Canada2–3Brazil
17–2525–2326–2825–2215–17
Canada faced Brazil in the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 on 28/06/2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with Brazil prevailing 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 28-26, 22-25, 17-15).
The match was decided in a tightly contested fifth set, where Brazil narrowly won 17-15 after Canada pushed to extend the frame. The third set was also crucial, with Brazil edging Canada 28-26 to regain momentum after dropping the second set.
Notably, this result reversed the trend from their most recent men's head-to-head on 25 June 2025, when Brazil had defeated Canada 3-0 in the same tournament. Sho led Canada with 19 points (17 attacks, 2 serves), while Adriano top-scored for Brazil with 17 points (all from attacks).
Match statistics
CanadaBrazil
57Attack61
9Block11
5Ace serve1
37Opp. errors42
108Total115
Top scorers
Canada
Sho#13
19 pts17 atk0 blk2 srv
Varga#99
18 pts15 atk1 blk2 srv
Howe#17
12 pts7 atk4 blk1 srv
Brazil
Adriano#6
17 pts17 atk0 blk0 srv
Darlan#1
13 pts11 atk2 blk0 srv
Judson#11
11 pts10 atk1 blk0 srv