Following are Friday's results from the matches of the 2006
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) women's volleyball world
championship:
??? Group A:
??? Chinese Taipei bt South Korea, 3-2 (26-24,
16-25, 29-27, 24-26,15-10)
??? Poland bt Costa Rica, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25,
25-11, 25-14)
??? Japan bt Kenya, 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-10)
??? Group B:
??? Dominican Republic lost to Azerbaijan, 1-3
(25-21, 21-25, 21-25,14-25)
??? Russia bt Germany, 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 17-25,
25-23)
??? Mexico lost to China, 0-3 (0-25, 10-25,
12-25)
??? Group C:
??? Brazil bt Netherlands, 3-2 (25-18, 23-25,
23-25, 25-18, 15-9)
??? Puerto Rico bt Kazakhstan, 3-1 (25-23, 22-25,
25-20, 25-23)
??? United States bt Cameroon, 3-0 (25-17, 25-18,
25-11)
??? Group D:
??? Peru lost to Serbia and Montenegro, 2-3
(25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 16-25, 23-25)
??? Cuba bt Egypt, 3-0, (25-9, 25-9, 25-15)
Turkey lost to Italy, 0-3 (23-25, 17-25, 14-25)
(Xinhua News Agency November 4, 2006)