Brazil 🇧🇷 vs Poland 🇵🇱 | Highlights | Men's VNL 2026

It is game time in Chicago. The sort of home team Poland serving to Brazil. And Darla starts it off brilliantly with the first point of the match. Has 10 aces in the VNL. Up from Popivča. They go through the middle. Flavio read it beautifully on Novak. It's really important for Brazil to be dialed in on the middles against Poland. They are so physical and they're always really involved in the offense. He's got this kind of running hybrid challenges for now with it. Semenyuk got his first swing. They go the other way for Gowodz. Picked up by Kusapas, so he's out. Adriano sets. Starlet tries to tip. Recycled by Brazil. Flavio just sends it over. Brazil scrambling. Now Poland scrambling. And Semenyuk's going to score anyway off the block. Poland's able to capitalize on a miscommunication error on Brazil. With no libero in, they don't have someone to take that second ball. That's something. Matias Pinta, the 30-year-old middle blocker, took something off that almost fooled him. Comenda couldn't finish on the center dump. But never mind. He gets involved in the blocking. Couldn't stop him. Semenyuk, not as good of a pass as he might have liked. But never mind. Comenda turns it into a great set. And Boach finishes it off. Adriano. Kopevchuk perfectly up to Comenda. Hammered down by Novak. Third game in a span of about 48 hours. Here's Florina. Oh, and he comes through the pipe with authority. When Poland can get this back row attack going, it is so difficult for teams to get behind. Here's a great look at it. You watch the middle go up with Poland. Erlang, we know what he can do. Loading up to Comenda. What a pass. And what a... From Semenyuk. Here is the aforementioned Fornell. Could serve. How good? Ace good. Up from Kopevchuk. Semenyuk, that'll score. He's fired up. 30-year-old Olympic silver medalist looking at Ali up. Adriano. Kopevchuk digs it. A chance for Poland to end the set with Fornell. Triple block. Scores. Set. Done. And dusted. 25-22, Poland. Oh, challenged Brazil on a possible net touch. Certainly wasn't one of Poland's players that would have been touching the net. Great dig in the back for Kopevchuk, just saving it for his team. Really good finish from Poland. It wasn't the way they would have wanted to start, but that's pretty much the story of Poland. This VNL haven't started strong, but they found ways to end up closing sets and closing matches. This is where Brazil had got to turn it up. They had a three-point lead earlier on. You need to make sure they keep the foot on the gas. He just missed that one. Challenging Poland who just everybody looked at that ball. Semenyuk took something off that one. Flavio through the middle. That'll score for Brazil. Get them on the board here in set number two. Take a look at Brazil's side. They played with pretty much the same group, almost the same starting lineup every single match. One-hand set from Koscioppa, and Luccarelli left hands that one down. Poland didn't like the contact. Seems like Luccarelli was questioning it too, like, am I good? What do we think? Great push. Koscioppa stands six foot one, a meter 86. Go the other way instead for Bolaj, and he rips it. Komenda, 10 serving six. Poland seems like they're in control, unless Brazil can get a little more of that from Luccarelli. It's a massive play for Brazil. We haven't seen too many back row attacks so far, but this perfect pass draws in Poland's middle, and then it's one-on-one for Luccarelli out of the back. You can definitely tell the block's a little bit late on Poland's side. That's a poor play from Poland. A chance, free ball opportunity. Luccarelli pinballs around. Another free ball chance. Luccarelli tries to tip. Semenya, one up by 16 in red. Finish that off, but twice during that rally alone, a ball ping-ponging off the defenders. Levinsky taking two up, gets it high. Up from four now. They go through the middle, punched up by Kashapa. Adriano swings. Boaj, up to the net. Kashapa just sets it over, right at four now. They come again, does win. This time they'll score through Jakubyshek. Goes to the middle for Jakubyshek, and he makes no mistake about it. Oh, so close to touching the end line, as Bryan, and that's gonna be dropped right into the pot by Poland. Looking for a break point with the ball in the hands. Popiewiczek handles it well. Middle attack, Lemanski. Semenya, up from Brazil. Here's Adriano. Popiewiczek's got it. Boaj, all the way across Semenya. Triple block, kept the line, Poland. They come again. Boaj, finds the corner. No, he's missed it. One hand set, go to Flavio. Mr. Trustworthy, he'll tie the game. Flavio, what do you got? Popiewiczek. Four now, does it again. A little stare through the net. Fourth set point, Poland. Referee not happy. Referee's adamant about keeping the celebration on your side of the net. Fourth set point, Boaj serving. Tenth from Lukian, and he's got Semenya. What a shame. Here we go, set number three. Poland leads the match. Two sets to none. Brazil's been in it. They get another chance. Here's Darla, who's back in the game, and he goes cross court with a huge shot. Leading scorer in the match, four now. And he's got a nice service point. Spinta. Popiewiczek, perfect pass. That allows Lomotsky to do his business. Kaszuba, at Semenya, who's gonna swing out of the pipe, and he'll nail it. Kaszuba, four now. Recycled by Poland to come again through the other side of Boaj, and he scores. Artur, four now, the up. Semenya, nice coverage. Artur tried to salvage a point, and that's gonna finally score from Poland. Back underway, Poland in the driver's seat. And if Brazil can get more Darla, they might have a chance. 13 serving 18, he puts everything he has into it. Poland out of system, they're gonna swing anyway. Boaj, dug by Artur, and then picked through the middle. Four now, coming back to play in Poland this year after a stint in the Turkish League. Kaszuba, who's going to the Turkish League, sends it back to Darla, and has missed that one. Sucked the life right out of Brazil's hopes of a comeback. That touch, indeed, on Poland's side. Bring the heat up from Artur. Brian slams that one down, and Mikey's trying to help fire up his team. But Brian's gonna finish his stint serving. Up from Semenya, down to Monski, big time. Mikey says he'll start off the play, and Darla will finish it. We're not done yet, says Brazil. Seven point match, point Poland. A chance to finish it, and they have a shot. Finishes the job, and Poland sweeps Brazil with a 25-19 win in the third.