The United States remained unbeaten at the men’s World Cup with a hard-fought 25-18, 25-23, 29-27 win over Italy in Hiroshima, Japan. Matt Anderson scored 19 points for the United States, which improved to 4-0 and leads the standings with 12 points.
Poland, the defending champion, rallied from two sets down to beat Iran, 18-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 15-11.