During the friendly tournament in Ufa, the Iranian national team lost to Belarus with a score of 3:2 on Saturday. The final match score was 25-21, 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 7-15.
Prior to this, Iran had already lost to the Russian team with a score of 3:1, but in the first two games of the tournament, they won against Cuba with a score of 3:0.
The team managed by Roberto Piazza is using this tournament as part of its preparation for the 2026 Asian Games. At these Games, Iran is placed in Group B along with Indonesia, Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan.
The men's volleyball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games will be the twentieth edition of the event. It is organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) together with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and will take place in Aichi, Japan, from September 27 to October 3.