{"id":37630,"date":"2026-06-25T01:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/iran-suffer-narrow-loss-against-france-in-2026-vnl\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:50:44","slug":"iran-suffer-narrow-loss-against-france-in-2026-vnl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/iran-suffer-narrow-loss-against-france-in-2026-vnl\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran suffer narrow loss against  France  in 2026 VNL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6075780.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p class=\"summary\">TEHRAN -Iran lost to France 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 17-15) in Week 2 of the 2026 Volleyball Nations  League  (VNL) Wednesday  night.<\/p>\n<p>Week 2 of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League, Iran pushed France to the limit in a thrilling five-set encounter but eventually fell 3\u20132.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian team showed great determination, matching the reigning Olympic champions point for point and demonstrating significant progress under head coach Roberto Piazza.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s aggressive serving, solid blocking, and effective attacks kept France under constant pressure throughout the match. The teams traded momentum repeatedly, with Iran winning two sets and forcing a decisive fifth set. In the final set, France relied on their experience and composure in crucial moments to secure victory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat, Iran earned a valuable point in the standings and received praise for their fighting spirit and improved teamwork. The performance highlighted the potential of Iran\u2019s young players and suggested that the team can compete with the world\u2019s strongest volleyball nations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/news\/527605\/Iran-suffer-narrow-loss-against-France-in-2026-VNL\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN -Iran lost to France 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 17-15) in Week 2 of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Wednesday night. Week 2 of the 2026 Volleyball Nations League, Iran pushed France to the limit in a thrilling five-set encounter but eventually fell 3\u20132. The Iranian team showed great determination, matching the reigning &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-37630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}