The Bulgarian national team retains a realistic chance of qualifying among the top 7 teams in the Nations League, who will compete for honors in Ningbo! 🇨🇳 Gianlorenzo Blengini's boys will face Poland in a direct clash of decisive importance, and then they have one last match of the phase. Wins in the two remaining matches and a favorable outcome in the other duels could even propel the Bulgarians to the Top 4. 🇧🇬💪

📊 Who has already secured participation in Ningbo?

After playing half of the third week of the intercontinental phase of the Nations League, two nations are already certain participants in the final phase:

• Brazil

• Italy

Even if they lose their last two matches 0:3, the world champions remain out of reach for some of the pursuers who have already played more matches.

🇵🇱 Poland between hope and fear

The Polish team, which was shocked by Cuba (1:3) a few days ago, can both qualify and be eliminated from the competition. Currently, the "white-reds" have an absolutely equal balance with France – wins, points, game ratio. The only difference comes from "small points," where the French have a slight advantage.

Poland's next two matches are against:

• Bulgaria

• France(a direct duel with the weight of a final)

External threats and many more unknowns

Besides France and Poland, several other teams have a chance for the Top 7:

• USA- need two wins and a favorable outcome

• Slovenia,Ukraine- also with real chances

• IranandBulgaria – although at the bottom of the table of contenders for the finals, with 2 matches ahead of them, with full points they can even jump into the Top 4

• Germany– also in the fight
  
  

  No.	Team	Matches	Wins	Points	Set Ratio	Point Ratio
  1	Brazil 🇧🇷	9	26	3.222	1.104	1.104
  2	Italy 🇮🇹	8	22	1.928	1.126	1.126
  3	France 🇫🇷	7	20	1.666	1.073	1.073
  4	Poland 🇵🇱	7	20	1.666	1.026	1.026
  5	Japan 🇯🇵	7	20	1.411	1.051	1.051
  6	Cuba 🇨🇺	6	19	1.130	1.013	1.013
  7	Ukraine 🇺🇦	6	18	1.090	1.002	1.002
  8	Slovenia 🇸🇮	6	17	1.117	1.022	1.022
  9	USA 🇺🇸	6	16	1.055	0.988	0.988
  10	Iran 🇮🇷	5	16	1.047	1.016	1.016
  11	Bulgaria 🇧🇬	5	15	1.055	0.983	0.983
  12	Argentina 🇦🇷	5	14	0.875	0.999	0.999
  13	Germany 🇩🇪	4	15	0.954	1.004	1.004

Cuba surprised everyone

Despite the 2:3 loss to France,Cubaclimbed to6th placeand joined the battle for a ticket to Ningbo with a bang. The form of Yant and company in the last matches is truly impressive. 🇨🇺

⚠️ Who will be relegated?

At the bottom remained:

• Serbia

• Netherlands

China is not counted in this ranking as the host of the finals. One of the two teams -SerbiaorNetherlands- will be relegated from the Nations League. Final playoffs are expected in the battle for survival.

🎯 Conclusion

Nothing is decided yet. Bulgaria, despite everything, remains in the game. A win over Poland will open the door. And the direct clash between France and Poland in the last round could turn out to be a gift, provided we do our job. 🇧🇬