Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2016 - With a 3-5 win-loss record each, Iran and Argentina will play against each other in their last FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 1 match in a race for a better position in the final standings.
Head-to-Head
• These nations will face each other for the second time in the World League after 18 June, when Iran beat Argentina 3-2 in the opening weekend of this year's edition.
• Argentina last beat Iran at a major international tournament at the 2015 World Cup (3-1).
Iran
• Iran lost 3-0 against Italy in front of a home crowd on Saturday, their first straight-set defeat since a 3-0 loss against Brazil in their 2016 World League opening match.
• Iran have now lost three of their last four World League matches.
• Iran could lose consecutive World League matches on home soil for the first time ever.
• Shahram Mahmoudi was Iran's top scorer in their 3-0 defeat against Italy, with 13 points.
Argentina
• Argentina beat Serbia 3-0 on Saturday. They have now won three of their last four World League matches.
• Argentina could win back-to-back World League matches by a 3-0 scoreline for the first time since June 2014, when they beat Germany twice in straight sets.
• Ezequiel Palacios and Cristian Poglajen both scored a team-high 14 points for Argentina in their 3-0 win over Serbia.