TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian men’s national volleyball team will start the cup tournament in the 2020 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner with a match against African champion Tunisia.
The 2020 edition of the Wagner cup will be held with the participation of the host Poland, Iran, Argentina, and Tunisia from July 9 to 11. Poland has officially invited Iran to take part in the tournament.
Here is the match schedule of the competitions:
Thursday, July 9
Poland vs Argentina, 7:30 P.M. (local time)
Iran vs Tunisia, 10:00 P.M.
Friday, July 10
Poland vs Tunisia, 7:30 P.M.
Iran vs Argentina, 10:00 P.M.
Saturday. July 11
Argentina vs Tunisia, 7:30 P.M.
Poland vs Iran, 10:00 P.M.
The memorial is being held annually from 2003. Iran didn’t achieve a podium in any of its two participations in the tournament in 2012 and 2015.
The event is seen as a preparing campaign ahead of the 2020 Olympics. Iran is drawn along with Poland, Italy, Japan, Canada, and Venezuela in Pool A of the Olympics where volleyball competitions will be held from July 25 to August 9.
- source : MNA, Irannews