The national Iranian men's volleyball team lost to Bulgaria 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11) in Week 3 of the 2023 VNL, which was held in the US' Anaheim on Friday.
The Iranian team lost the game to its European rival while it was in the lead 2-1 at the end of the third set.
Bulgaria, however, made a comeback and won the next two sets to defeat Iran 3-2.
Iran is scheduled to hold its next match of the tournament against Argentina early on Sunday.
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