Poland
Even Iran had two match points (14:13) but Antiga’s team somehow save them all.
In the match preview, Kubiak said that If they beat Iran, Poland will win the tournament so Polish fans are waiting for him to fulfil the promise.
Antiga’s side had a good display against the Asian team, but only in the first two sets. Poland proved that they are slightly better team in this moment.
Iran didn’t play as their fans expect in the first set, but in the other three they gave strong resistance to the World Champions. The outcome is – they lost the second but in the third and fourth Lozano’s side managed to tie the score 2:2.
In the tie break, Poland were trailing all the time but at the end, their fans are celebrating the win.
Maracanazinho hall. Spectators: 7,227. Match duration: 2h16
Poland: Kurek 23, Klos 12, Lomacz 4, Kubiak 18, Zatorski (libero), Buszek 6, Mika 5, Bednorz, Bieniek 12, Nowakowski (DNP), Drzyzga (DNP).
Iran: Mahmoudi 16, Ebadipour 15, Marouf 1, Ghaemi 9, Mousavi 18, Zarini 2, Gholami 3, Ghafour 3, Mahdavi, Sharifat 4, Marandi (libero), Mirzajanpour (DNP).
*DNP – did not play
MAIN ROUND / POOL B
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 07. 08. 2016 15:00 | Poland | vs | Egypt | 3:0 | 25:18; 25:20; 25:17 | ||
| 2nd game | 07. 08. 2016 20:30 | Russia | vs | Cuba | 3:1 | 25:17; 25:19; 22:25; 25:18 | ||
| 3rd game | 07. 08. 2016 22:35 | Argentina | vs | Iran | 3:0 | 25:23; 26:24; 25:18 | ||
| 4th game | 09. 08. 2016 09:30 | Russia | vs | Argentina | 1:3 | 18:25; 25:18; 18:25; 21:25 | ||
| 5th game | 09. 08. 2016 17:05 | Poland | vs | Iran | 3:2 | 25:17; 25:23; 23:25, 20:25; 18:16 | ||
| 6th game | 09. 08. 2016 20:30 | Cuba | vs | Egypt | 0:3 | 22:25, 15|:25, 22:25 | ||
MAIN ROUND / POOL B
| Rk | Team | Tot | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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