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Canada men fall short in five-set loss to Brazil in Volleyball Nations League

Canada men fall short in five-set loss to Brazil in Volleyball Nations League | iNFOnews.ca
Sharone Vernon-Evans, right, of Canada spikes the ball against Poland during their round of 16 match at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay city, Philippines on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

LJUBLJANA — Canada’s men lost its fourth straight game of the week in falling to sixth-ranked Brazil 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 28-26, 22-25, 17-15) in Volleyball Nations League play on Sunday.

After Brazil convincingly won the first set, Canada cleaned up its game in forcing a tiebreak, with the game lasting almost three hours.

Sharone Vernon-Evans led Canada with 19 points, including two aces.

Skyler Varga added 18 points (15 kills, one block and two aces).

Earlier in the week, the Canadians fell to both host Slovenia and Ukraine in four sets.

Canada entered Sunday coming off a five-set loss to Bulgaria on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 28, 2026.

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