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National volleyball team will play versus Portugal in 8th finals of World Volleyball Championship in Manila

Photo: volleyballworld.com

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced the schedule for the upcoming elimination matches at the World Championship in the Philippines

The national volleyball teams of Bulgaria and Portugal will meet in a match. The match will be played on the national holiday - Bulgaria's Independence Day - September 22 (Monday) at 10:30 a.m. 
The winner  will face the winner in the match between Slovenia and the USA scheduled for 3 p.m. on the same day.

Bulgaria reached the round of 16 after a series of victories with 3:0 against Germany and Chile, and in the meantime with a 3:2 game against Slovenia.



Edited by Ivo Ivanov
English: R. Petkova



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