Russia - The Winner of World Cup 2011!!!

14:9 то 17:15 ?! Like Vibo Valentia - Trentino, did Mihaylov or Apalikov make series of aces?

Kruglov and apalikov

Wow,must have been an awesome match,can't wait to watch it !!!I see Poland gave Russians a run for their money ? Lloy Ball predicted that outcome(Russia winning the WC) pretty early on and said that Max will be MVP ? And happy birthday,Alekno ?

Apalikov was best server for Russia this CUP, very consistent i

@raylight.. is not like vibo-trento... from 14:9 we won 15-17 =P

Russia-Poland
Really happy for my national team... Superb match! But there were really many erroys made by Poland team in the 3 set . And the 5 set , my fav one i have ever seen!!!
Biryukov,Khtey,Apalikov were the best .

Yep ? Though,no one expected them to fight for third place,despite their shape right now and the disappointment they've experienced during the tourney,they got it together at the end,when it counts ?

Russia - Poland : http://www.filefactory.com/file/cf7359b/n/polonyarusya.wmv

will we see the ceremony here?

Congratulations for the winners !

Besides of the final result I'm glad that we built a team. W would be strong. Everybody was saying: Poland is only Kurek and company. He wasn't in a good shape in WC, other players: Zagumny, Kubiak, Ignaczak wouldn't be in therir best shape also, but we were able to fight with everybody. I'm looking for the Olympics with optimism ?

Someone - i wouldn't say better. i agree with you in 100%!

With Dante in shape Brazil would be one place ahead, I think. Too bad he couldn't play more this year.

@raylight - Yes,too bad he couldn't play in the WL and the WC.The match against Poland is not gonna cut it for me.I hope he gets better and gets in shape soon,I miss his elegance on the court ?
@Someone,I would never say Poland is only Kurek,imo you have several players who are much better than him,but aren't as overexposed as he is.
Max is MVP!!!Really happy for him.Also Hernandez and De Cecco!!!Thank you to all the team,for making this WC a really exciting tournament ?

Congrats Russia: great team and great WC for them! And congrats to Brazil...you deserved much more than us ?

from all russian fans of volleyball, thank you all for your kind words and support))
and happy birthday Vladimir Alekno, our great coach! live long, stay in our team as long as possible and all the best!)

Congrats it was great tournament

Congrats to the 3 tickets owners and particularly Russia of course!
I'm glad to see Savani,De Cecco and Max being rewarded for their work but I'm sad Lasko didn't get an award!I like this guy very much and I think he's making an incredible season!
And I missed Dante so much too =(
Brazil is not the same with or without this guy...or should I tell icon? ?

Congrats for such a great tournament...we had everything in Japan. Especially for winners, Poland and Brazil for OG qualify. Like i said in the beginning: "Poland and Russia are leaders, so they deserved for wild cards? Don't answer is retoric question". Now you have full answer.
After WC new world ranking will be held. I suppose:
1. Brazil 300
2. Russia 270
3. Italy 226
4. Poland 199,5
5. Cuba 193,5
6. Serbia 167,5
7. Argentina 132,5
8. Bulgaria 112,5

Gongrats for Russia to won the WC and Brazil to take the third place!! And of course to Poalnd for the great second place and for the third medal in a row this summer*.*

I'm glad that Brazil won 3:0 and not 3:1 or it would have been even tougher for us to swallow (even if we won 3-0 today we wouldn't be on the podium).

I'm really happy about Sava and De Cecco, but I'm absolutly sorry for Lasko ?

Thanks all teams for their great volleyball!!!

Grats for Russia.Today Poland should win, and yesterday too. But second place is also a great score, I'm very happy about it.

What do You think, who would have been MVP if Poland had won? ?

I would choose Winiarski or Nowakowski but it would be very difficult choice ?

@Andrut: mmmm, let me think...Zagumny or Mozdzonek, i don't know. Maybe Zagumny (only because i like him better ? )

If Poland won? still Maxim...

Our team played with all players so.... it could be hard to choose.

Maybe nyshek, sorry for my clously comment.

And I forgot to say: BIG THANKS chrison for transmissions in site. This was my first WORLD CUP for me and I was watching every match online starting at 7. am and 10 am (3 am I am not a suicider ? and you did great job here. I know, online matches were in fromsport too or POLSAT TV, but you think about us and you did great job with comments online matches with other users. I am very pleased, because I could shared my opinions with other users during the matches and I find some great friend here. (Mara mia ?) Like you sad in one movie: Beautiful memories. And I will have them.

? Berny, Berny...it's the same for me too ?

Russia with the usual bad ECH, but with World Cup and World League, won with tiebreaks, the new king of volleyball ?

Необычная, но заслуженная победа!!!
Ребята лучшие.
RUSSIA!!!

HCLT maybe he has right in this thing. I saw it mate. Poland wins 2:0 over Brazil (unbelievable game) and one moment and Brazil turnover to 3:2, why? Brazil started to play? oh cmon...
Ok, Russia Brazil 0:3, Brazil beat Russia and spanked them.
But Pol - Rus, if you saw this match yesterday, you know, that Alekno after passing to Olympic changed second line up and let play bench players and it was obvious to see the diference. I know, that Polish brothers and Russians have tickets to OG already, but won tiebreak in 13:9 to 15:17? Raylight has maybe truth, Russian goes on top or Brazil have problems in play? or in team? You are Brazilian, so give me explanation if you want. Thanks

JRios, with Dante in form Brazil will be favorite for Olympic Champion, but for 2011 Russia is the king

Thank you for the kind words, Henrique, I am so sorry that I can't hug you

From now on I think that Brazil and Russia will be at one equal level. Poland are making big (unexpected for me) progress with Anastasi, but there are about 6 or 7 (Cuba, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Serbia,USA,Argentina) teams which are below at one level but the difference is not so big and every match against Russia and Brazil can be win. So that's very good for the fans ... we saw it on this World Cup that there is no undefeated team and everybody can make the surprise.

i still don't think about russia and brazil as equals... perhaps they will be approximately on one level for other teams, but if to compare them two, untill we break a psychological barrier against brazil, they'll be a head better then us

NightFox masterpiece comment ?

Wie ktoś może czy Ignaczak robił w czasie Pucharu Świata coś typu " Igła szyte" , bo na dekoracji z tego co widziałem stał z kamerą i tak sobie pomyślałem że może coś tam tworzył ???

Does anybody knows if Ignaczak has done something like " Igłą szyte" during the World Cup, because during decoration he was standing with a camera and that's why I think he could have done something ???

if Wcup was a champ with semi-final and final facing Brazil, both Russia as Poland have failed

We have in Poland one sentence for that kind of words..."If grandmother had a mustache would be a grandfather"...

If WCup was a champ with semi-final and final, Brazil wouldn't reach it, because of losses with Italy, Cuba and Serbia. I know it would sound radical, but why not try Riad as opposite, he could help in the moments when Vissotto is shaky. This guy has ridiculous power in his spikes

Champion, people learn more from victories, than from defeats, but victories against strong teams. I think Argentina is very useful as opponent, they are built to defeat the block-serve game we practice, if we manage to overcome that, the level of our NT will improve

I would like Brazil, Argentina and USA in the group, but with our helpless management that's what we get

We have serious volleyball traditions, but the problem is that we stay on them, without building new traditions. Don't worry, we will not get help from the judges and other teams, but I like it that way

If we play with second squad there will be two better teams than our in the group, don't worry ?

henrique isso è mentira o que foi arrestado è o raul diago por desviar fondos da federação cubana o simon è casado com uma italiana e acho que ja deixou a ilha hahah não pode acreditar em tudo o que diz Bruno Voloch ahahhaha

henrique eu não sou ingenuo sò digo o que me dizem pessoas que moram la e trabalham ali, eu achei que voçe era amigo do bruno voloch se ha alguma pessoa mais faladora de lixo neste mundo è ele, ele acha que o time do brasil não pode perder e que são maquinas ele tambem falou que a nossa levantdora cleguer foi presa igual e não foi nada alem disso sim se pode dizer que eles queriam fugir mas foram pressos na suas casas como se fosse uma prissão domiciliar e agora com respeito aos grupos da liga mundial cuba sem o nosso lar la em havana não chegamos a Final 8 se manten-se o sistema para o ano que vem ai o que è que voçe acha ??? e eu não sou mais o menos eu sou mesmo 99,99% inteligente o outro 1 è de imperfecção como è o caso de toda a gente

Dear henrique...first off all you can't fight against "national sentences" (if grandmother...) cause sentences was written by people much smarter than me and you. Let's me explain my point of view. I hate word "IF" if someone use this word about past. Everything already finished is history so if grand mother had a mustache would be a grandfather. i suppose that only in pol people are used to complain, but i was wrong. But if you use "if" word for the future is ok for me. seconond off all: talking about games pol-bra and pol-rus. This is not new information that we have bra "complex" and after 2-nd set we was already in london, you NOT. That mind could make some problems. About russia: you have right. Pol should won this tie-break. 100% our fault...

I'm allways easy. And stop fighting with me (again) cause you will lost (again)

One more thing...like i said we have complex of bra team so you don't have to tell me that cause i know this very well?...BTW if you are talking about history make you homework more precisily, cause you have F now. When pol beat in 2002 you didn't already qualify. Remember 3:0 in brazil, then was 2:3 and then two 3:2 games in poland. And bra team lost the tie-break similar than we lost against russia. I'll be back tomorrow cause in poland we have now 1AM and i feel tired. Meanwhile you can go eat something.

Yep you don't remember don't ya...like pol-bra games. you said i'm not very smart - maybe but still smarter than you if i won. And double smarter than you if nobody banned me...lol. Goodnight. P.s. Bring me some coffee for a breakfast (in bra you have a lot this - good one?)

I think that tiredness (except differences in motivation) also has part in this 2:3 loss of Poland from Brazil. Poland had long match with Italy before that, where they showed mental strength /or Italy showed mental weakness/ and Brazil had short match. After two sets Brazil were fresher than Poland

First of all smart quote. You have to remember: It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. You need listen mait, because you can't talking with people. Only offensive things. Use your inteligence if you have. I was thinking that something was changed with you, but i was wrong. So remember that quote and start listing too, then maybe i'll give you another chance to talk with me.

Yeah, we are all listening ... Keep going, it has just started to be interesting.

2. Poland
3. Brazil

ouch ! go Cameroon, now is your turn to humiliate Brazil !

So chrison won ? ?

Henrique, I rescpect you, you know it but less offense

we must live present times, not past, truth is that now there is no team which dominated world volleyball (maby Russia a little), Brazil, Italy Poland are behind Russia, Russia, Italy, Poland did grat progress, Brazill is weaker than year ago - o lot so three teams are equal level, everyone can win by day disposition
Henrique deceive you, and you get caught, so he is winner in this game ?

Chrison I agree! This guy Blockmaskinen doesn't write often but when he does it I like what he writes ? Well done Block ? and welcome ?

Yeah champion I like your clichés ? But what I like the most are the last 2 sentences of your comment ?

I understand you, it is just Polish mentality, it won't change unfortunately ?

I want to end my participation in the discussion in this topic by saying congratulations to Russia and Poland for their success this year. Europe showed good volleyball ?

Henrique is just getting warm up. GO ON. Don't give up ! Keep the temperature UP !

Hahaha you can never be Rachel ? - That's for sure xD. But what will happen when you run out of pills ?.We have to send you some more.
Your dark site is "better" than your "light" ! Ask Anakin Skywalker he knows everything about it ?

Hello Henrique! Old friend back. How do you like in the Final Four in Gdansk/Sopot? Why so long there was you on this site?

You should come to the finals in Sofia this year ... maybe I'll introduce you to raylight AWHXHAHXAW ?

Yeah probably, but it would nice competition if Brazilians are off I'm sure ? ?

I'm thinking how will we play in the World League if we don't qualify for the Olympics ... it will be fight for every ball.

Really ? Because I don't see our ticket yet ?

@HCLT: "Sicuramente non mi sono comportato molto bene diante di questa ragazza italiana Pearl. Escusa me, signorina, per favore."
Não se preocupe! Está todo bem! Você fala italiano, muito bem ? My portuguese is pretty bad, but I can read it and I understand when you Brazilian friends write your comment in your language.
Love and peace ?

Me and Henrique fought because we both thought we are gods, but we remembered that God is only one and we decided that angels is enough ?

Gdansk was awesome. The only bad thing was Zyta’s company, she’s so annoying. ;-)

ungrateful bastard ;-)

"I believe the teams will be saving their best for the Olympics, then maybe the WL won’t be so interesting. We’ll see…"
Yep...I'm SO happy this is the year that we're hosting ?

So KubiakAAAAA is fourth? ?

don't lie Henrique ... everybody know that Kaziyski is your favourite POLISH player 0.0

Henrique,I live in Sofia,so I hope to watch live as many matches as possible :D As you said,the teams will be preparing for the Olympics,so they probably won't offer their best + the formula is gonna be a little bit different next year,but I'm still really excited that we're hosting :D
And,do you mean,you like "Kaczynski"/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski/? He seems more like your type of guy :D

"...but also the four-team round robin tournament in pool play. Enjoy!" - Yes,thank you ?
You and Mother Teresa...I can't believe I didn't think of this myself!You are like two peas in a pot ?

@champion: can't believe it!!! So I wasn't the only one ? At first, when I still didn't know Matey very well as a player, I also thought he was Polish because of his surname!!! hahhahahahh...thank you mate: what a relief you gave me!!! ?

well done to Ahmed Abdelhay. his team was last place but he was still best spiker. he should play in italy!!