Japan 2-3 USA — FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026

Japan and USA faced off in the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 on 01/08/2026 at Ningbo Beilun, China, with USA winning the match 2-3. The set scores were 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, and 13-15.

The decisive moment came in the fifth set, which USA won 15-13, the narrowest margin of the match. That two-point difference in the final set was the key factor in securing the victory.

In the head-to-head history provided, this result was a reversal of the most recent meeting on 2026-06-27, where USA lost 2-3 to Japan in the same tournament.