The 19th conflict between Iran and Pakistan; Comfortable work against the losing team – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, the 22nd Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship hosted by Urmia has started on Saturday, August 28. Atai’s students played in the group stage of the tournament against the teams of Hong Kong and Iraq.
Meanwhile, Iran’s national volleyball team will play its third match in the 2023 Asian Men’s Championship against Pakistan today (Wednesday, September 1st) at 19:15. He has experienced only one defeat and has won in 17 other matches.
Interestingly, Iran’s only defeat against Pakistan dates back to the Asian Championship in 1991 in Australia, which was the weakest appearance of the national team with a result of 3-2. Apart from this defeat, the national team has never lost against Pakistan and since 2009, it has not given a single set to Pakistan. 9 of the 18 meetings between the two teams were in the Asian Championship, and the last three games of the two teams in these competitions ended 3-0, and statistically, Iran is completely superior to the opponent. Pakistan national volleyball team won three to zero against Bangladesh national team in its first match of this tournament and lost three to two results against Korean national team in the second match and as the second team of group F, they qualified for the first round. won an elimination.
Iran’s national volleyball team will directly advance to the semi-finals if it wins against Pakistan with the hosting and runner-up points of the previous round. In the semi-final stage, Iran’s opponent will be one of the 4 teams of South Korea, Indonesia, China and India. In the first elimination round, the South Korean volleyball team will play against Indonesia, and China and India will face each other. The winner of these 2 games will play together and the winning team will be Iran’s opponent in the semi-final stage. Before the start of the 22nd Cup, the two teams faced each other in a preparatory match in Urmia, and at the end the result was 3-1 in favor of the national team.
The history of Iran’s meetings with Pakistan from the beginning until now is as follows:
1970 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – (1)
1974 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (zero)
1991 (Asian Championship): Iran (2) – Pakistan (3)
1991 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (2)
1994 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (2)
1994 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (2)
1994 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (zero)
1995 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (2)
1997 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (1)
1999 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (1)
2005 (Islamic Solidarity Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (1)
2007 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (1)
2009 (qualifying for the World Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (zero)
2011 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (0)
2013 (world championship qualifiers): Iran (3) – Pakistan (0)
2017 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (nil)
2018 (Asian Games): Iran (3) – Pakistan (zero)
2021 (Asian Championship): Iran (3) – Pakistan (zero)