U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
GOOD TIMES: An infl ux of younger players brought energy to the U.S. roster in 2014. Photo: FIVB
(July 15-19) along with the host country and one team from Group B.
In 2014, the United States won its second FIVB World League title in the history of the program. Outside hitter Taylor Sander was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker and David Lee was named Best Blocker. Opposite Matt Ander- son led all World League scorers in pool play. The U.S. Men, ranked No. 5 in the world by the FIVB, played Russia at the Pyramid and Bulgaria at Sears Centre
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Arena in 2014. They also played Iran at the Galen Center dur- ing the 2014 USAV Cup.
Russia, the defending Olympic champion, is ranked No. 2 in the world, Poland is No. 3 and Iran is No. 10. Poland won the 2014 FIVB World Championship where Russia placed fi fth, Iran sixth and the United States seventh. The United States won its fi rst FIVB World League title
in 2008, fi nished second in 2012, and placed third in 2007 and 1992.
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