USA vs Tunisia, Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Men: Live Stream, Schedule, Squads

The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 men’s national teams of the FIVB. The top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics volleyball tournament.

Wednesday will see the United States take on Tunisia to book a place for the Paris Olympics. The United States is currently ranked second in the world rankings for volleyball. While Tunisia is ranked twentieth in the world rankings. Heading into Wednesday’s match, the American side is coming after thrashing Turkey (3-1). On the other hand, Tunisia is coming with a humiliating defeat in their last game against Japan (0-3). The Olympic qualification is at stake in this competition. Naturally, the Americans are giving their all in this edition. The USA has won all their fixtures so far of the Paris Qualifiers. However, Tunisia will not count itself out yet.

What is the format of the Paris Olympics Volleyball Qualifier 2023 Men?

The 24 teams are placed in three pools of eight, for a round-robin tournament. Subsequently, in each group, every team will face each other once. After this, the top two ranked teams will obtain a quota for Paris 2024. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will host all games of Pool A. While, while the teams in Pool B will play in Tokyo, Japan. On the other hand, nations in Pool C are going to play in Xi’an, People’s Republic of China.

The Olympic Qualification Tournaments will include the 24 best-placed non-qualified teams except Russia who is ineligible to compete in the OQTs due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games. Therefore, the athletes’ participation at the Paris Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024.

USA vs Tunisia: Squads of both teams

USA

Anderson Matthew (O), Russell Aaron (OH), Jendryk II Jeffrey (MB), Ensing Kyle (O), McIntosh Timothy (L), Pasteur Jacob (OH), Defalco Torey (OH), Hanes Jake (O), Dagostino Kyle (L), Dagostino Kyle (S), Holt Maxwell (MB), Gasman Patrick (MB), Ma’a Micah (S), Russell Kyle (O), Tuaniga Joshua (S), Jaeschke Thomas (OH), Muagututia Garrett (OH), Averill Taylor (MB), Smith David (MB), Shoji Erik (L), Kessel Cody (OH), Marshman Michael (MB), Champlin Ethan (OH), Isaacson Quinn (S), Ewert Jordan (OH)

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Tunisia

Chargui Achref (OH), Kadhi Ahmed (MB), Ben Slimene Khaled (S), Korbosli Taieb (L), Miladi Nabil (MB), Ben Othmen Mohamed Ali (OH), Karamosli Elyes (OH), Ben Romdhane Oussama (OH), Agrebi Omar (MB), Nagga Hamza (O), Bouachir Elyes (OH), Mrabet Marouane (S), Mbareki Selim (MB), Ben Tahar Mahdi (MB), Ben Youssef Lasgher Mohamed (O), Bouaziz Achref (OH), Baccour Walid Mokhtar (S), Bongui Ali (O), Bouguerra Aymen (OH), Hmissi Saddem (L), Aidi Seifeddine (MB), Khazri Hedi (U), Hamza Hfaiedh (OH), Bouallegue Khaled (O), Ben Tara Wassim (O)

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