Japan1–3Slovenia
21–2528–2622–2522–25
Japan faced Slovenia in the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 on 02/08/2026 at Ningbo Beilun, China, with Slovenia winning the match 1-3. The set scores were 21-25, 28-26, 22-25, and 22-25.
The closest set was the second, which Japan won 28-26, but Slovenia secured the decisive 25-22 results in both the third and fourth sets to seal the victory.
Slovenia’s Mujanović (#20) was the standout player, recording 24 points with 21 attacks, while Japan’s Ran (#12) led his team with 20 points.
Match statistics
JapanSlovenia
52Attack62
5Block10
3Ace serve6
33Opp. errors23
93Total101
Top scorers
Japan
Ran#12
20 pts19 atk0 blk1 srv
Nishida#1
10 pts9 atk1 blk0 srv
Otsuka#5
9 pts8 atk0 blk1 srv
Slovenia
Mujanović#20
24 pts21 atk2 blk1 srv
Možič#19
23 pts21 atk0 blk2 srv
Kozamernik#4
10 pts8 atk2 blk0 srv