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Earvin Ngapeth"I am ok, but injured a little bit so we don't want to take any risks. It is not very serious, but I cannot play my normal game at the moment. We need to make a good game, concentrate on our team performance and take confidence for the rest of the tournament."
France's today's second libero
Overview
The first match for the European Champions of 2015, is against Romania who make their 17th appearance and first since a 12th place in 1995 at the EuroVolley. France have won 99 matches at the EuroVolley and can become the fifth team to reach 100 wins. While the record for France against Romania (W1-L8) is in Romania’s favour, France have consistently played against the European elite over the last years, with their last loss against Romania in 1995.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeDavid FERNANDEZ FUENTESESPSecond RefereeNikolai KNIZHNIKOVRUS
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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
- How To Attend
#EuroVolleyM
Team
FRANCE 
Address
17, rue Georges Clémenceau CHOISY LE ROI - CedexContacts
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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31Competitions 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 easily crush Romania
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 ROMANIA.
FRANCE number of service aces compared to ROMANIA
Errors leading to points of FRANCE, next to those from ROMANIA
Stephen Boyer"As for every first game of a competition, it's important to play with a smile, really enjoy it. As a team, we played well. I'm happy for the crowd tonight and for our good start."
France's opposite
Laurentiu Lica"They play well at home, that's why it was difficult for us to play our best volleyball. We'll try to improve in the upcoming matches, possible winning our first set, and then more. We're looking forward to playing against Portugal and Greece."
Romania's captain
France Coach, Laurent TILLIE: "We always think that the first match in a competition is tougher than the others, so we were very focused and I liked it. We had some great points with incredible defense which kept us in the match."
Ciprian Matei"It was a difficult game for us because we played against the home team, our first game in a Euro in 24 years. We made a lot of mistakes and I think that is why France won."
Romania's outside hitter
