Without a doubt, the Norwegian duo defeated Latvia, and thus advanced to the men's beach volleyball final at Tokyo 2020.
This Friday night, in the final for the gold medal, the Norwegians will face Russia; meanwhile, in the duel for the bronze medal, the Latvians will face Qatar.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Norway vs Latvia live, as well as the latest information from Shiokaze Park in the Tokyo 2020 Men's Beach Volleyball semifinals. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's up-to-the-minute live online coverage.
Likewise, a couple of days ago, the pair formed by Plavins and Tocs defeated 2-0 Brazil, which Morais and Cerutti represent, with sets in favor of 21-16 and 21-19.
Last Tuesday, the pair formed by Mol and Sorum defeated 2-0 to COR (Russia), which was composed by Leshukov and Semenov, with sets in favor 21-17 and 21-19.
With five points, after two wins and one loss, the Latvian duo finished first in Group B and advanced directly to the knockout stage. In the second round of the tournament, they beat Brazil 2-0, while in the final round, they defeated another Brazilian pair 2-0.
The Norwegian pair was placed in Group A, together with Russia, Spain and Australia; after finishing in second position - after scoring six points, the result of two wins and one loss - they advanced directly to the round of 16, where they eliminated the Netherlands 2-0, and then defeated Russia 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
The medalists of the beach volleyball tournament in this edition of the Olympic Games are about to be defined; this Thursday morning, the pairs of Norway and Latvia will try to become the first to qualify for the final; the remaining one will come out of the duel between Qatar and Russia.
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s LIVE coverage of the Men's Beach Volleyball Semifinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Norway vs Latvia!
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