Despite its defeat on the last day of the 1st round at the World Volleyball World Cup against Serbia (0-3), the national team went to the knockout stages, being classified the best among the teams occupying 3rd place.
It is ahead of Canada to the marked/conceded points ratio (0.900 against 0.891) to snatch the last qualifying ticket.
It is the second time in its history that Tunisia has managed to reach the knockout stages in this competition, after the 2006 edition.
Tunisia will face the organizing country during this tour, Poland, next Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Tunisian time.
Recall that Tunisia had beaten the Puerto Rico on the 1st day on the 3-0 score, and had lost its 2nd game against Ukraine (0-3).
Here is, moreover, the program of these 8th finals:
In Gliwice (Poland)
Poland (1) – Tunisia (16)
United States (8)-Turkey (9)
Serbia (4) – Argentina (13)
Brazil (5) – Iran (12)
In Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Slovenia (2) – Germany (15)
Netherlands (7)-Ukraine (10)
Italy (3) – Cuba (14)
France (6) – Japan (11)
