Italy vs Canada Epic Volleyball Highlights | Women's VNL 2026

Oh wow, Dainese's one-one in the grid, Van Rijk has gone headhunting. Chin music here from Van Rijk, sending an early message down the line. Everyone's welcome, just for people who love volleyball. Great, oh brilliant up from Oro. Dainese, Navini, oh great by Pezzino. Another chance then for the Italians. Antropova into the block again. They're working overtime. Van Rijk, oh free ball, she thought about the swing. What a rally this is. Antropova finishes the job. Unbelievable defence on Van Rijk. From Gray, brilliant from Van Rijk. Fransen offers up the free ball but Italy with a chance for a breakpoint lead. Oh look at this volleyball. Huge, not just quality show but character show as well. Van Rijk knocks Sieler off her feet. My goodness, she's watching the game, of course she is. She's going to come back in and make a difference. They still haven't got the ball on the floor though. I mean if they do though, it's all because Navini has made a miraculous pass. Magano again just doesn't look like she wants to swing. Guzen does. Oh what a winner. Guzen paints the corner. Canada are red. The passing group as Gray serves for the set. Pezzino, it's a good pass. And Danese's first attack point is a clinical one. She sprints back to the service line. What could she deal with? Flap, that's a lovely pass. This for the set. Oh, how easy was that? Van Rijk. Guzen. Stretch for that by Maglio. Free ball, chance to sneak into the lead here. Sieler. Good up. Well watched by Gray. Now Guzen. Squeezed back over on the block. Van Rijk. Oh, monster block. Danese. Block number four for her in the game. Guzen receives. And swings. It's into transition. Navini was there backcourt. But Antropova with the tip and Fransen in a great position. Now Van Rijk. That is right in her wheelhouse. Maximum damage by Kira Van Rijk. Gray with the serve. Far. Takes us to Brooklyn. Nine-nine. Welcome to the club. Away at this lead. Maglio serving. Still needing break points though. Oro to Sieler. Antropova with the first touch. Can she finish it? You bet she can. It's an in. Van Rijk back on as well. That's a free ball opportunity here to make it a one-point game. 18-17. And Thorpe Boom. All right. Canada are back. 18-19. Canada still need break points. Navini into Oro. She's going to get this back. And she is going to get shut down by Thorpe Boom. Who levels the scores at 19-19. 21-21. Gray. Shut down. Sarah Far. That is a monster block. And a momentum swinger for Italy. One time too many. Boom. Far. And then Maglio. Oh! First ace of the day for Kira. 28-27. Overpass. Off the hands. And Canada lead. By two sets to zero. It's very entertaining. I think he'd be a good high hurdler in track and field. Oh! That is nice from Maglio. Much cleaner at that time. And a good change-up to go cross-body back to area one with the cutback. Up over. Gosh. Van Rijk covering the shanked pass. Over on two. And that is how you do it from Oro. She's getting involved a little bit more often now. Only in a volleyball context. Oh! That is special. And then she realized it. We are talking split seconds. Good up. Bersino chases. Sila. Thothboom. A touch on that from far. A good touch as well. Andropova! Big block from Thothboom! Oro. Great. Better reception. Oh! Danese. Great. But just even better. Smrek! That's a great point for Canada. So good. Danese did absolutely nothing wrong there. Another chance for 15-13. Great. Oh! What a block! Huge! 13. Another good pass. Smrek. Bit more venom this time. Three for three for her through the front row. Not threatening at all. But she gives teams nightmares in reception. Sila. Great up. That's dropped into space as well. Igonu. Oh, that is so good from Igonu. The way she goes up now. She just gives herself so much time to make the right decisions. Set points. Sila will do it here for Italy. Andropova. There it is. Italy still in the game. Great. Oh, right on the tape. Chance here then for Italy. Giovanini. Well played. Gusen. Can they get a swing on it? Yes, they can. Good awareness. Close it out. That is a very similar situation on that play. Van Rijk. Oh, big block. Fargette. Before coming back down. Gray receives that serve. Van Rijk takes some heat off and takes Oro out of the point. Sila. Just. Great effort. It's a free ball. But again, Canada scrapping and hustling. And Andropova. Recycling. It's Fransen who returned that ball. And then it was the captain making the block. Sila. Dainese. You can use any part of your body to keep it off the floor. Second swing from Dainese. This time she converts. That's a good serve. Offset. Giovanini. Goes cross-court. Just. Fransen. Out to Gusen. Didn't really put any stress on Italy. Here's a little bit of stress. Andropova. Free ball. Canada with a chance. To take the lead. The boom. This. Still need at least two break points to win this set, Italy. Oh. Van Sila. You had this feeling that it was just a matter of. Massive momentum swings. First in the favor of Canada. Now. Back with Italy. The giants at the net. Are doing the business. Sila. Far. Igonu. No way through for Canada. Captain. Serves it in short. Versino. Giovanini. That's a great swing cross-court. Maglio just. 13 points. She's made four blocks today. Gusen. Oh, what a hand on that. Andropova. And the swing. Is sensational. What can you do about that? Corner. 6-2 here. And this would be some comeback for Canada now. Van Rijk. That is a really good swing. And I love that. She hasn't let any of those errors stop. All kinds of things. For you in this match. That's a calf flap. Great. Sila down the line. Plenty of height on that. Put over by Thokbun. Andropova. Certainly done that here today. Danese. Gets the one-on-one. Captain on captain. Gray. It's Andropova. Italy go. Sila. Gray. Just is going to send this one up for Gray to try and produce a miracle. But not today. It is a reverse sweep. It is a no.