Women's volleyball: How to watch USA face Brazil in gold medal final
The USA and Brazil advanced through to the final after dispatching of their semifinal opponents in straight sets. They will go head-to-head in the gold medal match on Sunday 8 August.
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After almost two weeks of thrilling women's volleyball action we have our two Tokyo 2020 finalists.
The United States will take on Brazil in the gold medal match on Sunday 8th August in Japan (late Saturday night in parts of the Americas), a rematch of the Volleyball Nations League final from earlier this year when the USA came out on top.
The U.S. are already guaranteed a finish that betters their bronze medal from Rio 2016, while Brazil will look to add a third gold to their 2008 and 2012 titles.
Here are the things to know ahead of that final.
Women's volleyball: Road to the Tokyo 2020 final - USA
For the United States, it has been business as usual aside from the one loss in preliminaries.
They sailed through the knockout stages without giving away a single set, beating Serbia - the team who knocked them out at this stage five years ago - by three straight sets.
Annie Drews has been a standout in a star-studded squad, and continued that form in the semi-final but yet another team-high of 17 points.
And like Drews, Jordan Larson has been one of their most consistent players throughout the tournament, scoring high.
United States - Tokyo 2020 volleyball results to the gold medal match
Women's Preliminary - Pool B:
United States 3-0 Argentina
China 0-3 United States
United States 3-2 Turkey
United States 0-3 ROC
United States 3-2 Italy
Quarter- final: Dominican Republic 0-3 United States
Semi- final: Serbia 0-3 United States
Women's volleyball: Road to the Tokyo 2020 final - Brazil
The Brazilians didn't have quite the same plain sailing experience through the knockout rounds, with ROC pushing them to a fourth set in the quarter-final.
It was a different tale against Republic of Korea in the semi-final, however, beating them in three straight sets comfortably.
Fernanda Rodrigues has been an ever-present force for her nation, and registered a game-high of 17 points to help Brazil reach the final.
Closest to her in points was teammate Gabriela Guimarães, providing experience and composure that has been invaluable for Brazil.
And, as seen in their semi-final tie, their blocks have helped them on their way - with four of their players managing to register three blocks each.
Brazil - Tokyo 2020 volleyball results to the gold medal match
Women's Preliminary - Pool A:
Brazil 3-0 Republic of Korea
Brazil 3-2 Dominican Republic
Japan 0-3 Brazil
Serbia 1-3 Brazil
Brazil 3-0 Kenya
Quarter-final: Brazil 3-1 ROC
Semi-final: Brazil 3-0 Republic of Korea
Schedule: When to watch the women's volleyball medal matches at Tokyo 2020
The women's volleyball final will take place at the Ariake Arena on Sunday 8 August in Japan.
Gold medal match - Brazil v United States - 13:30 JST (01:30 in Rio de Janeiro, 00:30 in New York, 21:30 Saturday night in Los Angeles).
Bronze medal match - Republic of Korea v Serbia - 09:00 JST.
How to watch and follow the women's volleyball final at Tokyo 2020 in 2021?
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You can read more about women's volleyball at Tokyo 2020, and all other events from the Games, in the official Tokyo 2020 Live Blog here.