Although volleyball is not as popular as football and basketball, it has a great number of fans and people who download 22Bet app to bet on their favorite teams. Yet, some countries show better results than others. And these 4 countries are the best.
Brazil
The Brazil team has 10 Olympic medals in classic volleyball, and nine medals from World Indoor Championships. Brazil also won 17 World Grand Prix and won 18 FIVB medals.
On the beach, too, the Brazilians lead the way. They simply play beach volleyball from their childhood and all year round. Well, geography and climate allow them to do so. Brazil has everything for a good game of volleyball. So, they are particularly well coached in this sport.
All in all, Brazilian beach volleyball players have won thirteen Olympic medals, and by far have the most medals in world championships. In the past Olympic Games in Rio, the host country could take three medals in four disciplines. Yet, many fans were very disappointed by this haul.
The USA
The USA has six gold medals in beach volleyball at six Olympic Games. And it should be noted that this is by far the most serious volleyball accomplishment in the United States.
Indoors, things are much more modest. Bronze for the women, which they took at the Rio Olympics. And before that, except for two bronze and three silver medals, they had never won anything. The men boast three gold and two bronze Olympic medals.
China
China was pulled into third place on this list by the women. The Chinese women’s volleyball team currently has five world indoor medals, six Olympic indoor medals, four medals from world championships and two Olympic medals in beach volleyball. At the Rio Olympics, the Chinese women won their third Olympic gold.
The Chinese men have something to look up to. In the meantime, they can only envy their women and reassure themselves that they still have a long way to go.
Germany
Germany shows great beach volleyball. The German men won the 2012 Olympic beach volleyball gold and the women made the podium in Rio. Both times, the German duos defeated the hot Brazilians. What’s more, the Germans won five world championship beach medals, losing only to the USA and Brazil.
All in all, these countries show the greatest results in volleyball. Yet, you can become professional if you don’t live there. Just train regularly, learn defensive volleyball drills, and achieve your best results.