Pool A)
Match vitals: 9 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT) in Paris
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (Peacock)
World rankings: France (No. 4); Canada (No. 9);
Olympic appearances: France (1988, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2020, 2024); Canada (1976, 1984, 1992, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Olympic medals: France (2020 gold); Canada (none)
NCAA players on France roster: Kevin Tillie (UC Irvine 2012-13)
NCAA players on Canada roster: Justin Lui (Stanford 2019-23)