The Ukrainian national volleyball team failed to cope with Serbia in its first match at the 2022 World Cup. Wards of Ugis Krastins lost to the group favorite in three sets - 26:28; 21:25; 20:25.

The captain of the Blue-and-Yellows Oleg Plotnitsky became the most productive player in the Ukrainian team, scoring 17 points..

In another match of group A, where the Ukrainians play, Tunisia beat Puerto Rico in three sets. Thus, it was Tunisia and Serbia that completed the first round as leaders of the quartet.

The next match the national team of Ukraine will hold on August 29 against Tunisia. The meeting will start at 21:30 Kyiv time.

At the same time, on August 31, the Blue-Yellows will play the final match of the group stage with Puerto Rico..

16 teams will advance to the playoffs - two from each group, as well as the four best third-place winners.

Recall that the Ukrainian national volleyball team plays at the 2022 World Cup instead of disqualified Russia. Earlier, the aggressor country was deprived of the right to host the planetary championship, and the Russian team was suspended from the tournament.