| Men's Greco-Roman at the 2016 Wrestling World Cup | |||||||
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| Location | Shiraz, Iran | ||||||
| Dates | 19–20 May | ||||||
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The 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman was the first of a set of three FILA Wrestling World Cups in 2016. Will be held in Shiraz, Iran at the Shahid Dastgheib Stadium On May 19 to May 20, 2016. [1]
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| Team competes for 7th place |
| Team | Pld | W | L |
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 Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Belarus | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L |
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 Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Team | Pld | W | L |
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| Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Turkey | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Belarus | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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