Cruzeiro and Campinas: the Club World Championship table and the record chase
Campinas and Cruzeiro now know the draw for the men’s Volleyball Club World Championship, to be played in Poland from 15 December. Campinas are in Group A with Ziraat Bankkart, Foolad Sirjan and Warta Zawiercie; Cruzeiro, in Group B, open against Perugia and can become the outright most successful club with five titles.

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Campinas e Cruzeiro já conhecem o caminho no Mundial de Clubes de vôlei masculino, que será disputado na Polônia a partir de 15 de dezembro. A tabela saiu na quinta-feira (29), divulgada pela Federação Internacional de Voleibol.
O time paulista, campeão do Sul-Americano de Clubes, está no Grupo A e abre a competição contra o Ziraat Bankkart, turco que terminou em terceiro na última temporada europeia. Na mesma chave estão o iraniano Foolad Sirjan e o Warta Zawiercie, campeão polonês e bronze no Mundial passado. Os jogos do grupo acontecem entre 15 e 17 de dezembro, em Katowice e Sosnowiec.
Já o Cruzeiro, no Grupo B, estreia diante do Perugia, campeão mundial e europeu, dono de três taças do torneio e algoz do Campinas na semifinal da edição anterior. Depois vêm o estreante Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi, campeão asiático, e o Al Ahly, do Egito.
Campeão em 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021 e 2024, o time mineiro tem cinco títulos, os mesmos do Trentino. Como o clube italiano ficou fora desta edição, o Cruzeiro pode se isolar como maior vencedor — e, se terminar no pódio, alcança as dez medalhas do rival europeu.
São quatro clubes por grupo, representando quatro continentes; os dois primeiros avançam à etapa de Częstochowa. As semifinais estão marcadas para o dia 19, e a final para o dia 20, um domingo, mesma data da disputa do terceiro lugar.
Grupo A: Campinas, Warta Zawiercie, Ziraat Bankkart e Foolad Sirjan. Grupo B: Cruzeiro, Perugia, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi e Al Ahly.
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