Iran to Play Belgium in Junior Volleyball Tourny

[DJ Alborz]

Good Luck to the boys!

[Farhad-7]

dude they already played, and they won

Iran defeats Belgium in FIVB Junior Volleyball

PUNE, India, July 31 (MNA) -- Iran swept Belgium in its opening game of the 2009 FIVB Men’s Junior Volleyball World Championship on Friday.


Iran, the previous edition’s bronze medalist, defeated Belgium 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-17) in Pune’s Balewadi Sports Complex.

The Persians are scheduled to play China and Egypt on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

“I believe there is a lot of competition for all the teams to advance to the second round,” said Iranian coach Mostafa Karkhaneh in the news conference.

A total of 16 teams will take part in the contest which takes place from July 31 to August 9 in Pune , India .

The preliminary round will have a total 24 matches, with the first and second finishers in each pool moving on to Pools E and F in the second round.

[DJ Alborz]

dude they already played, and they won

Awsome!

I'm hopping they win the whole thing

[DJ Alborz]

Just a little update, Iran has gone through to the Quarter Finals phase, where we are in a group with Cuba, Brazil and the USA.

Right now, we're playing our first Quarter final match against CUBA and I'm watching it on channel 3. Cuba are dominating (even though almost all the supporters are chanting in Iranian!), Cuba has won the first 2 periods by 18-25 and 23-25.

Come on lads, you can beat Cuba!

[DJ Alborz]

Match finished a while ago, Iran lost to Cuba.

Iran loses to Cuba in FIVB Junior World Championship

PUNE, India, Aug. 4 (MNA) -- Iran lost to powerhouse Cuba in Pool F of the 2009 FIVB Men’s Junior Volleyball World Championship in Pune, India on Tuesday.

Iran, who was beaten by Cuba 3-2 in the previous edition in Morocco, was defeated again, this time 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-22).

Iran will play Brazil on Wednesday and is scheduled to play the U.S. on Thursday.

The Persians won the bronze medal in the 2007.