Volleyball players of the Russian national team defeated the Argentine team in the Women's World Cup , which is taking place these days in Japan.
The meeting in Toyama ended with a score of 3-0 (25:21, 25:16, 25:21) in favor of the Russians, with Natalia Goncharova and Ksenia Parubets scoring 12 points each.
Sergio Busato's team, who won their sixth victory in seven games, scored 16 points and are in third place in the competition standings . The leaders are the teams of China (20 points) and the USA (17). In the next match on September 24, the Russians will meet the Dutch, who are fourth.
Meanwhile, the current World Cup holders, the Chinese, continued their winning streak at the current tournament in the last round, defeating their stars and stripes in three sets.
Until September 29, World Cup participants will play one match with each opponent, after which the winner of the trophy will be determined based on the number of points scored.
The Russian women's team has never won the World Cup in history, but in 1999 they won silver medals.