Brazil defeats USA by close margin

KYOTO, Japan, November 20, 2013 - Both Brazil and the USA were winners on day one of the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup in Kyoto, with victories over Iran and Japan respectively.

Going into this match, the two teams had faced each other 64 times in international play, with Brazil winning 40 of those contests, most recently with a 3–0 World League victory in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil would win this game as well, but it was a terrific struggle, taking the match 3–0 (31–29, 25–23, 25–23).

Leading Brazil in scoring in this match was Mauricio Borges Almeida Silva with 13 points, supported by Wallace De Souza with 12. For the USA, it was Matthew Anderson again leading the way, with 17 scores in a losing effort.