The Brazilian men's volleyball team notched up their fifth straight victory in the volleyball World Cup in Japan after beating Australia 3-0 on Sunday.

 

The only defeat of the Brazilian team came at the hands of the Americans in their first game of the competition.

 

The team has since beaten convincingly the Egyptians, the Spaniards, the Bulgarians, the Puerto Ricans and the Australians.

 

In their game against Australia, the Brazilian team captain, Serginho, was named the game's MVP.

 

Brazil's highest scorer was Dante, who scored 14 points. Giba added 12 points and Andre Nascimento contributed 11. For the Australian team, Carroll led his team with 14 points.

 

Brazil now has 11 points, just one point behind leaders Russia. The Russian team is the only team left in the World Cup undefeated.

 

(Xinhua News Agency November 26, 2007)