The U.S. were perfectly efficient in their easy 3 - 0 win over Germany while world champions Brazil sparkled in patches in a 3 - 0 success over Beijing bronze medalists Russia .
The wow factor came in the early east European clash .
The U.S. were perfectly efficient in their easy 3 - 0 win over Germany while world champions Brazil sparkled in patches in a 3 - 0 success over Beijing bronze medalists Russia , but the wow factor came in the early east European clash .