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First place and a clear path to FIVB World Cup championship is all on the line as the United States and Brazil will face each other in a match-up between the two teams atop the tournament standings.
Check out all the World Cup men’s volleyball matches to follow on Thursday and how to follow them live.
United States (5-1, 16 points) vs. Brazil (6-0, 18 points)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. (4 a.m. CST) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats, Live video, In-match tweets
NCAA players on U.S. roster: Matt Anderson (Penn State 2006-08); Micah Christenson (USC 2012-15); TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State 2016-19); Max Holt (Penn State 2006-09); Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola 2013-15); Jeff Jendryk (Loyola 2015-18); Micah Ma’a (UCLA 2016-19); Garrett Muagututia (UCLA 2007-10); Ben Patch (BYU 2013, 2016-17); Aaron Russell (Penn State 2012-15); Michael Saeta (UC Irvine 2013-17); James Shaw (Stanford 2013-16); Erik Shoji (Stanford 2009-12); David Smith (UC Irvine 2004-07); Mitch Stahl (UCLA 2014-17); Josh Tuaniga (Long Beach State 2016-19)
NCAA players on Brazil roster: None
Argentina (2-4, 6 points) vs. Canada (3-3, 7 points)
Match vitals: 11 a.m. (9 p.m. CST Friday) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Argentina roster: None
NCAA players on Canada roster: None
Poland (5-1, 15 points) vs. Egypt (2-4, 7 points)
Match vitals: 12:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. CST Friday) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Poland roster: None
NCAA players on Egypt roster: None
Tunisia (0-6, 1 point) vs. Iran (2-4, 6 points)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. (Midnight CST) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Tunisia roster: None
NCAA players on Iran roster: None
Italy (3-3, 8 points) vs. Australia (1-5, 2 points)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. (1 a.m. CST) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Italy roster: None
NCAA players on Australia roster: None
Japan (4-2, 12 points) vs. Russia (3-3, 9 points)
Match vitals: 7:20 p.m. (5:20 a.m. CST) in Hiroshima, Japan
Follow live: Live stats
NCAA players on Japan roster: None
NCAA players on Australia roster: None