Poland 's win against Belgium follows victories against Canada, France and Russia at the Wagner Memorial tournament just over a week ago. They finished fifth at the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League earlier this year and will look to build on that result when they begin their World Championship campaign against Cuba on Wednesday, September 12. They will then take on Puerto Rico, Finland, Iran and co-hosts Bulgaria in First Round Pool D in Varna, Bulgaria.
Belgium's preparations have also included recent friendlies against Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Coach Andrea Anastasi's men also begin the World Championship next Wednesday but in Pool A in Florence, Italy against Argentina. They then take on co-hosts Italy, Slovenia, Japan and the Dominican Republic.
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship begins on Sunday with Italy taking on Japan in Rome and Bulgaria playing Finland in Varna. Both matches start at 19.30 local time/17.30 GMT. Stay with us on fivb.com for the latest news in the build-up to and during the World Championships. Get more on the FIVB's pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Teams lined up on Tuesday at the NETTO Arena in Szczecin:
Poland: Grzegorz Lomacz, Damian Schulz, Jakub Kochanowski, Mateusz Bieniek, Michal Kubiak, Aleksander Sliwka, Pawel Zatorski (L) - Dawid Konarski, Fabian Drzyzga, Artur Szulpuk, Piotr Nowakowski, Bartosz Kwolek
Belgium: Hendrik Tuerlinckx, Sam Deroo, Igor Grobelny , Simon Van de Voorde, Matthias Valkiers, Pieter Coolman, Jelle Ribbens (L) - Bram Van Der Dries, Stijn D'Hulst, Francois Lecat, Kevin Klinkeberg, Tomas Rousseaux