3-1！ Men's Volleyball Team: The Olympic champion was defeated, Japan rose to the third place in history, and the host team was defeated

On May 22, Beijing time, the 2024 World Men's Volleyball League ushered in its first match day, with the first stops in Turkey and Brazil respectively.

Brazil, the host country, is better than Cuba in the world rankings. However, Cuba has made rapid progress and is becoming more and more comprehensive as a whole. Their league is very important this time. There is still a good chance to rank 11th in the world in order to compete in the Paris Olympic Games.

Brazil had already advanced to the Paris Olympic Games last year. Brazil, which had won three Olympic titles before, still has the opportunity to compete for the fourth Olympic title.

In the first game, Cuba played better at the beginning. One attack was steady, and the blocking was better. Cuba took a 6-3 lead. Cuba went out of the line of attack in a row, and Brazil caught up with 9-8. However, Cuba had a strong impact on the serve. Occasionally, it caught the blocking to counter attack. In addition, the attack was very fierce, and it always kept the lead of 15-12. In addition, Cuba's first pass was relatively stable, with a high rate of penetration, and its second pass was very fast, The tandem was also very fast, which made Brazil's defense unable to keep up. Brazil caught up with 21-20, but it was unable to catch up. Cuba narrowly won the first game 25-23.

At the beginning of the second game, Cuba took a 4-2 lead, and soon Brazil formed a counterattack. The rhythm changed, the attack was stabilized, and the blocking defense also gradually improved. The lead was 12-9. The Brazilian main attacker Lille was strong in the fourth position, and Cuba had some small fluctuations. They were still serving out, blocking scores, and catching up to 17-17. The following games were stuck in a tight state, which was almost equal, At 22-22, Cuba won points 24-23, but failed to win points four times, finally being defeated by Brazil 29-27.

In the third inning, Brazil had a slow start, with a chaotic rhythm. The attack was unable to score all the time. Cuba opened the score 6-1, followed by 11-3. Cuba always played 15-7 smoothly. Brazil continued to catch up to 18-15 points this time, but still could not catch up with 23-20 points. Cuba won 25-21.

At the beginning of the fourth inning, 3-3, the two teams were relatively stable in one attack. Brazil had a high rate of first pass and increased the fast ball of the secondary attack. Cuba, too, insisted on playing the fast ball of the far net even if the first pass was not enough. Then they served very hard and successfully seized the counter attack opportunity to take an 8-5 lead. Brazil's blocking was not good, especially for their secondary attack, which was always unstoppable, The Cuban setter scored a second goal himself, enriching the tactical system.

The latter two continued to lead 14-10, and the latter two attacked very hard. Brazil caught up to 17-15, but the counter attack was blocked. It was a pity that they had been trying to catch up with the points, and they could not catch up. At the end of the game, Cuba also served to score, and finally won the game 25-21.

The attack of this game was similar. Cuba blocked 10 points, while Brazil only had 4 points. The service was also better for Cuba, which scored 7 points, Brazil scored 4 points, and both teams made 26 mistakes. According to the data, Cuba won in blocking and serving. Indeed, the service made great achievements for Brazil's first pass, while Cuba's first pass was relatively stable, and blocking should also be done better.

The half main team of the Japanese men's volleyball team defeated the Argentine men's volleyball team 3-1. The score of this game was+6.06, with a total score of 346.36 points. The ranking rose to the third place in real time, creating a new high.

The Japanese team showed a strong offensive and service ability, and the blocking was not bad. Only one point was lost, which meant that they lost more points. Four people scored in double figures. Nishida Youzhi scored 24 points, and 23 of 43 points were deducted, the highest in the game, with 17 points for Jiafei, 14 points for Futian Jiangma, and 14 points for Yamauchi Jingda. The attack points were scattered and blossomed in many places.

Argentina is also a strong team in the world, and Japan can still win without all the main players. Their attack and service are already world-class. Small ball series, defense and pass are their strengths.