Denmark qualify for Volley World Championships for the first time in 60 years

[p]This marks only the second time in history that the Danish men's volleyball team will participate in the World Championship. The last time was in 1966, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/UPXrPaV6/"]Denmark[/a] qualified as a replacement team.[/p][p]Consequently, this is the first time in history that a Danish men's national volleyball team has qualified for the World Championship based on sporting merit.[/p][p]It is the national team's performance at the ongoing European Championship in Italy that has propelled Denmark high enough in the world rankings to make a World Championship spot a reality, according to Volleyball Denmark.[/p][embed guid="38ba08a5-7a1a-4293-8ca7-fa90fe1b3e17" url="https://x.com/VolleyActu/status/2101762459031761183" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]The European Championship results mean the national team has secured one of the 15 World Championship spots allocated via the world rankings.[/b][/p][p][b]"World Championship qualification marks a milestone in the ongoing development of the Danish men's national team over the past several years,"[/b] the federation writes.[/p][p]On Sunday, the Danish national team lost in the Round of 16 to the Italian World Championship hosts, who are also the reigning world champions.[/p][p]Denmark was not given much of a chance in a tough preliminary group at the European Championship, but surprising victories over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/xQmC3s6a/"]Netherlands[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/estonia/jk1i2HHl/"]Estonia[/a], along with crucial set wins against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/serbia/QwWn3Qis/"]Serbia[/a], propelled the Danes into the Round of 16.[/p][p]A total of 32 teams will participate in next year's World Championship in Poland. The tournament takes place in September.[/p]