The Brazilian national team started the American stage of the 2025 Nations League with a convincing 3-0 (25:20, 25:17, 25:17) victory over Canada in Chicago. Bernardinho's squad achieved their fourth win in five matches so far in the tournament, now placing among the top three in the standings, directly behind Poland. 🇨🇦

The "Seleção" had already defeated Iran, Ukraine, and Slovenia in the Rio de Janeiro stage, with their only loss so far coming after a tie-break against Cuba.

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The Brazilians left no chance for their opponent –Canada never once took the lead in any of the three sets. Excellent blocking (10 points against only 2 for Canada) and aggressive serving were key weapons, as were solid defense and organization.

The Canadians made a total of 25 errors in the match, compared to 17 for Brazil, which also decisively tipped the scales in favor of the "yellow-greens."

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Brazil:

• 🏐 Alan (№1) –15 points

• Honorato (№8) –11 points

Canada:

• Hofer (№5) –12 points

• Heslinga (№22) –6 points
  
  

  Element	Canada	Brazil
  Attack points	36	35
  Block	2	10
  Serve (ace)	1	4
  Opponent errors points	17	26
  Total points	56	75
  Digs	33	40
  Reception	60	38
  Sets	71	58

  
  
  🔜Upcoming matches

  Brazil continues its participation in Chicago (Thursday, June 26) with a match against China at 6:00 PM local time. On Saturday and Sunday, "seleção" will face Italy and Poland in direct battles for the top spots.
  
  Photo:volleyballworld.com