2024 World Women's Volleyball League, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thailand women's volleyball team challenged the United States women's volleyball team, in the end, the Thai team suffered a 1-3 black start, after the game, many Thai players also smiled helplessly, really can't beat the United States team, the Thai team also tried their best.
The Thai team is an Asian powerhouse, ranked 13th in the world, and like most Asian teams, the Thai team is also a small and fast style of play, its own strength is not outstanding, the team's Ping Pi Chaya, Cha Chu Ang and other individual abilities are excellent, has become the absolute main force of the team. In contrast, the United States team is outstanding, currently ranked 2nd in the world, and it is obvious that from the comparison of the comprehensive strength of the two sides, the American team is far stronger than the Thai team.
In addition, the U.S. team has a lot of people who can play, and the depth of the squad is much stronger than that of the Thai team. Judging from the lineup of this tournament, M-Skinner, Harnelin and Fleck are competing for the first time, and Kirari seems to be trying to train the newcomers. For the Thai team, whether they can snatch the game points against the American team is also a big victory.
In the middle of the first game, the U.S. team was already leading by 7 points at 17-10, the Thai team chased 3 points in a row after a timeout, and the U.S. team asked for a timeout after 19-16. After the timeout, the U.S. team still maintained a tight 24-20 game point and a 25-22 lead. In the second game, the Thai team quickly established an advantage, 16-10 in the middle game! The U.S. team was very passive, and the Thai team continued to suppress it after that, bringing out the game point 24-18 and easily winning 25-19, with a big score of 1-1.
In the third game, the U.S. team easily won 25-12 and led again 2-1. In the fourth game, the U.S. team also maintained its lead, the Thai team struggled to chase points, but failed to catch up after all, and the U.S. team won without danger and defeated the Thai team 3-1.
In the other match that ended earlier, the world No. 1 Turkish team lost to Japan 2-3.