In the match held in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo, Japan, Raul Lozano fielded all the Iranian players to analyze them for the World Olympic Qualification Tournament which will be held in the Japanese capital from May 28 to June 5.
The Iranian team will also meet Poland on May 25 as part of preparations ahead of the Olympic qualification event.
The mens tournament will see Japan welcome the top three ranked teams in Asia according to the FIVB mens world ranking Australia, China and Iran.
Joining them will be France and Poland, who claimed second and third place at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2015, Venezuela, who ranked second at the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament and Canada who finished as runner-up at the NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament.
The top ranked Asian team and the top three ranked teams from each tournament will all claim a ticket to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. If an Asian team is ranked among the top three, then the next ranked team will qualify.
By Tasnim News Agency
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