The last day of matches of the second week of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026 Preliminary Phase had as many as six five-setters, and Germany were on the right side of one of them to take down the last undefeated team in the tournament on Sunday. Coming from a five-set loss against hosts Türkiye on Saturday, the Europeans finished strong and avoided a second-straight reverse sweep to take down Brazil 3-2 (26-24, 28-26, 15-25, 19-25, 16-14) in Ankara. Read more at [https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league/news/germany-take-undefeated-brazil-down-five-set-thriller?] All Rights Reserved. © 2026 | ayeperez.online

Japan’s star opposite Yuji Nishida hit not one, but two big milestones in the men’s Volleyball Nations League as his team battled it out for a four-set win over Slovenia in Linyi on Sunday to finish the week undefeated in four matches played, while handing their European opponents their first loss of the season...

Asian giants Japan counted on a fantastic performance from their captain Mayu Ishikawa to continue undefeated in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026 as the second week of the Preliminary Phase began on Wednesday...

Four of the five sets in the battle between European neighbors France and Italy in Ottawa were decided by the narrowest of margins, and two of them, including the tie-breaker, were pushed to overtime...