Iran’s third World Championship title in youth volleyball with a victory over Italy
Iran’s national youth volleyball team became world champions for the third time by defeating Italy
On Sunday, Iran’s national youth volleyball team faced Italy in the final stage of the 2025 Men’s Under-21 World Championship in China, defeating them 3-1 to become world champions
The Iranian volleyball players, after losing the first set, managed to defeat Italy in the next three sets and win the championship
Iran’s national team had previously also won the world championship by defeating Italy in the years 2019 and 2023
In the group stage of this tournament, Iran defeated Poland, Canada, South Korea, Puerto Rico, and Kazakhstan, overcame Argentina in the knockout stage, and beat China in the quarterfinals
In the semifinals on Saturday, they defeated the USA 3-0 and advanced to the final match against Italy