Check out the FIVB Volleyball Nations League preliminary round matches to follow on Thursday and how to follow the matches live.
Italy (3-2, 9 points) vs. China (1-5, 2 points)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. (7 a.m. EST) in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Italy roster: None
Former NCAA players on China roster: None
Japan (6-0, 18 points) vs. Brazil (4-1, 12 points)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. (7 a.m. EST) in Orleans, France
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Japan roster: None
Former NCAA players on Brazil roster: None
Canada (1-5, 2 points) vs. Bulgaria (1-4, 5 points)
Match vitals: 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EST) in Orleans, France
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Canada roster: Justin Lui (Stanford)
Former NCAA players on Bulgaria roster: Alex Nikolov (Long Beach State)
Serbia (2-3, 6 points) vs. Germany (1-5, 4 points)
Match vitals: 4:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EST) in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Serbia roster: None
Former NCAA players on Germany roster: None
Netherlands (3-2, 10 points) vs. Poland (4-1, 9 points)
Match vitals: 8 p.m. (2 p.m. EST) in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Netherlands roster: None
Former NCAA players on Poland roster: None
Slovenia (5-1, 15 points) vs. Cuba (1-4, 3 points)
Match vitals: 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EST) in in Orleans, France
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (VolleyballWorld)
Former NCAA players on Slovenia roster: None
Former NCAA players on Cuba roster: None