Tasnim - Host Iran defeated Poland 3-1 in its opening match in the Persian Beach Soccer Cup on Tuesday.
Amirhossein Akbari (twice) and Mohammadali Mokhtari scored for Team Melli.
Earlier in the day, Italy defeated reigning Euro Beach Soccer League champion Ukraine 7-6 in the beach soccer tournament.
The Persian Beach Soccer Cup takes place in the southern city of Bushehr between February 14th and 16th.
Some weeks later, between March 27th and 29th in Yazd City, it will be the turn of the clubs as the Eurasia Beach Soccer Cup gets underway.
UAE giant Al Ahli will join Spain’s Levante, Russian champion Lokomotiv and Iranian side Golsapoosh Yadz in the battle for the title.