Volleyball - Florence, Italy, 18 July, 2014 - World No.12 ranked Iran beat world No.1 Brazil 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 28-26) in their FIVB World League match on Friday. The Iranians top the pool as a result and go through to the semifinals for the first time in their history. Key points • Iran top the group and go through to the semifinals of the World League for the first time in their history • Iran have now got a winning record against Brazil in the World League overall. The two sides have met five times in the competition, with Iran winning three and Brazil winning two. Brazil have won the other four meetings between the two sides (two in the World Cup, two in the Grand Championships Cup) • Russia finish third in the pool and are eliminated • Iran broke a three match losing streak with this win • Brazil will face the winners of the other pool - likely to be hosts Italy
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:04:14 +0000
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