On May 18, Beijing time, the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a key battle and an absolute strong dialogue, the United States women's volleyball team played against the Brazilian women's volleyball team, and in the end, the Brazilian team defeated the United States team 3-1.
Brazil is the Olympic champion team, ranked No. 2 in the world, this game, they are playing at home, the first two games, the Brazilian team generally has the initiative: 3-1 defeat of Canada, 3-0 sweep of South Korea, in fact, did not encounter a particularly big challenge, played the momentum of the home. The U.S. team, ranked No. 3 in the world, defeated Thailand 3-1 in the first game, and was reversed by the Chinese women's volleyball team 1-3 in the second game and suffered their first defeat.
The U.S. team is not the full main lineup in this game, but at the same time, it should be seen that the difference between the starting and substitute lineups of the U.S. team is actually not so big, and the strength is close. Therefore, no matter which lineup the U.S. team is, it is very strong, and with Kirarry's coaching, no opponent will take the U.S. team lightly.
In the first game, the Brazilian team established an advantage early, the United States team was always on the side of chasing points, the Brazilian team still successfully got the game point 24-19, although the United States team chased 3 points in a row, but the Brazilian team still had a thrilling 25-22 to take the next city, leading the United States team 1-0. In the second game, the two teams played a stalemate at the beginning, but the Brazilian team gradually widened the difference, successfully won the game point 24-15, and successfully won the next game 25-16, leading 2-0. In the third game, the U.S. team managed to pull back a game 24-18, and at the end of the fourth game, the Brazilian team established an advantage and won without danger, defeating the U.S. team 3-1.
In terms of the latest standings, the top of the list changed hands, the Brazilian women's volleyball team topped, the Japanese team fell to second place, and the Chinese team remained in fourth place.