News The group draw for the men's volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has thrown up a host of fascinating clashes Following the confirmation of the final five qualifiers – Poland, Iran, France, Canada and Mexico – over the weekend, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced on Monday (6 June) how the 12 teams will be divided up A very strong looking pool A features host nation and current world no 1 Brazil along with 2015 World Cup winners and runners-up, the USA and Italy respectively, plus 2015 World League and European champions France Canada and Mexico complete the group, and with the former winning bronze at last year’s Pan-American Games they will hope to challenge their rivals in Rio Players praise Maracanãzinho after World League finals double up as volleyball test event ‘Brazil will be hard to beat at home,’ says USA volleyball captain David Lee The top clash in pool B will be between Russia, the reigning Olympic champions, and Poland, who won the last world championship, in 2014 They will be challenged by the ever-improving Iran, who are led by legendary Argentinian coach Raul Lozano, and Argentina, who boast star players such as Luciano De Cecco and Sebastian Solé Cuba and Egypt complete the group The top four sides from each pool will progress to the elimination round, starting with the quarter-finals Check out the volleyball world rankings The groups for the women's volleyball tournament at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were announced in May, after Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico completed the line-up Olympic preview Before the Rio 2016 Games, top teams will compete in the World League between 16 June and 17 July, with the finals to be played in Krakow, Poland Brazil will play their home games (against Iran, Argentina and the USA) at Carioca Arena 1, in Barra Olympic Park During the Olympic Games, the venue will host basketball