France and Germany claim wins at European volleyball championship, Latvia to face Germany on Friday
In Group D of the European volleyball championship, France beat Switzerland 3-0, while Latvia's next opponent Germany defeated Turkey 3-1. Latvia had already beaten Romania on Wednesday.
Both France and Germany secured their second wins in Group D of the European volleyball championship, currently being played in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Olympic champions France defeated Switzerland 3-0 (25:23, 31:29, 25:21). Theo Faure led France's scoring with 21 points, attacking at 56% efficiency from 36 attempts. For Switzerland, Lars Mueller scored 13 points, three of them from serves.
Meanwhile, Germany, Latvia's upcoming Friday opponent, beat Turkey 3-1 (23:25, 25:22, 25:21, 25:19). Germany's top scorer was Tobias Krick...
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Germany's top scorer was Theo... with 16 points and 72% attack efficiency, while Erik Roehrs and Moritz Reichert each added 14 points, with Reichert also contributing three blocks. For Turkey, the leading scorers were Gokcen Yikselen (16), Adis Lagumdzija (15) and Efe Bayram (13).
Latvia's schedule
Latvia opened its Group D campaign on Wednesday with a 3-1 win (26:24, 18:25, 25:21, 26:24) over Romania. The team will next face Germany on Friday, France on Sunday, Switzerland on Tuesday, and Turkey on Wednesday.
The European championship runs from September 9 to 26, with matches hosted across Bulgaria, Romania, Finland and Italy. Latvia's Group D matches are being held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, alongside the national teams of Romania, Germany, France, Switzerland and Turkey.
The top four teams from each group will advance to the round of 16, to be played in Turin and Sofia, while the medals will be decided in Milan.
