Brazil WAS NOT in good shape in London. They found their mojo on that epic QF showdown & had a rather easy SF. They got their ass beaten on the 1st set of the final. What happened afterwards was one of the greatest miracle of volleyball. 😂
to be fair, brazil was still #2 in world rankings back 2012 and many of the girls were part of the '08 olympics champion team.
volleyball is a mental game and for years, it's USA's problem. the moment they're pushed, they sometimes succumbed to pressure. it happened in 2012 and it happened yesterday again against turkey. pushed by turkey set 3 onwards and If not for turkey's 3 service errors at 5th set, USA would've lost.