
Iran advance to 2025 FIVB U21 World Championship semis
TEHRAN – Iran swept past China in straight sets (25-21, 25-16, 25-15 ) in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship on Friday.
Taha Behboudnia led Iran with 15 points, while China’s Hai Li scored 14 points.
Iran had previously defeated Kazakhstan, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Canada, Poland and Argentina.
The Iranian team will meet the U.S. in the semifinals on Saturday.
In 2023, Iran defeated Italy in a five-set final to capture the title, while Bulgaria secured the bronze over Argentina.
The teams competing in Jiangmen are Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czechia, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Morocco, Poland, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and the U.S.
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