Bulgaria Lost Against Poland at the World Volleyball Championship

Sofia, Bulgaria -

Bulgaria managed to win only one game against the world champion Poland in the most important for the country match of the first group stage of the World Volleyball Championship.

Feel the atmosphere!
Bulgarian 🇧🇬 fans sing their anthem before the last match of pool D in Varna against Poland 🇵🇱.

Stay tuned: https://t.co/Kt9oWhv6Th#FIVBMensWCH#volleyballWCHs#volleyball pic.twitter.com/N1DKDqHeL2

— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball) September 18, 2018

Bulgarian volleyball players lost with 1: 3 - 14:25, 25:23, 22:25, 23:25, with the most points for the entire match scored by the Polish volleyball player Bartosch Kurek - 21. On the Bulgarian side, Valentin Bratoev recorded 19 points.

The 6,000 fans that packed the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna are thrilled because of rallies like this one.
Bulgaria 🇧🇬 & Poland 🇵🇱 are even at 1-1.
Who's gonna win?
Check out this game in pool D: https://t.co/B5DlNwIKce#FIVBMensWCH#volleyballWCHs#volleyball pic.twitter.com/MoWFqNJ7eA

— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball) September 18, 2018

After this match, Poland's players continue as winners in the group with five wins out of five matches. The Bulgarian team remains in the third position. Bulgaria gets into group "G" with the teams of USA, Iran, and Canada – they will all play in Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria. The remaining teams are distributed in the following groups:

Group E  - Italy, Holland, Russia, Finland - matches are played in Milan, Italy

Group F  - Brazil, Belgium, Slovenia, Australia - matches are played in Bologna, Italy

Group N - Poland, Serbia, France, Argentina - matches are played in Varna, Bulgaria.