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Crowd favorite Japan yields to Canada, bows out of FIVB Worlds

Published Sep 15, 2025 04:03 pm

At A Glance

  • The loss marked Japan's second straight defeat in Pool G following a 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 setback against Turkey on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Japan absorbs its second straight loss to Canada. (Volleyball World)
Japan absorbs its second straight loss to Canada. (Volleyball World)
Crowd favorite Japan crashed out of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship after falling to Canada, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Monday, Sept. 15.
The loss marked Japan’s second straight defeat in Pool G following a 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 setback against Turkey on Saturday, Sept. 13.
It also signaled the second consecutive edition in which the Japanese failed to advance to the next round, despite the efforts of Ran Takahashi and Kento Miyaura, who paced the team against Canada with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Sharone Vernon-Evans and team captain Nicholas Hoag led the charge for Canada
with 14 and 13 points, respectively, as the team clinched its second straight win and secured a spot in the next stage.
Canada defeated Libya in a hard-fought match over the weekend, 22-25, 25-20, 25-12, 29-27.
Also advancing from Pool G is Turkey, which notched its second victory by dispatching Libya, 25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 25-16, earlier.
Joining Turkey into the Round of 16 was Bulgaria, which survived world No. 6 Slovenia, 25-19, 25-14, 18-25, 23-25, 15-13, for its second win in Pool E.
Aleksandar Nikolov erupted for 26 points for Bulgaria, which aims for a sweep of its bracket when it tackles Chile on Sept. 17.
World No. 1 Poland also remained flawless with another straight set victory at the expense of Qatar, 25-21, 25-14, 25-19, to also book itself a seat into the next round.
The Polish have yet to drop a set in the tournament, advancing along with Netherlands from Pool B after the Dutch eliminated Romania, 25-23, 26-24, 26-24.
In other results, Cuba swept Colombia, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20, to improve to a 1-1 record in Pool D after losing in four sets to Portugal last Saturday.
Osniel Mergarejo and Marlon Yant combined for 22 of Cuba’s 43  attacks to finish with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
The Colombians, however, absorbed their second straight defeat.
Germany also flexed its might and downed Chile, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21, for a 1-1 card In Pool E.
Chile fell to 0-2.
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