Portugal suffered the third defeat against Israel in the European volleyball championship, placing them in a very complicated position in the fight for the round of 16 of the competition.
The Portuguese failed to reverse the negative trend of previous encounters with Israel at this stage of the tournament, resulting in a defeat that puts the passage to the next round in doubt.
With this defeat, the Portuguese national team sees its chances of advancing in the competition significantly reduced, given the accumulated negative results in this phase of the European championship.
The Portuguese team needed positive results in this final stretch of the group phase to secure a place among the eight best-ranked teams, something that is now much more difficult to achieve.
