France vs Poland Epic Volleyball Highlights | Men's VNL 2026

The choice at outside for Coach Gianni this week. How about Edo? Another block point. That's two already to start this in the first ten points of the set. Targets the libero way back to the niche now. And how about Leon? He's wide awake and ready to go. We're going to watch firepower. This is a perfect player. Three time world champions. Ace for Captain Brizard, just in front of Leon. Poland just looks like they're sleeping right now. I mean, they were coming off of a match last night, but the way that they're playing. Shumbo plays it just off to the Polish league, and it's another ace from Brizard. My goodness, are we in an alternate universe? Brizard, his team working with a 13-6 lead here in this opening set against the world number one, and he's dropped in another ace. At this point, that's three in a row that are going short. As a server-receive unit, you've got to make that adjustment. Take a step up. Be ready to go. Shliefka is the other outside hitter who's just come in as Boye just rips one. The match's leading scorer. The difference in this match is that Francis didn't play the first two matches, so he hasn't served much this week. Ayegbe Kato with the tip. The ball's going to be set up high in the air. Poland attacking. It's going to come over on the one ball, if you will, and then swatted down through. Now Poland's playing with a little. Jakoby Schuck serving. Solid take on the pass. Here's Boye, but he couldn't swing at it. Boaj is covered by Boye. Boye with another swing, but he's shut down. And the back was there. Schoelpok was there. Serving 21 here in this opening set. Which I was going to say Paris. France has dominated the Paris Olympic champions, France. Enlarge. Dominate. Pan by Poutron. There's the pipe attack. France is going to recycle. Go again with the- And Brizard couldn't kick a battle. And Brizard serving. This time it's picked up from Semenyuk. And then the massive block by Uwe says, not on my watch. That's such a great read up front. Uwe is all over this one. Here's France making that first set. They're all serving. Novak takes this off the top of the net. Boaj, rather. Here's Boye, and he's shut down. Semenyuk. Completely shut down on that ball. Semenyuk. Off the top of the net. Iyik Mikado takes it well. He doesn't get the set. I think he even thought he was. And then Brizard calls his own number. But France keeping it pretty close. Eno has got seven points. Here's Kamenda setting it up for Boaj. Tries to go cross court. He's got over 160 points now. And he's- Oh, and he's got himself another ace. Huge serve from Eno back there. Semenyuk. Handles it well, and then hammered through the middle. And his mates. Solid from Eno on a hard serve. Boye tries to finesse. Kept alive. Semenyuk off the block. The triple block to score. Another tough one. Here's Boye. A galish block. By Poland. Tail four is coming to the game for France. Replace of Boye. Let's see if he gets a swing. Not yet. Instead it goes to Cotron. It's back to a one point game. Huge play by Cotron. Here's tail four. His first serve of the match. Semenyuk. Just a cannon. Semenyuk. Eno. Reserved. Four block set over. And it was Wilfredo Leon who gets the block point to win it. And we're all square. That one set apiece. Here's Leon. Looking for his first big serve of the game. There it is. He's got an ace. That one coming fast off his hand. It's been a struggle for Leon. Here's Eno at Leon. Semenyuk cross court. Yep. Got it. Great shot. Semenyuk. Smashes this one cross court. Great pass from Leon. Now from the end line. Good pass by France. Boye off the touch. France is really pushing the tempo of their offense. You can see how fast this ball is. Iyik Baketo. 6-6 tie. Leon. Yeah, that'll score big time. What a monster swing from number nine. Leon's vision is so good. He can see. It's not perfectly in system. Leon. This is popped up by France. Eno has to go chase it. And he scores a magical point off Kamenda's block. That's a heck of a swing up there. Eno's chasing this one down. Little fadeaway shot. How many Poland fans have been coming to matches? Like what percentage is USA versus Poland? That's for sure. Especially with Wilfredo Leon in the lineup. Swinging like that. I mean, it doesn't get better than Wilfredo Leon when he has nearly. Wilfredo Leon trying to add to this three point Polish lead. Ooh. And he dace. Oh my. This ball is so difficult to get. He brings it with. Love that. Good chance to celebrate. Oh, there's a massive block by Boye. Huge stuff. One on one. Boye. Two point lead Poland. And Semenyuk does it again. That ball's just a little bit too easy right on the libero. You're coming in like. Just celebrated his 30th birthday this week in Chicago. And Ejek Bikado's a long way from that. He's still a teenager doing huge things. I'd say massive. Really often will look to try to see if they can figure out what happened on the previous play. Looking at the screen. Here's Boye. Nice up from Lemanski. Semenyuk sets Leon. Triple block. Up from Francis Ramon. Here's Boye. You couldn't even see. Lemanski serving. It's a big downward swing from the seven footer. Here's Boye. This is popped up by Feerle. Semenyuk sets it for Leon. Triple block. Poland's gonna scramble it over. Free ball chance for Brizard to set up his offense. En-O off the head of one of the Polish players. Semenyuk sets Leon. A little trick play. What a better time on Poland's side. To start the fourth set. Nice pick up from En-O. And he is shut down. A huge block. Boaj was right there with it. Poland's defense setting the tone early. It's a perfect pass, but Boaj is all. Mendes serves again. Again short. This time it's an ace. You'd think they would have guessed he would do it again. Polish plus Liga this year. At Leon. Who's gonna swing and who's gonna score? A mighty dent in the floor, maybe. There's no time to make any kind of reaction when Leon is swinging like this. Big Lomanski. Up from Duflo Rossi. Sends it down on the pipe attack. Lomanski through the middle. Anything to stop that French momentum. Right away Poland goes to their big man through the middle. Good up from Duflo Rossi. Four. Good swing. Duflo really hammers it from the opposite position. Here's Duflo Rossi. He's blocked, but a good reaction by Ramon. Here's four. Poland with Semenyuk hammers it. Good one, but it's handled. What a set, but it's over. A chance to finish. Dug by France. Over again. Another chance for Poland to finish. Kept alive by France. Here's Ramon. The dig set for Duflo Rossi. He's missed it, and it's over. Poland wins it.