USA, who won all their opening four games, sit at the summit of the standings with 11 points, while Iran are in the bottom half of the 16-team table.
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USA will take on Iran in a FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League fixture on Thursday. After each participating team played four Volleyball Nations League game’s in the first week from June 8 to June 13th, the second week’s action will run from Jun 21 to 26 in Bulgaria and the Philippines. A total of 32 matches, 16 per venue will be played in Quezon City and Sofia respectively. USA, who won all their opening four games, sit at the summit of the standings with 11 points. On the other hand, Iran, who is ranked 10th by FIVB, are in the bottom half of the 16-team table.
USA started brightly with a dominant 25-19, 25-19, 25-14 victory against Slovenia before thrashing Netherlands 25-12, 25-18, 26-16 two days later. In the third match, Japan gave USA a tough challenge as the match went down the wire but the North Americans prevailed with a scoreline of 17-25, 25-15, 25-21, 26-28, 15-9. And then, in the final match of the first week, USA got the better of Brazil, 21-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-20. Sitting 10th in the table, Iran have won twice and lost the same number of matches. They started with a 3-1 win over China (25-15, 19-25, 25-22, 25-15) before losing to the Netherlands 3-0. Then they defeated Australia 3-1 (25-14, 25-22, 18-25, 25-15) and then lost 3-0 against Japan in their last game.
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A fresh new format was enforced for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League ahead of the 2022 edition. The revised format will feature 16 men’s teams who will compete in pools of 8 teams during the preliminary round. Eight teams will then advance to the competition’s final knockout round. The Finals will include the seven strongest teams, with the finals host — Italy — entering the knockout round as the top-placed team. It will consist of eight matches in total – four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and bronze and gold medal matches.
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
| Brazil | Bulgaria | China | Australia | Japan | Poland |
| Australia | Canada | Japan | Brazil | Australia | Bulgaria |
| China | Argentina | Argentina | Bulgaria | Argentina | China |
| Iran | France | France | Canada | Brazil | Iran |
| Japan | Germany | Germany | Iran | Canada | Italy |
| Netherlands | Italy | Italy | Poland | France | Netherlands |
| Slovenia | Poland | Netherlands | Serbia | Germany | Serbia |
| USA | Serbia | Slovenia | USA | USA | Slovenia |
| June 23 Schedule | Time (IST) |
| France vs Netherlands | 8:30 am |
| Poland vs Canada | 4:00 pm |
| Argentina vs Solvenia | 4:30 pm |
| Serbia vs Brazil | 7:00 pm |
| USA vs Iran | 10:30 pm |
Live streaming of all 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League matches is accessible on the website – volleyballworld.tv. Volleyball TV, which will be available on desktop and mobile, will provide viewers with live telecasts and highlights from the FIVB’s major events. However, in order to watch the 2022 FIVB Volleyball men’s Nations League, fans must purchase a subscription.
