Japan 🇯🇵 vs. USA 🇺🇸 - Semi Final | Highlights | Men's VNL 2026

but it's a memento of the match effective in their quarterfinal match against italy it's the usa in white serving is japan in all red receiving it is the semi-final of the men's volleyball nation's league here in mingbo china and a superb side out for katsu to serve going after the front court swing in champlin and that is a broad point great point for japan for two nothing lead the situation where america pride themselves on being effective being accurate and being aggressive being able to get that ball really fast before the block can get organized from medium situations good serve oh yes anderson we just saw nishida hit a cutty and that is just as good if not better from matt anderson christensen oh yes that's a block hanes and mckenry probably the biggest block the usa can put up at the net all in a little bit behind though is shikawa i don't think he's made it that's the way just this little bit and that's what allows to meet this course in trouble to meet her digging himself out of trouble we're playing shoji full stretch of rooney and we're still going oh i say what a touch of nishida that's ridiculous the rally nishikawa with the serve making every play what is a very good pass and oh he's completely getting that one right through nishida not find yourself enough in a real spot of bother larry standing okay does well this time well there's a touch oh anderson couldn't quite get there it is japan who will take the set 25 23 it's one set all their turns this time after trying to move merrick mckenry around all set plays straight up and down past him champlin tries to help he can't get the timing he's thinking is it left is it right no it's right on top of you almost and then almost again but almost just isn't good enough at this level great ball in it's a great pass great point chance to get level caught some of the block and straight i touched it oh magnificent well played from christensen but there's a chance again ishikawa no good christensen makes the block we're all level when usa called a timeout it is now five five and japan want to return the favor a mighty man bring it from the serving line so there's a good touch a break point chance anderson gets it done from the back row he got his ace on haynes last time he was back in the spot he's gone the other side good ball champlin oh what a swing from ethan champlin that is quality good ball from shoji oh goodness me didn't get in a position to have the swing and it costs usa the point like i talked about earlier he's so high japan still in the driving seat for the moment good ball tomita and yamauchi that is unplayable when it's to the line like that and it is japan who take the set 25 20 there japan are leading by two sets to one in this semi-final here in ningbo that's a bit tight oh yes is it over no well played micah christensen there's an opportunity there for him to call the referee and ask if that one was a carry but that one was straight down perfectly placed got a bit of top spin on that he didn't want christensen good cover from yamauchi oh what a set good up by shoji has that made it yes it has super play from the usa looks like a couple of touches by jeff jendrick jendrick putting some pressure on ishikawa christensen sends it high oh nobody wanted good up from okawa look at that fukatsu knowing exactly where ishikawa was good up from jendrick that's not a bad platform set what a pick from zaga ashiran and we're still going nishida well played anderson haynes finishes it off that is a curiously good rally perfect pass what a touch that's ridiculous it's pinballed around but here come the usa again anderson makes sure of it that's a great serve ram has to check good touch by shoji robinson making some good adjustments but did he get the block yes he did zuka can come in cooper robinson has not found anything for the usa will they go middle instead and that's just as good jendrick puts it on the floor and at 25 19 usa take the set this is it set five is underway fukatsu serving race to 15 for a place in the final of the vnl and i don't believe what massive serve what a pass from anderson haynes might be too big no he's not he's got it right on the line afro goes after ishikawa tries to take him out of the attack that doesn't happen that's ridiculous good save robinson now japan have a better chance or they don't because ishikawa's had to go with the lefty there might be a net touch coming in terms of the challenge but no it might be too late to call it as well now this action here now that is no touch there's no net touch there's no nothing because that's the only thing they can look at and the one that we saw where christensen did touch the net it was outside what a save what a swing from haynes they're still going this is just ridiculous japan with another chance how is this rally still going and there's a big waggle of the finger from taylor avril huge point for japan oh my days japan take a lead now anti-climax and that's a big let's off for the usa as well because they're on a tricky rotation champlin a side out wins it for the usa it's a good ball in anderson oh yeah look at the spike tail and he takes the usa to the final but there's a challenge coming for a football i think so absolutely perfect vintage matt anderson does it for the usa