Iran played against the US in a match held on Saturday that ended 4-4.
The Iranian hockey players then beat their American rivals 3-2 on penalties.
Iranian Minister of Sport and Youth Hamid Sajjadi issued a message, congratulating the victory of the national hockey team in the world cup tournaments.
He praised the victory as another sign of the success of Iranian sport.
Iran's national team gained the same ranking during the last hockey world cup tournaments in 2018.
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