Japan won a game against USA 1:3 (16:25, 18:25, 25:18, 19:25) and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympic volleyball tournament in Paris.
The third game in the match proved decisive, with the teams battling closely at the start, evening the score five times. Then the Asians stepped up their game and built a comfortable lead. The first timeout for the USA came with a score of 11:7 for the medalists from this year's Nations League tournament. Nishida started playing

and Ran Takahashi, who were also the top scorers for their team with 18 points (1 block) and 9, respectively.

An ace by Matthew Anderson brought the Americans within five points of their opponent at the end of the game (23:18), but then he missed his serve, giving Japan their first set point. The crucial point, which sent Philippe Blain's boys to the quarter-finals, came from an ace by middle blocker Akihiro Yamauchi.

The top scorer for the winners from the USA, who topped Group C with this victory, was Matthew Anderson with 16 points (1 ace).

Besides coach John Speraw's boys, Italy, Slovenia, France, Poland, Germany, and Brazil will also continue to fight for medals. The Americans and Slovenians took first place in their groups with three victories each.

The quarter-final pairings will be formed according to the overall group stage standings (1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5), with Brazil confirmed as 7th and Japan as 8th.
This way, the Canada-Serbia match will not matter for the final standings.

The 1/4-final pairings will be definitively determined on Saturday, after the Italy - Poland match concludes.