Overview
- A 3–0 loss to Poland on Friday, July 17 left Brazil on the brink of exit and Bulgaria's 3–1 win over the United States on Saturday, July 18 mathematically sealed Brazil's elimination before the team's final match.
- Brazil beat China 3–0 on Sunday, July 19 with Adriano (13 points, three aces), Flávio (12) and Darlan (11) leading the scorers, but the win left the team ninth with 19 points while Ukraine held seventh with 23.
- The VNL awards three points for a 3–0 or 3–1 win, two points for a 3–2 win and one point for a 3–2 loss, and China qualifies for the final phase as host—rules that changed which placements were enough to reach the quarterfinals.
- The elimination caps a sustained dip in form for Brazil, which suffered five defeats in its last seven VNL matches and collected only five of 21 possible points in that stretch, with many losses by 3–0 or 3–1.
- This is Brazil's first failure to reach the VNL final phase since the competition began in 2018, a setback that shifts focus to the South American Championship in September and the longer Olympic qualifying path through the 2027 World Cup or world ranking.