MEN'S VNL 2024 DREAM TEAM: THE ELITE SQUAD

Yuki Ishikawa, no surprise. He was the best outside in last year's VNL when Japan won the bronze. They've won the silver this time. He was top scorer last year. A bit more on that. Milad receives. One of those valuable touches. Oh yes! Ishikawa! Is that count as a showy off it? I don't think it does really, but it is just incredible. Look at it! Yeah! Ishikawa with a huge, huge swing. Finn McCarthy. First serve for him. Well received. Oh, down it goes! Yuki Ishikawa. What a start to this game. I think we're not in watch. I think we're in bounce tank. Six attacks. Two blocks. Set point. Oh! We're waiting to win it! Ishikawa drops it in short. Lui on a platter for her. Oh my days! The captain Yuki Ishikawa shuts down Schwartz and it's match point Japan. It's an ace service or is it? No, it's picked up. Oh, but that's put down. Ishikawa. Excellent play from Japan. It is Tomasz Fornal. That broad smile tells you everything. He is at the peak of his powers. He was the best outside in the plus league of this season. Slight advantage for Slovenia. They go back and Fornal puts him in a phone booth. There was nowhere for that to go. He's right over the top of this one. I'm surprised he hasn't got a yellow card. Fornal because he did exactly this. Will, just 23 years of age. That went into Semenyuk and Fornal out on Kai, who's backcourt. Yes, actually Brazil, their fans. Yeah, for Turkey, for the women. Yeah, okay. Brazil, big favorites now. An 11-7. Fornal on the pipe. It's crazy, isn't it? I don't know whether it's because we're focused on him because of the, they say the injury there, the impact, but he seems to be back. Pass is solid. Fornal, closest hitter, short string. It's up and over. Quick look by Janusz. Decides he wants this one-on-one. Shovels in. What are you doing? But I think they're friends. It's all smiles. Legoff in the dream team. Phenomenal final. Another individual award, another gold medal, just today alone. Three kill blocks, six points at the start on those short serves. Third point for Toby Creek. Brandt with the left hand to Nyuthi, to Noah, as Klobidov is still down on the floor. Grosser, nowhere to go. Single man block, coming from Nikolas Legoff. Huge. There is no other word to describe Kentaro. Legoff, ounces. He's having a great game, but he's going to be buying Brizard for France. Look over the shoulder. The big blue wall, Nikolas Legoff. Working on a 13-point game. Pushed over by Jorna, and then slammed down. So that's where you're always aiming to try and get slip. Brizard quite rescued that one. It's over the net, Tate. Oh, monster. Three giants in white, shut that down, and Legoff, the biggest of them. Kudo Kochanovsky joins Legoff. Second year in a row, he's been the best middle in the Volleyball Nations League. Here is Oyat. He's dunked all the way. He was indeed. He's still chuntering away there. Yeah. Oh, that's a brilliant snap. That is superb. Touch by Garkov. Tatarov. Kochanovsky with the monster block. Into the game now, Argentina. It's like, well, we've got nothing to lose, let's go out and just play our best game, and then you get situations like that, and you think, well. Kochanovsky. What a block. Show me the lie. Katsu. Oh, it's another great block. Mochi, never really in control of that swing, and he's been gobbled up. And it is Tomohiro Yamamoto, the best digger in the VNL last season, the best libero in the Japanese League this season. He's been, he has been just phenomenal. Not too far off. Goodness me, Yamamoto had to work hard for that. Otsuka. Off the fingers, Louis. What a chance now for the break point. Oh, brilliant. Yamamoto. Miura. Brilliant ball. Over to the block for Canada. Sekita. Otsuka. Again, Yamamoto. Are you kidding? And Miura can't finish the job. Ma. Into her. This time. No. Yamamoto is everywhere. And Ishikawa. And Japan level the third set. Pass is good. They give it to Tomita. Off hand. It's still good. It's still good. Keep playing. Here it comes. It's going to be quick to the middle. Again. Oh, that's insane. Slovenia cannot find the floor. Japan, everything up. Just going to wear them down. Oh, touch by Cheval. Off hands. Yes. Not going to give up. Anybody getting tired? No chance. Ishikawa. Oh, everyone is touching. Roper. Sekita. Japan. Japan. And it is Jean Patry. Second time he's won best opposite in the VNL. He got it in 2022. Patry somehow keeps that in play. Now they've got a really good opportunity. And he will take it. He will score. And France will go in front. Monster block from Patry. Nice touch. Luati. Patry. Cross court. And it's advantage France in the final. 25-23. Wonderful turnaround. Oh, that was good trumpeting. He must have swapped out. Luati. Interprezant. Suka with the touch. Ishikawa with the swing. It's another one. Patry and Jafoy. They've got to find a balance here. Sekita's going a little. Great save. Patry. What a swing. Wonderful point from France. Side spin to it as it tails away from the serve receiver. No pick up there. Both teams doing a good job. Recycled again by the French. Here comes the back row attack from Patry. Wow, that's a thing of beauty. Really enjoy watching. Antoine Brézard is the most valuable player in the 2024 Volleyball Nations League. Four. Four now. Again, they've gone to Hubert. He's not finished the job. Clevenhill can go again. Brézard out of four. Lovely set from Brézard. Had the block jumping with him. And then just back to back points for Poland. Great reflexes. Four. Live swing. Good set from Brézard. He does a really nice job of setting the position with his right hand. Brézard. What a touch. So deceptive. Everything up until the very last second says this ball is going to be. Brézard with the serve. Brézard now. They are scoring for fun almost from the serving line here. It looked like it might have touched. Outside one-on-one and that is a monster block. Wow. Brézard had to turn away as much as he wouldn't have wanted to. Chance to have a swing, which has been taken. You just get the feeling that Volkeri didn't really read the situation then. Contest in set four. Grebennikov. Oh, that's brilliant. In to Legoff. Wonderful set from Brézard. Everything on the open there. Oh, well played. Brézard. Tatarov not respecting the setter's front row.