OQM-06, BELGIUM v GERMANY, Match Centre

Overview

Head-to-Head

These nations will meet for the second consecutive time in the European Olympic Qualification tournament. On 5 January 2016, Germany claimed a 3-0 group stage victory over Belgium in Berlin. György Grozer scored a match-high 19 points.
Belgium beat Germany in five sets in last year's European Championship group stage match in Brussels. Germany's Christian Fromm (27) and Belgium's Sam Deroo (19) finished as their team's leading scorer.
Belgium have lost all their four matches against Germany (including East and West) in world level major competitions (World Championship, World League, Olympic Games, Grand Champions Cup, World Cup and Volleyball Nations League), including three in straight sets.

Facts & Figures

Belgium

Belgium began their CEV Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification 2020 campaign with a 3-0 defeat against Slovenia.
Belgium competed in one Olympic Games, in 1968 (8th). Belgium received a wildcard for those Games after Romania withdrew from the competition.
Belgium have now lost all four of their matches in European Olympic Qualification tournaments. Their only set win came in a 3-1 loss against Serbia in 2016.
Jolan Cox was Belgium's top scorer against Slovenia – 19 points, while Sam Deroo added 17 points and Tomas Rousseaux nine. These three were the only Belgians to score more than three points.
Sam Deroo had four stuff blocks for Belgium on Sunday, as many as all Slovenia players combined.

Germany

Germany started their CEV Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification 2020 campaign on home soil with a 3-0 win over Czech Republic.
Germany competed in each of the last four European Olympic Qualification tournaments (2004-2016), but failed to secure an Olympic ticket on all four occasions.
György Grozer was the top scorer in the match between Germany and Czech Republic on Sunday, scoring 21 points. Christian Fromm (16) and Denys Kaliberda (12) also reached double figures.
Grozer hit eight of Germany's nine aces against Czech Republic.

Match Polls

Loading...
Watch Live

All matches are available LIVE on: www.eurovolley.tv

However, please be aware that the stream may be blocked in your country by a third-party service.

Following the conclusion of the match, a short recap video will be made available on the platform.
Find your Broadcaster
Who Qualifies?

After completion of a single round robin in each of the two pools, the top two teams will play crossed semi-finals. This is followed by a winner-takes-it-all final, where a much-coveted ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be at stake.
More