Serbia vs France Epic Volleyball Highlights | Women's VNL 2026

In their blue uniforms and we are underway in Belgrade. The first swing NJ shut down by Tisa. Karagic goes cross court at Rotar. NJ with a zinger from the back row and that catches one of the defense. Other team every single time. Serbia trying to build on this four-point lead. Rotar is shut down again. Kirov all over it. A monster block. For sure three block points to zero. Possibly four for Serbia. But this time Aluga goes through the middle and finds the floor. Silvis to serve. And France just was not ready. Rotar didn't go up the block. I'm not sure why. Yeah maybe just caught off guard but I feel like if your friend. Lead for Serbia. Solid pass from Rotar that time. Well she's back in the front row and she is back to block. The crowd that is trying to clap them home. It's going to be a free ball almost converted into a point. Here's Tisa blocked. Serbia recycles. Tisa again off hands. NJ and she's gonna stave off this. Two hours and 53 minutes. A few a week and a half ago. That one's gonna drop and that's the end of the opening set. Serbia is just simply better right. Ratahiri. Another one handled better by Ivanovic. She's gonna swing. Block. Serbia recycles with Ivanovic. Block. This time Silvis shuts it down. Good up from Ratahiri. Slide play for Silvis. Couldn't finish it. Tisa. Nice pick up from Jelon. Not a system set. Gocenin punches it up. Here's Tisa turns to find the ball. That was not called because it stayed on the Serbian side. Here's Rotar. What a dig from Ivanovic. Zubic. Can she finish? Not yet. France is still going. NJ. Oh the blocking. The blocking is too much for Serbia. Seems like a close second set here. France has found a way into this match. But not a good serve received. Rotar over on the free ball. Here comes Serbia with the pipe attack. Up from Jelon. NJ picked up by Gocenin. Tisa covered by Ratahiri. Rotar offhand punched up by Ivanovic. Joust at the net. Another chance for France. Rotar with the tip. Tisa's got it. Another slide. Ozmaic finishes it off. Serbia another win on a long rally. So France has made a change. Ba is into the game. Nice up from Ratahiri. Stojkovic sets up. Ba and that's going to score off the block. You just can't get one by the Serbia block easily. So one nothing is no big deal. Two nothing. They don't fall behind two nothing because Funguedu through the middle capitalizes. Three aces already in the match for NJ. That was a good one as well. Good up from Jelon. Here comes the pipe attack from Ba. One hand dig from Tisa. Ivanovic covered. Ratahiri picked up by Gocenin. Ivanovic blocked. Up from Mirkovic. Gocenin will set. It's tight. It's too tight. And Serbia wanted that middle attack. And her ankle sleeves off. She's pulled everything together and she's serving. And Ratahiri swinging and scoring. But Oganovic is going to stay in by two. Here comes the pipe attack from Ivanovic. And it's a thing of beauty. Another two Ba played at Chiari in Italy last year. Heading to play in the United States this year. This is going to be Tisa. Almost a free ball chance. Here's NJ. And she's blocked. Kirov, a massive block. Wow, that is huge. Funguedu taken by Gocenin. Middle attack. Good joust at the net. Kept alive by Serbia. And it's blocked down this time. It's Iluga. Continues her serving run. The one-handed set. Sent all the way over on one. Serbia gets to come again. Again through Kirov. And it's out. And guess what? We're not done. Amazing. And it's a trickle. Didn't get down. Not an ace apparently. It was pretty close. The one-armed dig. Ball still alive. It's messy, but it's still alive. Tisa tries the tip and scores. Tisa picked up by Ba. Ratahiri cross court. That'll cause her to fist pump. There they are. Stojakovic serve. The slide play. It's going to go deep. Gocenin decides has to play it. The dig set. Up from Ba. Ba swings. Gets blocked. Kordogic says, oh yeah. Serbia needed something. Everyone was wondering. Yes, it was in. That is the worldwide symbol for in. Ba from an awkward spot. Gets the block. Recycled by Serbia to come again. Tisa. France gets hands on it. They're going to come with NJ. Picked up by Mirkovic. Ba with a rip down the line. With authority. France continues to lead. Get up from Tisa. Ivanovic. Good cross court. Whip of an arm swing. Lovely from Ivanovic and again. Hey to Kordogic. Oh, that's not a great pass. But the ball is bettered by each of the players. Stojakovic sends it across at Tisa. Tisa is going to get a swing. That's going to score. Serbia is not going down. 21 serving 22. Ljukovic has to work to get that. Radhihiri. Nice tomahawk dig from Gochanin. And how about the blocking of Fungadu? Shuts the door. I'll yell for the Serbian team too, but they just don't hear it. Ball kept alive. France has a chance for set point. And they get shut down. Heina Kordogic says, no way. Not on my watch. True to your word, Rob yelling for Serbia as well. Serving 23. Radhihiri off the block, but it's down. And it is set point for France. Here we go. Set number five to 15. Serbia serves. France receives. France attacks and Fungadu scores. Wow. We'll talk about aggression from the start. France has really used most of their bench in this game as well. A huge block. And Ljukovic says, no big deal. I got this. Zubic. Oh, she's got an ace off of Radhihiri. Center back. Radhihiri brings it again, but it's right on the head of the center. And the ball didn't go over. France is going to challenge this at the end of the rally if they don't win the point. Keep playing though. Dupuy, Doug, Titsa. Can't get it to drop. Radhihiri, kind of a free chance. And she scores on it anyway. Liju Radhihiri again, just brings it with the serve. Titsa blocked and it's in. And it's a three point lead. France, Eluga. Wow. Ba. Blocked down. Kirov says, I want to be part of the blue. For Serbia. Eluga serves. Short, scores on the ace. My goodness. Wow. That dropped like a lead balloon. The side out right here. And they get it. Kornegay through the middle. You knew it was. Mirkovic serving. And puts it in the net and it's over. France with the reverse sweep.