Match Centre Overview Pre-Match Match Post-Match List of Players Preview Host City Referees Tweet Share {{timeLabels[currentTimeType]}} Select your time List of Players Italy 12 Francesca Piccinini c 3 Noemi Signorile 6 Monica De Gennaro l 7 Raphaela Folie 9 Nadia Centoni 11 Cristina Chirichella 13 Valentina Arrighetti 14 Eleonora Lo Bianco 15 Antonella Del Core 16 Caterina Bosetti 17 Valentina Fatou Diouf 18 Carolina Del Pilar Costagrande More Info on the Team Japan 3 Saori Kimura c 1 Miyu Nagaoka 2 Hitomi Nakamichi 4 Arisa Takada 5 Arisa Sato l 7 Mai Yamaguchi 12 Yuki Ishii 13 Risa Shinnabe 14 Yukiko Ebata 16 Saori Sakoda 17 Kana Ono 19 Haruka Miyashita More Info on the Team Preview Volleyball 03/10/2014 Italy versus Japan Each of the four previous meetings at the World Championship between these sides were decided in straight sets. In 1978 and 1986, the Asian side won by 3-0 and in 2002 and 2006 the Europeans triumphed without dropping a set. More Host City Bari - PALAFLORIA Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, one of the richest archaeological regions in Italy. It was first colonized by Mycenanean Greeks and received influence from many Mediterranean cultures and populations. More info about the city Referees Borislav Gospodinov Pobornikov NationalityBulgariaBirth Date2/23/1959Birth PlaceSofiaVolleyball International Referee Nominated1998 Aziz Yener NationalityTurkeyBirth Date1/1/1961Birth PlaceTurkeyVolleyball International Referee Nominated2001
