Tasnim � Iran edged past Belgium 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12) in Pool D1 of the 2017 FIVB World League in Friday night.





In the full-packed Azadi�s 12000 spectators, Milad Ebadipour scored 20 points for Iran and Belgium�s Bram Van Den Dries set the pace for his team scoring 17 points.

Iran lost to Italy (3-0) and Brazil (3-1) and defeated Poland (3-1) in the tournament�s Week One.

Igor Kolakovic�s men have been scheduled to meet Serbia on Saturday and play Argentina on Sunday.

The FIVB World League is the premier annual men's volleyball tournament with a total of 36 participating teams in 2017.

The 36 teams have been split into three groups of 12 teams and will play the preliminary round in a pool format over three weeks, before the best teams gather for the finals in each group.