Australia2–3Kazakhstan
25–1525–2123–2524–2614–16
Australia faced Kazakhstan in the AVC Men's Cup 2026 on 22 June 2026, with Kazakhstan winning 3-2 after trailing two sets to love.
The decisive fifth set ended 16-14 in Kazakhstan's favour, marking the closest margin of the match after the teams split the first four sets tightly, including a 26-24 win for Kazakhstan in the fourth set to force the decider.
Kazakhstan avenged their 2024 head-to-head loss to Australia, with Aubrey (#9) leading all scorers on 21 points for Australia, while Mastikhin (#66) top-scored for Kazakhstan with 19 points.
Match statistics
AustraliaKazakhstan
55Attack49
9Block16
8Ace serve8
39Opp. errors30
111Total103
Top scorers
Australia
Aubrey#9
21 pts17 atk4 blk0 srv
Flowerday#10
20 pts14 atk1 blk5 srv
Weir#7
12 pts9 atk1 blk2 srv
Kazakhstan
Mastikhin#66
19 pts15 atk1 blk3 srv
Zhaxylykov#8
13 pts8 atk5 blk0 srv
Seilkhanov#4
12 pts10 atk2 blk0 srv
Matches — AVC Men's Cup 2026
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AustraliaKazakhstan