Volleyball: Japan beaten in straight sets by Brazil in Nations League
After beating Germany 3-1 and Argentina 3-2 through Thursday, Japan failed to find its way past Brazil in a 25-21, 25-23, 28-26 defeat at Chiba Port Arena near Tokyo and dropped to 7-4 for the phase.
Japan faces the United States on Sunday with the VNL finals at stake. The top seven finishers from the preliminaries will join host China at the finals from July 30.
In the absence of captain and star outside hitter Yuki Ishikawa, who had right shoulder pain, opposite spiker Kento Miyaura again led the team with 11 points after logging a team-high 23 points against Argentina.
Middle blocker Flavio Resende Gualberto led the match with 14 points as Brazil, top of the standings, improved to 9-1.
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