Russia
Sergey Shlyapnikov’s team needed a victory in a game against Iran and they managed to do it, even though they had some difficulties in the first set, giving a huge effort to make a comeback and to take the lead 1-0.
In another two sets, Russia set the control and won the game 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18).
Egor Kliuka (13) and Ilyas Kurkaev (11) were the top scorers in Russia, while Mojtaba Mirzajanpour had 12 points on the other side.
With this victory, Russia have booked the F6 ticket and will play in a Pool J with the host Brazil.
FIVB World League, Week 3, last round:
Canada – Italy 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-22)
Belgium – France 0:3 (21-25, 16-25, 16-25)
Russia – Iran 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18)
Argentina – Bulgaria 00:10 CET
Preliminary Round / 1st group
| RK | TEAM | TOT | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANCE | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | SERBIA | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | BRAZIL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | RUSSIA | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | BELGIUM | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | POLAND | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | CANADA | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | USA | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | BULGARIA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | ARGENTINA | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | IRAN | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | ITALY | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
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