{"id":60495,"date":"2021-06-17T04:32:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T04:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=60495"},"modified":"2021-06-17T04:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T04:32:32","slug":"olympic-champs-brazil-a-tough-nut-to-crack-for-asian-winners-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/olympic-champs-brazil-a-tough-nut-to-crack-for-asian-winners-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"OLYMPIC CHAMPS BRAZIL A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK FOR ASIAN WINNERS IRAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Asian champions Iran struggled in a daunting clash against reigning Olympic champions Brazil to go down in dramatic four sets at the 2021 FIVB Men\u2019s Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60499\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6-29-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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win the 3-1 match.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60500\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9-27-1160x773.jpg 1160w, 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Meisam Salehi delivered 15 points for Iran, with Milad Ebadipour and Saber Kazemi adding 11 and 10 points respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60497\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3-31-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the victory, Brazil remained atop the 16-team standing with 29 points from 10 wins against one loss, while Iran had 18 points from 5 wins against 6 losses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60501\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-13-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-13-300x200.jpg 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