The Poles will be competing for the World Championships medal for the third time in a row. In 2014 and 2018, Biało-Czerwoni won the final against the Brazilians and won the gold medal. Now Poland will face Brazil in the semi-finals. It is unclear if Paweł Zatorski, who is suffering from health issues, will play in the match.

Pawel Zatorski injured. He wasn’t training. Will he arrive in Brazil?

Media and fans found out that the Polish Libero was traumatized in the match against USA by media and fans after the match ended. Zatorski refused to grant interviews to journalists gathered in the so-called mixed zone. – I’m sorry, but I’m going because I ‘struggled’ a bit, the Polish representative told media representatives, whom Agnieszka Niedzialek spoke about on Sport.pl. Now more information about the 32-year-old’s health is being obtained from the Polish staff camp. They are not optimistic.

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“Zati may have a problem with the abdominal muscles. He does not actively participate in more dynamic training” – informed Polsat Sport journalist Marcin Lepa on Friday evening.

At the moment, however, it’s unclear how serious Zatorski’s issues are. The Polish national team staff hasn’t made any official announcement about it. After the quarter-final, coach Nikola Grbiæ assured that no one would want to risk the health of the experienced libero. – We don’t want to take any risks. We have Jakub Popiwczak in reserve, if needed.

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The semi-final against Brazil will take place on Saturday September 10 in Katowice. Start at 6:00 p.m.