Iran's Hidden Opportunity to Qualify for the Olympics

Iran's current position in the men's volleyball world rankings, despite falling short of where this team deserves to be, could help it earn important points and move closer to an Olympic qualification spot.

According to "Varzesh Seh", the Iranian national volleyball team must participate in two ranking tournaments next year, i.e. Volleyball League of Nations and the World Championship; Competitions that, if we only consider their qualifying rounds, will bring 15 matches for Iran.

Iran's national volleyball team is currently in the 19th place of the World Volleyball Federation ranking. Although this position is not at all worthy of the national team, it can help Iran in another aspect and provide a good opportunity to gain ranking points.

According to the current position of Iran in the ranking of the World Volleyball Federation, a victory against the teams that are ranked higher than Iran can bring significant points for Roberto Piazza's students; Especially if these wins are achieved in the Volleyball Nations League.

3-0 victories against rivals higher than Iran can also speed up the process of improving the position of the national team in the world ranking. If Iran's national volleyball team wants to go to the Olympics from the World Federation ranking, it must climb from the current 19th place to the 11th place in the table.