Thailand 🇹🇭 vs. Australia 🇦🇺 - Quarter Final | AVC Men's Continental Championships 2026 | Highlights

It is the quarterfinal of the ABC Men's Volleyball Continental here in Fukuoka and it is a side-out start. Good ball in from Perry. Very nice. Exactly where you want to go through the middle. Trying to create time. Oh, that's excellent. That is exactly what Australia want to do and need. Well done, Po. So he's expecting a faster ball and he's just not getting it. But his first step needs to wait, doesn't he? He takes his first timing step and then waits for the ball to leave the hands to know whether to speed up or slow down. The moment he's going a little bit too fast to slow instead of slow to fast. There you go. Time for Darcy. And he's got his timing spot on. Oh, yeah. Excellent. Good play. Mote's first big swing. Good touch. Perry. Chance here for Thailand. And they make that work. Dosanjh doesn't close the line. Not bad, eh? Good play, Mote. And now Link and Williams can just dispatch that one. Runyared with the serve. Making Graham have to play, but it's a lovely ball. And a perfect swing that time, avoiding. Po. Good serve. That was so quick. Lovely dig. What was going on then to Dosanjh? Well, it doesn't matter. Po's got it. Dosanjh just has to shove Graham out of the way. Just watch Dosanjh. Oh, he's been watching the wiggles, isn't he? Oh, it's hilarious. But it works. And they got the point. And it doesn't matter. It's just however you get it done. Get it done. Thailand by one set to nothing. Here's Po. And that's pretty much been the story, which exactly fits what Australia want to do. Getting the set of Runyared off the net. And then... There's no call to play after it if you don't get the first one. Volleyball is all about playing in the now. What have you got to do now? Not next. Because next doesn't happen if you don't do what needs to be done now. Great swing. Not going to be a good block. Well played. Mimo. Now then, Po. Does well. Keeps it in play. Makes Thailand have to scramble. And then they come up with the block. That is excellent work by Australia. Making Perry work. Close. Comes up with a lovely swing. Moved nicely. Skipped the block out. Good serve. Free ball coming. Two front row attackers. Two back row attackers. Just about again. It just looks like it's... Chaiwat left too much leg. Very good serve. Now Po gets them all out of trouble. That caught Chaiwat a bit by surprise. Well played. Goodness me. Right in the chesticles and it doesn't stay in play. Williams couldn't get a swing. That's pinballing rang. Well done, Po. And a free hit for Tanak. That's superb. Australia got themselves in the spot of Baltimore, that one. Fantastic connection. To go on the second... Touch. Good block by Australia. And a much needed one as well. One for Darcy. And a good put away through the middle by Nemo. Of this rotation, Australia. Not happening. It's an ace serve from Napared again. He's had two aces, one overpass. Big down ball. Half a chance. Had to go middle. That was audacious. Now Po against a couple. Has got it done. And that is set point for Australia. Ball is good. The set's okay. Oh, that's a touch! Bo Graham! Another chance for Australia. Still going. Tanak's going to swipe at that. Napared on the ten ball. And a find away throw. Hope shuts him down. Australia take the set. 26-24. This is how they did it. Two sets to nothing. Solid side out start. And over for Graham. And it will be 2-0. Shut him down. Not going back to Darcy. That is a pick up from Tanak. Well played. Chaiwat not going in the net. Ball now then. All this business. There you go. Just don't call four touches. Played Tanak. Will it come back? Yes it will. Perry in the right place. Hope with a freebie. Goodness me. Chance. That's more like it. Really good play. They forced Napared to go to a line. Lovely combination play. Finishes it off. That was risky on Napared to move off the net like that. But it's paid off. Williams with a massive in. Chaiwat. A serve for Chaiwat. Slash to serve. Interesting. And costly. Australia take the break point. Serve again. It's close to football. Play continues. Looking for touches. They're not sure there were any. If they're saying no, they're going to make. Oh no. Fantastic. Well played Mote. He had that red. Cover to cover. Oh this is great. That's two in a row for Mote. Front. Mote. Swing. Look at this now. It's all over. Australia have booked their place.