IRNA - Iran beat Mexico at FIVB Tokyo Volleyball Qualification.

Iran eased past Mexico in straight sets (25-18, 25-21, 27-25) at the men�s Tokyo Volleyball Qualification on Saturday.

Porya Yali scored 20 points and Daniel Vargas had 19 points for Mexico.

Iran had started the competition with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Cuba on Friday.

Team Melli will face Russia in Pool E on Sunday.

The teams are divided into six pools of four, with the table toppers punching their tickets for next year�s Olympic Games.

The six table toppers will be joining Japan at Tokyo 2020, with the hosts having already claimed one of the 12 available berths.

A further five teams will emerge in January from the Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to complete the Tokyo 2020 line-up.