Iran Beats Japan to Come 5th at FIVB Volleyball U-19 World C’ship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran defeated Japan 3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23) at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U-19 World Championship 5th place on Friday.
Defending champion Iran defeated Bulgaria (twice), Colombia, Cuba and Japan in the tournament and lost to Czech Republic, Italy and Russia.
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U-19 World Championship is the sixteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U-19 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 19 of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
The tournament is being held in Tunisia from August 21 to 30.
