VNL 2023 men's volleyball live today July 19: US vs France quarterfinals

At the end of 3 weeks of group stage competition, Volleyball Nations League 2023 has found the best representatives to reach the quarterfinals. The world's top 8 volleyball teams will enter the decisive matches to find the champion of VNL 2023.

The first quarter-final match will be the replay of the VNL 2022 final between the US and France. The defending champion of the tournament has passed through the narrow door to be in the round of 8 strongest teams, but the challenge in front of them will be extremely difficult, when the US team proves to be much more stable than last season. Meanwhile, the French squad is missing many key players and received a 0-3 defeat in the group stage against this opponent. Will the same scenario happen when both teams don't have any roster changes?

Italy and Argentina are highly rated defensively, but the world champion possesses an outstanding two-pass that can make a huge difference. To win the right to continue, Argentina will need to rely a lot on the shine of Bruno Lima, Agustin Loser and especially young talent Luciano Palonsky.

According to VNL's format, the 4 quarter-final matches are determined based on the rankings of the teams in the group stage. The 1st team meets the 8th, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 respectively. The final round of VNL 2023 is the pinnacle playground where the teams must focus all their attention. There are no more opportunities to correct mistakes like the group stage, when the matches enter the harsh knockout format.