Surprise in the round of 16 of the Volleyball World Championship.
The Iranians were already "eliminated" in the group - in the last match of the first phase, they were saved by a challenge against the Philippines, they survived as many as nine match points, and today in Manila they defeated Serbia and advanced to the quarterfinals.
And with a turnaround, with 3:2 in sets (23:25, 25:19, 24:26, 25:22, 15:9).
Iran will play the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals, who earlier today defeated Tunisia 3:0 (25:19, 25:18, 25:23).
The remaining quarterfinal pairs are Italy - Belgium, Poland - Turkey and USA - Bulgaria.
Bonus video: