Chinese men s volleyball team lost 0-3 to Iran and suffered seven consecutive losses, "successfully surpassed the national football team"

On the evening of July 17, at the Polish Gdansk Station of the 2025 World Men's Volleyball League, the Chinese men's volleyball team lost to the Asian powerhouse Iran team 0-3 (26-28, 21-25, 17-25), and won seven consecutive losses in this tournament. After this game, the Chinese team's record fell to 2 wins and 8 losses, and the world ranking was deducted by 6.75 points and fell to 24th place; Iran consolidated its ranking of 13th with this victory.

fought fiercely in three games, and the loss of key points exposed the shortcomings

The first game was extremely stalemate. After the two sides tied 15, the Chinese team took the lead briefly 17-15. However, at the end of the game, Iran's team put pressure on the Iran team. Although substitute Wang Bin was behind 22-24 and tied the score to 26 with two rescue points, the Chinese team still lost the first game 26-28 due to a mistake in handling key balls.

The Chinese team started with a strong start in the second game, with Peng Shikun's blocking and Jiang Chuan's strong attack helping the team take a 6-2 lead. However, the mismatch of the second pass caused a sharp drop in offensive efficiency. The Iranian team took the opportunity to play a 7-1 offensive and overtake the score, and finally won another game 25-21. Entering the third game, the morale of the Chinese team was significantly frustrated, the offensive and defensive system collapsed in an all-out manner, and Yu Yaochen made a mistake in passing and directly sent his opponent to head the ball. The Iranian team took advantage of the situation to get the match point 24-16 and secured the victory 25-17.

Technical statistics reveal the overall gap

From the data, except for the narrowly behind blocking, the Chinese team has significantly lagged behind in spikes (30-40) and serves (5-7), and made 23 mistakes. Core player Jiang Chuan scored the highest 11 points in the team, Li Yongzhen contributed 10 points, but his main attacking line performed sluggishly - Yu Yuantai and Ji Daoshuai scored only 12 points in total, far lower than the 15 points of the deputy attacking combination, and the weakness on the offensive end was fully exposed.

Technical Comparison Statistics Table of the Chinese and Iranian teams

This game continued the ten-year record of Chinese men's volleyball team against Iran. Head coach Haining has been suspending adjustments many times and it is difficult to defeat the game. The sidelines' board drop movements show helplessness for repeated mistakes in key points.

As the host of the finals, although the Chinese team has no pressure to relegate, the relegation situation is severe - currently ranks third from the bottom with 7 points, and is only 4 points ahead of Serbia, which is at the bottom. The team will face Bulgaria at 2 a.m. on July 19. If the losing streak cannot be ended, the ranking may decline further.