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Italy beat Spain 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21) in the final contested on Sunday. France finished the tournament in third place after thrashing Germany 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-16) in the ‘small final’. Portugal beat Belgium 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-15) to claim fifth place – as the Netherlands ended up at the bottom of the final charts. All teams apart from Italy will contest the second round of qualifications scheduled for April 2023 – and vie there for a spot in the Final Round.
Individual awards
Setter: Simone Porro (ITA)
Outside hitters: Simone Bertoncello (ITA), Marcio Garcia Dominguez (ESP)
Middle blockers: Nicola Zara (ITA), Pierre Delaporte (FRA)
Opposite hitter: Diego Armando Kunda Visciglia (ESP)
Libero: Andrea Giani (ITA)
MVP: Simone Porro (ITA)
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