MATCH INFO

Iran coach - Julio Velasco

"It was tough for our players today after the loss to Australia yesterday. We won the first set in difficult circumstances and then played better after that."

"We have not yet arrived at our best level in the tournament."

Puerto Rico coach - Carlos Cardona

"We have tried our best in the tournament. We had chances to win the first set. We did win the fourth set. After that our errors increased and our attacks decreased."

Iran captain - Alireza Nadi

"We played a good match. We had some inexperienced player on in the fourth set and that is why we lost it."

"This was an important game for us. We had to get through this to get to the next one."

Puerto Rico captain - Jose Rivera

"We played better today. This was our best match of the tournament. We showed more heart, more fight."

"We made some errors in key moments. If some of those had changed, the match result may have changed."