Twenty-four years after their incredible run of three consecutive titles in the 1990s, Italy claimed their fourth at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022 held in Poland and Slovenia to become the second most decorated country in the history of the competition, after the Soviet Union with six world titles.
Men's World Championship 2022
Year in Review: Young Italian squad bring in country’s fourth world title
Star playmaker Simone Giannelli claims the World Championship MVP award
Published 08:00, 01 Jan 2023
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Fabio Balaso and Simone Giannelli celebrate after the final whistle
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2022 world champions Italy
“It doesn’t feel real! I’m so happy and so excited! I can’t think of anything, I can only smile and laugh. I’m so proud of my team, proud to be Italian and proud to be a world champion.” Simone Giannelli, setter and captain of Italy, World Championship 2022 gold medallist and MVP
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The Spodek Arena welcomed the final of the 2022 World Championship
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Wallace’s swan song ends after a bronze-coloured ace!
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The Men’s World Championship Dream Team