TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran defeated Australia 25-22, 18-25, 25-18, 27-25 at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup at White Ring arena in Nagano, Japan on Saturday.
Lincoln Alexander Williams led Australia with a match-high 19 points and Amir Ghafour scored 18 points for Iran.
Iran now ranked seventh with two wins after four matches, and will face Brazil on Sunday.
Japan hosts the event for the 12th consecutive time since 1977.