After the shock when the Chinese men's volleyball team overcame the defending Brazilian champion, another shock continued. This time, it is still the match of two representatives of Asia and the Americas.
The team that created this shock was the “eldest brother” of Asian volleyball in front of the team topped the Volleyball Nations League 2022 – South American volleyball team.
Before this match, the United States was much more appreciated when owning the achievements from the beginning of the tournament and topping the rankings. Meanwhile, Iran with many changes in the team is not too successful since the beginning of the tournament.
Therefore, even the most optimistic people cannot think of a positive outcome for Asian representatives. However, everything was very unexpected.
Iran's two passes have a dazzling day when removing a lot of American barriers to facilitate the competition bridges to score points with very high performance. Meanwhile, the United States carried from the gameplay to its positions.
American dams had a less effective competition day, constantly sticking and being invalid in the opponent's attacks. The 0-3 defeat reflects what the two teams show in this match.
This failure caused the United States to lose the top of the table, falling to the third rank. If Japan won the late match, the US team would continue to fall on the rankings.
As for Iran, this victory helps them to rise to the 9th when they have the same number of victories and points with the three teams ranked above. Thereby, raising great hope in the competition race to enter the quarterfinals.