Anderson vs. IRN
USA ended Iran’s winning streak of two games against them and took a four-set victory after coming back from one set down 3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 27-25, 26-24). The encounter took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who is hosting the first weekend of Pool B.
Thanks to Matthew Anderson’s good attacking mood (23 points) and Taylor Sander’s and David Lee’s blocking performance (four blocks each), the US NT prevailed in two close sets, losing only one of a kind.
On the other side, Shahram Mahmoudi was again on a high level, scoring 16 points, but Iran have 0-2 record at the moment.
Preliminary Round / 1st group / 1st weekend
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 16. 06. 2016 14:45 | Brazil | VS | Iran | 3:0 | 25:19; 25:16; 28:26 | ||
| 2nd game | 16. 06. 2016 17:15 | Argentina | VS | USA | 1:3 | 24:26; 23:25; 25:22; 22:25 | ||
| 3rd game | 17. 06. 2016 14:45 | Brazil | VS | Argentina | 3:0 | 25:21; 25:13; 26:24 | ||
| 4th game | 17. 06. 2016 16:40 | Bulgaria | VS | Poland | 1:3 | 25:19; 19:25; 17:25; 20:25 | ||
| 5th game | 17. 06. 2016 17:15 | USA | VS | Iran | 3:0 | 23:25; 25:13; 27:25; 26:24 | ||
| 6th game | 17. 06. 2016 18:10 | France | VS | Italy | 3:0 | 25:23; 25:22; 25:18 | ||
| 7th game | 17. 06. 2016 19:10 | Russia | VS | Serbia | 0:3 | 22:25; 32:34; 17:25 | STAT | |
| 8th game | 17. 06. 2016 20:40 | Australia | VS | Belgium | 0:3 | 27:29; 18:25; 22:25 | ||
| 9th game | 18. 06. 2016 16:40 | Bulgaria | VS | Serbia | 0:0 | |||
| 10th game | 18. 06. 2016 17:40 | Belgium | VS | Italy | 0:0 | |||
| 11th game | 18. 06. 2016 19:10 | Russia | VS | Poland | 0:0 | |||
| 12th game | 18. 06. 2016 20:10 | Australia | VS | France | 0:0 | |||
| 13th game | 18. 06. 2016 20:30 | Iran | VS | Argentina | 0:0 | |||
| 14th game | 18. 06. 2016 23:10 | Brazil | VS | USA | 0:0 | |||
| 15th game | 19. 06. 2016 12:40 | Belgium | VS | France | 0:0 | |||
| 16th game | 19. 06. 2016 15:10 | Australia | VS | Italy | 0:0 | |||
| 17th game | 19. 06. 2016 16:40 | Serbia | VS | Poland | 0:0 | |||
| 18th game | 19. 06. 2016 19:10 | Russia | VS | Bulgaria | 0:0 | |||
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