A Brazilian Men’s Volleyball Team Back to the court by the League of Volleyball Nations (VNL) this Thursday, June 12. Brazil will face Cuba, at 5:30 pm (Brasília), at the Maracanãzinho Gymnasium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). The match will be broadcast on SporTV 2, VBTV and Globoplay.
With the group partially renewed, Brazil will seek the two -time championship in the competition and officially start the walk to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cycle.
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Brazil x Cuba: time and where to watch
- League of Men’s Volleyball Nations – 2nd Round
- Data: Thursday, June 12
- Time: 5:30 pm (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: SporTV 2 (closed TV), VBTV (streaming) and Globoplay (streaming), upon Sportv 2 package signature
How Brazil arrives for the League of Nations
Eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympics in the quarterfinals, losing to the United States for 3 sets to 1, the men’s team starts a new Olympic cycle towards Los Angeles 2028, with a partially renewed team. The team made the debut against Iran on Wednesday (11/06).
Without Leal, Lucão and Bruninho, retirees of the national team after the Paris Games, the group has young names who already have international experiences such as Darlan and Lukas Bergmann. Lucarelli is injured and misses the group in the first games.
Related Players
- Lifting: Cachopa and Brasilia
- Opposites: DARLAN AND SABINO
- Pointers: Adriano, Honorato, Lukas Bergmann, Maicon and Arthur Bento,
- Central: Judson, Thiery and Flávio
- Liberos: Maique and Alê Elijah.
Brazil Games in the League of Men’s Volleyball Nations
- June 11 (Wednesday) – Brazil x Iran – 5:30 pm (Brasília) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- June 12 (Thursday) – Brazil x Cuba – 5:30 pm – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- June 14 (Saturday) – Ukraine x Brazil – 10am – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- June 15 (Sunday) – Brazil x Slovenia – 10am – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- June 25 (Wednesday) – Canada X Brazil – 18h – Chicago, United States
- June 26 (Thursday) – Brazil x China – 18h – Chicago, United States
- June 28 (Saturday) – Brazil x Italy – 18h – Chicago, United States
- June 29 (Sunday) – Brazil x Poland – 18h – Chicago, United States
- July 16 (Wednesday) – Argentina x Brazil – 00h – Chiba, Japan
- July 18 (Friday) – Brazil x Japan – 7:20 am – Chiba, Japan
- July 19 (Saturday) – Türkiye x Brazil – 3h30 – Chiba, Japan
- July 20 (Sunday) – Germany x Brazil – 2h30 – Chiba, Japan
League of Men’s Volleyball Nations
For the first time, VNL 2025 It has 18 teams per gender, ranked according to the list of FIVB (International Volleyball Federation). The first phase takes place from June 11 to July 20, and lasts three weeks, with one interval between each. Each team plays 12 matches in total, in different headquarters.
The top eight advance to the final knockout phase, which starts with the quarterfinals. THE Chinahost of the final phase, has a guaranteed place in the knockout, which takes place between July 30 and August 3.
