TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has defeated the United States 3-0 at a home volleyball game attended by 12,000 people and broadcast live on state TV.
Iran won the first set 25-19, the second by 29-27 and the third by 25-20 in the FIVB world league series on Friday at Azadi Stadium in the capital, Tehran. The two teams will meet again on Sunday.
No Iranian women were allowed to attend the match in keeping with a ban in place since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Foreign women are allowed to attend matches of their national teams.
The United States, which was the champion of the 2014 round, beat the Iranian squad 3-1 in two games in May.
