Highlights | Japan vs. Brazil | Yuji Nishida vs. Yoandy Leal | World Cup 2019

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Hiroshima, Japan, October 14, 2019 - Brazil secured the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup title at a packed Hiroshima Green Arena on Monday, beating hosts Japan 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 27-25) to claim their third World Cup crown.

Brazil coach Renan Dal Zotto: “I am happy that we were able to secure the World Cup title on the penultimate day of the competition. At the press conference before the start of the tournament I said that this World Cup is a very important competition for Brazil. It’s one year before the Olympics so we have already had the qualifying tournament, but this World Cup is also important for Brazil. There is only one day remaining in this competition, but I would like to praise the hard work of my players. Day in day out they have faced tough matches, and I’d also like to thank them for their contributions to the Brazilian team. And of course I’d like to praise the Japanese team as well, because their level has been improving a lot recently. In this competition, too, they suffered only three defeats, against Brazil, the United States, and Poland, which shows that the level of the Japan team has been improving a lot.”

Brazil captain Bruno Rezende: “We are really happy because this was our goal at the beginning of the competition. We worked so hard for months for this tournament. And when you achieve your goal it brings a lot of joy to the team. We knew that the Japanese team were improving a lot in recent years, and they are having a really good tournament. They had a powerful serve, it was so difficult because they had great servers and they put us in trouble in the second and the fourth sets. I think they have a really great defence, and sometimes in the second set we lost our mind a little bit because they were defending a lot and making a lot of counter attacks and we didn’t have the patience to continue to play and committed some mistakes. After that I think we made a great job on the serve in the third set, and then the fourth set was close like we expected before the game. That’s it and now we are the champions, and tomorrow we have to do another great job because we want to be undefeated in this competition.”

Japan coach Yuichi Nakagaichi: “We were playing the champions, who have also been very stable in this competition, but even so we were able to reach where we reached. I don’t know if it’s a given or if it’s extraordinary and worthy of praise, but I think my players did well - if I am able to blow my own trumpet. Of course we lost some sets, but starting with service we were able to show some tenacious defence and I think I can say that we put some pressure on them. The side attackers’ scoring ratios could have been higher and then we might have been able to win one more set, or possibly the match. But, everything considered, I think I can say we did well. I also think (captain Masahiro) Yanagida did very well coming into the match, and (Akihiro) Yamauchi’s blocking was good - I think it was a total of six stops - so if he can do that against Brazil then we can safely say the defence did quite well and is worthy of high evaluation.”

On winning a set against Brazil for the first time in 12 years: “To be honest with you, I’m not sure what to make of that. Rather than thinking of winning the first set in a while, I think the bigger thing is that we were able to win one set and then compete closely until the end.”

Japan captain Masahiro Yanagida: “Today their service gave us some tough times, but on the other hand our service was effective at times too, so I think we played as we should against Brazil. But during the times when our service wasn’t effective we allowed them to attack as they wished and our blocking wasn’t very effective. To some extent we have to have a sense of resignation about what Brazil could do, and when we play other stronger countries we have to accept that similar situations will happen. Tomorrow is the final match of the competition, and we’d like to fight as one for a great ending.”

[joelvergs]

Nishida is real life ushijima
-left handed
-cannon spike
-deadly serve

[RandomUserX]

This will be Japan's fuel for that gold metal in 2020. This is just Season 1 folks.

[tzachs_]

Hats off to all the players of Japan especially Nishida and Ishikawa. They have done their best.This time Japan won the hearts of many volleyball fans. I think Japan needs to work on their blocks for beating giants like Brazil, USA, and Poland.

[CD-illn]

Imagine being an actual volleyball fan and scrolling down to the comment section to engage in some conversation only to see a bunch of Haikyuu posts

[sherwinespanola]

Japan's floor defense was superb and that's the key why they keep on winning against the teams with taller players. Brazil no doubt is the world's number 1 team and with their great composure they have the ability to bounce back and recover quickly as they could. Congratulations to the both teams for the amazing performance on this world cup.👏👏👏👍😎

[caliguyful]

I'm Brazil's biggest fan in the world when it comes to playing soccer or volleyball. So proud of my favorite country Brazil even though I'm American. Viva Brazil!!!!

[seansandiego]

Nishida did all this without moving a single hair strand

[Lokielan]

Nashida a beast for an 18 yr old.
Got time to build and shine.
Exiciting years to come...for him

[ahmadbikharihakim]

Nishida's power spike is just unbelievable, but leal's spike is way more efficient and effective in the same time

[vegasmona]

*Imagine got slapped in the face by Nishida, goodnight.*

[orbimik]

Leal so cool after acing an attack. He just smiles. Like its soo natural. 😊

[seachuang]

9:58 Though lose that point, Nishida still check if Leal is alright :)

[chacalzinho]

Nishida é extremamente habilidoso! Gostaria que um dia viesse jogar aqui na terrinha! Mas o Leal, é monstro! Que bom defende nossas cores.🇧🇷🇧🇷

[mauroalmeida]

Leal um monstro....Nishida no Japao mas sou mais Brasil

[rafaelbaldini]

This World Cup season Brazil beats Japan both in Women's and Men's World Cup. That is not easy and we're glad we could resist such talented teams. I am fan of Ishii, and Nishida :)

[jhonatansilva]

Leal is a monster omg, his aces are awesome

[PauloVitor-omly]

Congrats to nishida
The major revelation of the world cup
I hope one day see leal and nishida in the same team

[evon]

Always a joy to watch Nishida 😊 What he lacks in physical height, he makes up for speed, jumo height and power 👏 The stadium thundered every time he made a point. Leal, on the other hand, was just mind-blowing. He looked super cool ☺️ I like his calm composure so much ❤️ He has speed, power, height and experience 😀 He's like a calm sea and raging storm 🤭☺️ Japan Team is young and they'll be better. Hope to see another Japan vs Brazil on VNL 2021 😍

[edvandosousa]

Brasil mostrou nessa copa do mundo porque é o atual campeão olímpico! !Parabéns meninos continuem assim que tem tudo para levar outra olimpíada para casa!!

[waqibuggy]

love watching the different reactions between nishida and leal. one is so hype after spiking and the other one is like oh...another point