Viktor Yosifov"This is the first big match for us in this tournament. I think we are ready and we expect a physical game against one of the best teams in Europe. It's always great to play in front of a full crowd, so we're looking forward to it."
Bulgaria's captain
Julien Lyneel"We're excited to play against Bulgaria. After our three wins, we're hoping to play the same way tonight, especially with all the amazing crowd cheering for us."
France's outside spiker
Overview
One of the highlight matches in Pool A is the clash between France and Bulgaria. In the 2019 Volleyball Nations League a 5 set thriller ended in Bulgaria’s favour. Overall their record is even with 7 wins and 7 losses.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeStephan GRIEDERSUISecond RefereeDavid FERNANDEZ FUENTESESP
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Venue Information
L'Arena is the first new-generation multi‐purpose hall in France. This venue can host concerts, sports events, congresses, and exhibitions. L'Arena offers an ideal location, just a few hundred meters from the airport and with tram connection to the city center. The Arena has been designed with visitor comfort in mind: bars, luggage rooms, air conditioning, information screens, and entertainment...: unrivaled conditions of comfort ensuring that you make the most of its exceptional events program Capacity: 10700
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Team
FRANCE 
Address
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Previous Games
| 28/09/2019 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 27/09/2019 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 24/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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32Competitions Played
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3Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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78%Win %
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23Sets Won
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718Points Won
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53%Attack %
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54%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Mulhouse
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Montpellier
- Height: 192 cm
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Saint-Raphaël
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Champigny-sur-Marne
- Height: 209 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Poitiers
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Paris
- Height: 207 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Royan
- Height: 199 cm
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Soisy-sous-Montmorency
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Dunkerque
- Height: 202 cm
Recent Results
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France stun Bulgaria in straight sets
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of FRANCE compared to BULGARIA.
FRANCE number of service aces compared to BULGARIA
Errors leading to points of FRANCE, next to those from BULGARIA
Benjamin Toniutti"I'm really happy with the way we all played tonight. We won our games 3-0 but that's not important, what matters is to win all matches, hopefully till the end."
France's captain
Tsvetan Sokolov"What can I say? It was really one of the worst games we have played. We played bad Volleyball with a lot of mistakes but we need to forget this match as tomorrow is another day and another game."
Bulgaria's opposite
Stephen Boyer"It was a bit hard to play three matches in a row, but we rested to be fully loaded for this particular game that was crucial for the ranking. I do not think they play at the level tonight but our victory was really efficient."
France's opposite
