Volleyball: Poland beat Belgium in fourth straight European championship win

Poland have picked up their fourth straight win at the Men's European Volleyball Championship, sealing a spot in the knockout stage of the tournament.

Poland players celebrate beating Belgium in Kraków on Monday

Photo: PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

The Poles, who are reigning world champions, defeated Belgium 3-0 in their penultimate group-stage match on Monday.

Czwarty mecz, czwarta wygrana, 🇵🇱Polska - 🇧🇪Belgia 3:0! #EuroVolleyM #POLBEL @PKN_ORLEN @Plus_Polska @MKDNiS pic.twitter.com/bwbjJJVRli

— POLSKA SIATKÓWKA (@PolskaSiatkowka) September 6, 2021

The Polish team beat Portugal 3-1 in their opening game at the tournament last Thursday and followed up with a 3-2 win against Serbia two days later and a 3-1 victory over Greece on Sunday.

The Polish team will now take on Ukraine in its final group-stage match in Kraków, southern Poland, on Wednesday evening.

.@PolskaSiatkowka meczem z Ukrainą kończy zmagania w grupie A mistrzostw Europy #EuroVolleyM 🔻https://t.co/GvXRDls0tC

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) September 8, 2021

Poland is jointly hosting the 2021 EuroVolley championships, which are also being held in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland from September 1 to 19.

The Polish team, under Belgian coach Vital Heynen, reached the quarterfinals of the volleyball tournament at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, where it was knocked out by eventual gold medal winners France.

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Source: TVP, polskieradio24