Team: U.S. Men's National Team

In the final match of the most memorable day in Olympic men’s volleyball history, the U.S. Men’s National Team secured its spot in the Paris semifinals with a thrilling 3-1 (26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19) win over its greatest rival, Brazil, in Monday’s quarterfinal match.

The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a top three seed in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics and finished 3-0 to win Pool B with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 18-25, 25-19) win over Japan on Friday.

After playing nearly flawless volleyball in the first two sets, the U.S. Men’s National Team was taken to a fifth set before coming away with its second win in as many matches at the Paris Olympics, 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11) over Germany on Tuesday.

The veteran U.S. Men’s National Team started the Paris Olympic Games in strong fashion with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) victory over Argentina on Saturday.

While there are some new Olympians on the U.S. Men’s roster for the Olympic Games in Paris, the majority of the team has spent the last decade training and competing together, and a few even longer.

The U.S. Men’s National Team went five sets with world No. 1 Poland before falling (18-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-8) in a pre-Olympic friendly match on Sunday in Poland