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Volleyball - 13. October 2014.

USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium

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In front of 12,600 thrilled fans in Milan's Mediolanum Forum, USA overpowered China 3-1 (27-25, 25-20, 16-25, 26-24) to claim their first FIVB World Championship title ever. It is a historic night for American volleyball, for this is their first ever title in a major FIVB competition.

 World No. 1 Brazil finished third, outlasting hosts Italy 3-2 (25-15, 25-13, 22-25, 22-25, 15-7) in an epic five-set thriller at FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014.

Despite their legacy of success over the past 30-plus years, the USA had never won the World Championship title - or any of the three major women's international titles including the Olympic Games and FIVB World Cup before.

Best scorers of Sunday's gold medal match were Kimberly Hill for USA and Chunlei Zeng for China with 20 kills each. USA had the edge in blocking (14-9) and serving (6-5).

USA coach Karch Kiraly: "We came here to make history and we made it. It was a tough battle, but we made it."
USA captain Christa Dietzen: "It's the first time for the USA and we made it. We represented present and future volleyball programs, but most importantly we did it together."

United States have qualified for the final for the second time at the World Championships. In 2002, they lost 3-2 against Italy.

United States have won two silver and two bronze medals at the world championships and have become the third nation to complete the medal set following Russia/Soviet Union and Japan.
In the match for bronze, World No. 1 Brazil overcame the disappointment of Saturday's semifinal defeat to USA and outlasted hosts Italy 3-2 (25-15, 25-13, 22-25, 22-25, 15-7) in front of a 12,600-strong sellout crowd, to finish third in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships. It is Brazil's fourth-best appearance ever, after the silver medals of 1994, 2006 and 2010. For Italy, it is the second-best finish ever after the gold medal of 2002.

Best scorer of the bronze medal match was Italy's Valentina Diouf with 31 points. Sheilla contributed 21 kills for Brazil. Brazil had the edge in blocking (11-6), Italy in serving (7-5).

Brazil have finished in the top four for the fifth time in the last six editions, finishing the third time in a row on the podium. They only finished seventh in 2002. Italy have finished in the top four for the third time after 2002 (gold), 2006 (fourth) and today (fourth).

Brazil have surpassed Japan's 87 wins at the World Championship. Only Russia/Soviet Union have won more matches (120)

Medal Round Match Results
For bronze: Italy-Brazil / 2-3 / VIEW
For gold: China-USA / 1-3 / VIE

FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014 Dream Team

Best Outside Spiker: Ting Zhu (China)
Second Best Outside Spiker: Kimberly Hill (USA)
Best Middle Blocker: Thaisa (Brazil)
Second Best Middle Blocker: Junjing Yang (China)
Best Libero: Monica DeGennaro (Italy)
Best Setter: Alisha Glass (USA)
Best Opposite: Sheilla (Brazil)
Most Valuable Player: Kimberly Hill (USA)
Final Ranking
1. USA
2. China
3. Brazil
4. Italy
5. Russia
-. Dominican Republic
7. Japan
-. Serbia
9. Germany
-. Turkey
11. Belgium
--. Bulgaria
13. Croatia
--. Netherlands
15. Azerbaijan
--. Kazakhstan
17. Argentina
--. Canada
--. Thailand
--. Puerto Rico
21. Tunisia
--. Cameroon
--. Mexico
--. Cuba

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