Iran defeats USA in FIVB Men’s World Championship

Iran’s national volleyball team has provided another major hit at 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship in Poland after beating the United States in a thrilling five-setter by 3-2 in Pool D of the competitions.

The Iranians started the match strong and showed a great performance in the first two sets of the game in Krakow, Poland, on Tuesday. They managed to grab the first set a definite 25-23 and the second with a better score of 25-19.

But the Americans, who are the World League Champions, made a come-back by taking the third 25-19 and fourth 25-18, leveling the match at two points apiece.

In the fifth and the deciding set, the Asian Champions stepped-up a gear and came back to snatch the set 17-15, ending the match by 3 sets to 2.

With the victory, Iran is now only one match behind USA in the overall record (2-3).

The Iranian team has been pitted against Italy, the US, Belgium, France and Puerto Rico in Pool D of the championship.

On Sunday, the Iranian volleyball players managed to achieve a valuable 3-1 win against Italy.

The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship began on August 30 and will end on September 21.