At the men's volleyball world championships held in Poland and Slovenia, on the 5th, Japan faced France, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, in the first match of the finals tournament, and at the end of the final set, they were unfortunately defeated by a set count of 2-3. , did not advance to the best 8.
Japan entered this tournament with the goal of finishing in the top 8 or better.
Japan, ranked 7th in the world, faced France, ranked 2nd in the world, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, in their first match of the finals tournament on the 5th.
In the first set, they lost 17-25, but in the second set, Nishida Yuji was active and scored high-RBI spikes one after another against an opponent who was superior in physique, and scored 25-21. I was.
In the 3rd set, it was a battle until the end, and Japan lost 24-26. I took it and lined up with a set count of 2 to 2.
In the final fifth set, Japan competed with Nishida's powerful spikes, and although they held a match point once, they were overwhelmed by France in the end and lost 16-18.
Japan lost in a set count of 2-3 after a hotly contested match, failing to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time in 16 years since the World Championships held in Japan in 2006.