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1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

Sports championship

Field	Value
competition	FIVB World Championship
continent	World
gender	Men
year	1978
size	200px
host
dates	20 September – 1 October
opened	Sandro Pertini
teams	24
venues	6
cities	6
champions	URS
title_number	5
last	1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
next	1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 20 September 1 to October 1978 in Italy.

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies
Host Country			1
1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship	12–28 October 1974		12
1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship	25 Sep – 2 Oct 1977		3

*
Asian Qualifier	16–21 November 1976	Hong Kong Hong Kong	2
1977 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	23–30 April 1977	DOM Santo Domingo	2

*
1977 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	26 Feb – 5 Mar 1977	PER Lima	2
1976 Men's African Volleyball Championship	1976	TUN Tunis	2

Yugoslavia and Puerto Rico withdrew and were replaced by Finland and United States.

Venues

Pool A, G, H and Final round	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D, I, J and Final round	Pool E	Pool F
{{Location map+	Italy	border =	caption = 1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (Italy)	float = center	width = 250
ITA Rome, Italy	ITA Bergamo, Italy
ITA Udine, Italy	ITA Venice, Italy
ITA Parma, Italy	ITA Ancona, Italy

Teams

;Group A

;Group B

;Group C

;Group D

;Group E

;Group F

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Rome

Pool B

Location: Bergamo

Pool C

Location: Udine

Pool D

Location: Venice

Pool E

Location: Parma

Pool F

Location: Ancona

Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

1st–12th pools

Pool G

Location: Rome

Pool H

Location: Rome

13th–24th pools

Pool I

Location: Venice

Pool J

Location: Venice

Final round

21st–24th places

| 30 September | **** | 3 | | 0 | 30 September | **** | 3 | | 1 | 1 October | **** | 3 | | 0 | 1 October | | 0 | **** | 3

21st–24th semifinals

23rd place match

21st place match

17th–20th places

| 30 September | **** | 3 | | 1 | 30 September | **** | 3 | | 0 | 1 October | | 0 | **** | 3 | 1 October | **** | 3 | | 0

17th–20th semifinals

19th place match

17th place match

13th–16th places

| 30 September – Venice | **** | 3 | | 1 | 30 September – Venice | **** | 3 | | 1 | 1 October – Venice | **** | 3 | | 1 | 1 October – Venice | **** | 3 | | 1

13th–16th semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

9th–12th places

| 30 September | **** | 3 | | 2 | 30 September | | 1 | **** | 3 | 1 October | | 1 | **** | 3 | 1 October | | 1 | **** | 3

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

5th–8th places

| 30 September | | 1 | **** | 3 | 30 September | | 0 | **** | 3 | 1 October | **** | 3 | | 2 | 1 October | **** | 3 | | 2

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Finals

| 30 September – Rome | | 1 | **** | 3 | 30 September – Rome | **** | 3 | | 0 | 1 October – Rome | | 0 | **** | 3 | 1 October – Rome | **** | 3 | | 1

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

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