The South Korean women's volleyball team, led by Cesar Hernandez Gonzalez, lost to Japan in the fourth Group C qualifying match for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Uchi, Poland, by a set score of 1-3 (25-20 17-25 19-25 17-25).
As a result, the women's volleyball team, which lost four consecutive matches in Group C qualifying for the Paris Olympics, failed to advance to the Paris Olympics. The dream of the fourth consecutive Olympic finals has also been canceled. The myth of the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics is the myth of scattered women's volleyball as if it were a dream.
South Korea has only nine points even if it wins all three remaining games, and it cannot surpass Italy and the United States, which have won 12 points by winning four games side by side in Group C. In the final qualifying round for the Paris Olympics, a total of six countries, the first and second-ranked teams in the group, will win tickets to the finals.
Six of the 12 countries will be assigned to the world ranking and France, the host country of the Paris Olympics. As a result, Korea is already in a position to watch the Paris Olympics because it cannot cross Italy and the United States in Group C.
Korea did well in its own way, bringing a set in terms of performance in the match against the U.S. After losing 0-3 to Italy in the first game, they lost 1-3 to Poland, ranked seventh in the world, in the second game. He then finished the third game against Germany with a set score of 2-3 to increase his chances of winning one game, but he was disappointed by the come-from-behind loss against the U.S.
Kang So-hwi scored 13 points, Pyo Seung-joo scored 11 points, and Jung Ho-young scored 10 points. However, it failed to overcome the wall of the U.S., which is ranked third in the world. It did well in its own way amid the initially expected results, but there was no miracle.
The remaining three games for Cesar are expected to be a stage for revenge. After a day off on the 21st, they will play Colombia on the 22nd, Thailand on the 23rd, and Slovenia on the 24th. They must win, and they are enough opponents to try.
Earlier, Cesar's team lost all 23 games of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and lost 6th place at the 2023 Asian Volleyball Championship. The preliminary round for the Paris Olympics is confirming the possibility of the future with better performance. Now we need a game of victory.
The team will also host the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games from October 1. Although it failed to advance to the finals of the Paris Olympics, it is necessary to focus on the Asian Games and increase its power further.