At 19:00 on the evening of June 19, at the 2024 Men's Volleyball World League in Manila, Philippines, Iran defeated the United States 3-2 (26-28 25-23 25-18 26-28 15-13) to win the first victory and gain a big point of +12.38.
The United States is ranked fifth in the world and has already won an Olympic ticket. Iran, ranked 17th in the world, has disqualified from the Olympics. This year's World League was in poor form on both sides, and it was more of a battle of honor than a training preparation, and in the end Iran had the last laugh.
Iran scored double-doubles on three sides, with Polya scoring 23 points (61% and 56% doubles), Ebadipur 20 points (42% and 26% doubles) and Amin 14 points (30% and 15% doubles). U.S. - Defalco 33 points (64% vs. 47%), Anderson 13 points (33% vs. 17%).
Technical statistics, Iran vs the United States scored 117-110 in total, 64-65 in attack, 5-5 in serve, 9-6 in blocking, and 39-34 in errors.
After this match, Iran immediately moved up to 15th place in the rankings, while the United States dropped to sixth. What is particularly interesting is that the teams of the two rival countries, both of which are in a downward spiral, need to beat each other to boost morale, and Iran has done it. I wonder if this year's World League, whether the U.S. men's volleyball team can follow in the footsteps of the U.S. women's volleyball team, and whether it has any spare strength to advance to the finals?
