The Iranian national volleyball squad lost to Olympic gold medalists Russia 3-0 (19-25, 21-25, 18-25) in the FIVB World Championships in Poland on Saturday to finish 6th in the overall standings.
In the semi-finals of the games Germany line up against Poland and Brazil take on France.
The Iranian team will fly directly to South Korea in two days time to take part in the 17th Asian Games there.