Iran learns opponents for the ICF Canoe Polo World Championship 2026

Iran defeated China with a score of 3:1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23) on Wednesday, thereby securing its participation in the AVC Continental Volleyball Championship 2026 for men.

The Melli team will play a quarter-final match against Chinese Taipei on Friday as part of this tournament.

Other quarter-final matches are scheduled between Japan and India, Thailand and Australia, as well as China and South Korea.

Winning this tournament will allow the team to secure a direct spot in the 2028 Olympic Games, while the three teams that finish in the prize positions will ensure themselves qualification spots for the 2027 FIVB Volleyball World Championship.

In the qualifying round for the 2027 FIFA U-20 Asian Cup, Iran defeated Palestine 2:1 in Group C on Monday.

In the first half of the match, both teams failed to capitalize on their chances. However, the situation changed six minutes into the second half when forward Mahdi Chamsehbahr managed to bypass the defenders and scored a powerful long-range shot, allowing Iran to take the lead.

The second goal was scored twenty minutes after the first, by Erfan Khodadadian Miri, who came on as a substitute. He took advantage of the space behind the Palestinian defense and sent the ball into the net from the top of the penalty area.

Palestine attempted to come back into the game but only managed to reduce the deficit: forward Jasin Abushaker scored in the first minute of extra time.