Women's Volleyball World League Finals, China and Brazil compete to reach the top 4, can they defeat their opponents again?

At 23:30 Beijing time on July 13, the Chinese women's volleyball team will compete with the previous runner-up Brazil in the final 1/4 of the World League Finals to qualify for the top 4. Although the historical records of the two teams in the World League are far apart, the current strength of the two sides is relatively close, and the Chinese women's volleyball team has the opportunity to challenge each other. The World League finals all adopt a knockout system, to a certain extent, more emphasis is placed on the field, the Chinese team insists on spelling first, there is a possibility of defeating Brazil again.

Cai Bin, the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, conducted the on-the-spot command

China and Pakistan compete to reach the top 4 and both sides are "signed" A decisive victory is the most important thing to travel lightly

Brazil and China finished 4th and 5th respectively in this year's World League sub-tournament, and the two teams met in the quarter-finals to qualify for the last four. For both sides, such a matchup is a "sign": there is a possibility of impacting the other side to reach the top 4, and losing to an opponent of equal strength will not suffer much criticism. For the Chinese women's volleyball team, compared with an opponent like Japan that cannot be lost, the psychological pressure against Brazil will be much less, which is more conducive to the technical level.

In the World League Finals, which all use the elimination system, the most important thing is to have a correct attitude and travel lightly. In recent years, although the Chinese women's volleyball team has won fewer and lost more games against Brazil, the two teams have always faced hard battles, and the overall strength is indeed between Bozhong. In the opening match of this year's World League tournament, China won the opener with a 3-2 defeat to Brazil, and achieved a comeback when trailing 10-12 in the tiebreaker. This victory is crucial for the women's volleyball girls to build confidence against Brazil.

At this stage, the Chinese women's volleyball team does not have high expectations for the results, and has achieved the pre-match set goals when it enters the finals, and the 1/4 final is against Brazil, which has excellent results in the commercial competition, the women's volleyball girls do not need to carry excessive psychological baggage, and it is the key to travel lightly and focus on the technical level.

The Chinese women's volleyball team focuses on Li Yingying

Brazil's veteran returns with a deep heritage, who can execute well on both sides of the fight with the serve?

Compared with the first match in the tournament, the Brazilian women's volleyball team that the Chinese team is about to meet in the finals has a deeper heritage because of the return of the old players. Although Brazil's most improved rookie Ana Cristina left injured, her competitiveness is still not to be underestimated after the return of veterans such as Gabi, Taiza and Rosamalia. In the single-elimination competition, the veteran players' experience and game control are particularly valuable, which is also the most valuable asset of the Brazilian women's volleyball team in the finals.

As Brazil women's volleyball coach Guimarães said in an interview, the most important thing in the battle with the Chinese team is to fight the serve and block. China-Pakistan competition is mutual containment in the hair extension link, who can really implement the tactical guiding ideology of "fighting serve with blocking" in this competition?

Compared with when the two sides met in the first week of the tournament, the lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the finals has not changed, the Brazilian women's volleyball team has adjusted relatively much, and meritorious veterans such as Gabi have returned. Although the technical ability and physical condition of these veteran players are not at their best, their ability to read and adapt to the game is exactly what Chinese players lack. In the face of Brazil, which has excellent overall blocking, the Chinese team must do a good job in two links: first, the catch; The second is self-loss of control. How to seize the opportunity when it comes is the key to impacting the top 4.

With the return of many veterans from Brazil, the highlights of the China-Brazil battle have increased accordingly. As the number one star in the main offensive line of their respective teams, the new and old confrontations between Gabi and Li Yingying are worth paying attention to. After the return of the former Brazilian ace deputy Taiza, she and Yuan Xinyue's network resistance competition is also expected.

For the Chinese women's volleyball team, this time in the 1/4 final of the World League Finals encountered Brazil with both opportunities and challenges. The key is to put yourself in the right position, travel lightly, fight to the end, and do your best to do a good job!

The Brazilian women's volleyball team focuses on Gabi

Attachment: The record of the match between the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Brazilian women's volleyball team in the World League (Chinese team 3 wins and 4 losses):

1. 2018 World League Preliminary Round 4 Jiangmen, China: China lost 2-3 to Brazil (25-19, 23-25, 25-27, 25-10, 14-16)

2. 2018 World League Finals Group Stage: China lost 0-3 to Brazil (20-25, 22-25, 22-25)

3. 2018 World League Final Third Place: China beats Brazil 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22)

4. Brasilia, Brazil, Week 1 of the 2019 World League Preliminary Round: China lost 0-3 to Brazil (15-25, 21-25, 21-25)

5. World League 2021 Preliminary Round 3: China beats Brazil 3-2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 14-25, 15-12)

6. Sofia, Bulgaria, Week 3 of the 2022 World League Preliminary Round: China lost 2-3 to Brazil (20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 11-15)

7. Nagoya, Japan in the first week of the 2023 World League Preliminary Round: China beats Brazil 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12)