USA vs Cuba Highlights Men s World Championships 2025

It is the USA in red serving, Cuba in blue receiving for this all-important pool match from the Men's World Championship Philippines 2025 and a side-out start for Cuba. For those of you just joining us, particularly our friends at CBS, a very warm welcome to you from the United States and McHenry, but well sided out by Cuba quickly. No catch ball, free ball for the USA. Four players all moving. Chaplin, oh I say that pinball's around. Down ball now for the USA. They get to go again in system still. Oh Bankstown from Europe. Into VNL, but better in a lot of ways and Karch looking to get a lot of early experience here for these young outside hitters in particular. Maso played that. I think he was behind the line. He's certainly below the height of the net and a scrappy rally and the USA it is who take the point. Just a short arm swing blocking but I think if you want to swing block if you've got the time great. Chaplin can go and bounce ball. So you actually drift past the the attacker on that on the previous one. It's your draw so if you're drifting laterally as a wing blocker you're going to drift further away from your middle if he's trying to catch up with you. That is a swing and a half. Layout from Shoji and then just a one-arm beauty. Yeah it's another player who can really deliver from the serving line which he has done but Shoji can also deal with those deliveries and that one went express. Not a double touch then okay. Henry finds the court easily for Cuba. Set here by trade. Into the dealt with by Hewitt and he gets the one-two. Good scoop though by Gomez. Free ball now for the USA. Four attacking options. Two front, two back. Chaplin has a little wait but that allows the block to get involved and now Cuba take advantage and they'll have the point. That's a missed opportunity for the USA. Chaplin then with the serve. Set point for the USA. Oh what a block to finish it off. The USA shut that down and they take the opening set 25-17. Look at this. Oh Garcia. It is Cuba serving. They are trailing the USA by one set to nothing. Tough serve to start with. Clever from Chaplin but now a chance here for Cuba to get the first point and they will do. Simon who's been really quiet gets a first swing. Oh nice. Looked like he was going to go jump float. Put a bit of heat on it and the block. Once again just shutting the door on Cuba. This was huge because it was really a perfect pass on that great serve by Murgarejo. It's inconsistent and now he's grown and grown and grown into an absolute world. Pancake-tastic. Oh is the finish good? Is the finish good? It is indeed. How about that? Love this. The whole thing from the USA. Look at that lefty in fact. Taking a cut at that ball by Gabby Garcia is such a good play. It was in question. He might have gotten a foot up there in the air. Great swing. The speed of the attack. That big that pipe attack. Incredible. Gomez with the serve. Came on in the first set to do this and this hit as well into the front row. Part of a double change but it doesn't affect the outcome as the USA make their side out and keep their two-point advantage. Cuba to within one. Easy one for Shoji and Cuba takes it to bounce time. Decent enough ball. Maso. Good up by Hewitt. Christensen's having a little look who he's got available. Ensing but only a continuation. Excellent play. Great swing and the USA lead by two sets to nothing. Away we go with set number three. The USA leading Cuba by two sets to nothing. Two points and then they'll be in the mix with Portugal. That was very close to being a throw but playing on the edge. Cooper Robinson. It's gonna be interesting to see if USA can get back into this. Oh no. Simone shuts down McHenry. Come on. Even with the height that McHenry gets nothing Roberlandi hasn't seen in his long and illustrious career. Set point for Cuba. From that see quick short behinds. This would be a record if he could get six seven points. Seen Zaitsev get four. It's a safe match point. Well they got one. Garcia doing it from the serve and then the swing. Garcia once again. Oh it's another huge serve. It's another ace serve. Well it's handled. They've got a swing chance but there's three blockers waiting and they make it Well played. And away we go with it. Cuba with the serve. USA leading 2-1 and that one's hit the floor. Half volleys don't count and it's a one nothing start for Cuba. Zones. Good touch. Tricky one for Pastor. Well played. Good skills by Robinson. Maso will get that off the block McHenry. It's just so fast from Simon. Wouldn't you? I don't know actually. Well if it was floor first you would because it's the end of the round. Oh that's the end of the point. Oh yes that was amazing for Pastor. The pastor just stuck a tough serve. Feed the man now and let him do that. Champlin must dash Cuba a question from the serving line. Good up. Great defense. So that's been the key here. Hewitt with the serve. Oh it's a cracker. What a pickup. You might be smelling the replica store in the mall of Asia. Robinson. Well they've got a swing chance for it to take it to five. Maso. No. What a time to make that block. They try middle but it's well watched by Maso. Hewitt says I could do it but it blocks it. No you can't. Good touch. A chance. Robinson gets it done. The USA take the set 27-25. They have beaten Cuba.