<p>Spearheaded by a 13-point effort from Mauricio Silva, Brazil trounced Canada 25-21, 25-22, 25-13 in a one-sided contest. Cargnin Paese (8) and Tiago Wesz (7) contributed with important points in their win. Chief blocker Renan did well with five impotant blocks.<br /><br />France, who faced little trouble blowing away Greece on Friday, played a tough contest against against Argentina to come on top 19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11. <br />Guillaume Quesque was the top scorer for the French team with 14 points while Frederic Barais and Julien Lyneel added twelve points apiece. <br /><br />Argentina held an upperhand in smashes, blocks and aces. However, they made too many errors.<br /><br /> Belgium, who lost to top-seeded Iran in their previoius encounter, pulled off a thumping 25-12, 32-20, 25-21 win over Egypt in Pool B. <br /><br />Kevin Klinkenberg gave Belgium an edge in attack with 18 points from 34 smashes. Egypt's sudden aggression did rattle Belgium but the latter came on top with a disciplined performance.<br /><br />Coming into the match after a convincing win over Belarus, United States posted a comfortable 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 win over Tunisia.<br /><br />In a late night match on Friday, Brazil edged 2007 runners-up Russia 30-28, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19). <br /><br />Agencies <br /><br />Results: On Saturday: Brazil bt Canada 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-13); France bt Argentina 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11); Belgium bt Egypt 3-0 (25-12, 32-20, 25-21); USA bt Tunisia 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21).<br /><br />On Friday: Brazil bt Russia 3-1 (30-28, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19).</p>
<p>Spearheaded by a 13-point effort from Mauricio Silva, Brazil trounced Canada 25-21, 25-22, 25-13 in a one-sided contest. Cargnin Paese (8) and Tiago Wesz (7) contributed with important points in their win. Chief blocker Renan did well with five impotant blocks.<br /><br />France, who faced little trouble blowing away Greece on Friday, played a tough contest against against Argentina to come on top 19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11. <br />Guillaume Quesque was the top scorer for the French team with 14 points while Frederic Barais and Julien Lyneel added twelve points apiece. <br /><br />Argentina held an upperhand in smashes, blocks and aces. However, they made too many errors.<br /><br /> Belgium, who lost to top-seeded Iran in their previoius encounter, pulled off a thumping 25-12, 32-20, 25-21 win over Egypt in Pool B. <br /><br />Kevin Klinkenberg gave Belgium an edge in attack with 18 points from 34 smashes. Egypt's sudden aggression did rattle Belgium but the latter came on top with a disciplined performance.<br /><br />Coming into the match after a convincing win over Belarus, United States posted a comfortable 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 win over Tunisia.<br /><br />In a late night match on Friday, Brazil edged 2007 runners-up Russia 30-28, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19). <br /><br />Agencies <br /><br />Results: On Saturday: Brazil bt Canada 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-13); France bt Argentina 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11); Belgium bt Egypt 3-0 (25-12, 32-20, 25-21); USA bt Tunisia 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21).<br /><br />On Friday: Brazil bt Russia 3-1 (30-28, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19).</p>
