Manila, Sept. 16 -- Alas Pilipinas will go down in history as the first Philippine team to win a match at the FIVB Men's World Championship, beating world No. 22 Egypt 29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Tuesday.

Outside Marck Jesus Espejo delivered the winning point with a monster block. He finished with 13 points, including an ace.

The Philippines also jumped from No. 88 in the world to 77th.

All four teams in Pool A have 1-1 cards, thus both matches on Thursday will be do-or-die duels for spots in the Round of 16 -- Egypt versus Tunisia at 1:30 p.m. and Philippines vs. world No. 14 Iran at 5:30 p.m.

The Philippines committed more unforced errors than Egypt (33-29), but more than made up for it in the o...