The Polish men's volleyball team gained a psychological advantage ahead of the Olympic tournament after defeating Brazil 3-1 in a Nations League quarter-final match (Poland and Brazil are in the same preliminary group in Paris). After losing the first set 18-25, "Drużyna Polska" rallied and staged a comeback, winning the next three sets 25-23, 25-22, and 25-16. Leon was the top scorer for the winners with 18 points (including 2 blocks and 2 aces), while veteran Bartosz Kurek added 12 points. The most prolific player was young Darlan Souza from Brazil, who slammed 21 unanswered points, but this was not enough to defeat Nikola Grbić's team. Seleção has not reached the top 4 of the League for the third consecutive year; they last won it in 2021. If Italy qualifies for the semi-finals, they will face Poland, which will set up another preliminary encounter before the matches in Paris.