Iran’s national volleyball team has achieved its first victory at the first round of the 2015 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Cup in Japan, overcoming Tunisia.

On Wednesday, the Iranian outfit beat the North African side 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-14 and 25-20) in a fixture staged at the Hamamatsu Arena in the western Japanese city of Hamamatsu.

Iranian volleyball players started the match energetically, and chalked up points before both teams went into the second technical timeout 16-12.

The Iranians continued to present neat serves and attacks after the respite and went on earning points to finally close the set at 25-17.

The Iranian team maintained its composure as the match progressed into the second set. The Iranian athletes pushed ahead and led by three points (8-5) at the first technical timeout.

The Tunisians then took the game to the wire, and managed to notch up a 15-15 draw. They accumulated points later on, and grabbed the second set 25-21 at last.

The Iranian volleyball players returned to action, regaining the lead after the break. They won most of the points in their way to lead at the end of the third set 25-14.

 The Iranians extended their dominance into the fourth set, and went on racking up points despite some fightback from the opposite side, and finally clinched a 25-20 victory.

Iran men's national volleyball team is scheduled to play against Venezuela on Thursday in its third match.

The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup started in Japan on September 8, and will finish on September 23.

The tournament is a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two teams will qualify for the Olympics and join Brazil, which has already secured a berth as the host country.