Iran's national volleyball squad fell short against Ukraine 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, and 25-17) in their second match.
Previously in the first step, the Iranian outfit was defeated by Germany 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21).
Iran will play Qatar in their third match on Tuesday.
Team Melli, who have recently won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games, will be in a round-robin competition with Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Qatar, and Ukraine.
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, are the three volleyball tournaments to be contested by 24 men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top teams will earn a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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