World Volleyball Championship: Brazil wins bronze medal

Brazil won the bronze medal at the 2025 FIVB Women's World Volleyball Championship, defeating Japan, coached by Turkish head coach Ferhat Akbaş, 3-2.

Japan advanced to the semi-finals after 15 years, and Ferhat Akbaş became the first Turkish head coach in World Championship history to reach the semi-finals.

Brazil beat Japan 3-2 in the match in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

Japan: Seki, Ishikawa, Airi, Wada, Yoshino, Shimamura (Kojima, Fukudome, Tsukasa, Akimoto, Yamada, Araki, Iwasawa, Kitamado)

Brazil: Julia, Roberta, Gabi, Diana, Rosamaria, Bergmann (Marcelle, Macris, Kisy, Helena)

Sets: 12-25, 17-25, 25-19, 29-27, 16-18

Duration: 125 minutes

Referees: Ivaylo Ivanov (Bulgaria), Ksenija Jurkovic (Croatia)