On Tuesday, Iran was defeated by heavyweight Italy 3-1.
The Iranians lost the first, second and fourth sets to their rival 25-23, 25-22 and 31-29 while defeating Italy in the third set 25-20.
The Iranian spiker Pouriya Yali gained 20 points for Iran to become the best scorer of the game.
Iran has been grouped with Italy, Jordan and Argentina in Pool F of the competitions. The two first teams of the group will qualify for semi-final stage.
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