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1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Men's World Cup |
| continent | World |
| year | 1999 |
| host | |
| dates | 18 November – 2 December |
| teams | 12 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 7 |
| cities | 6 |
| champions | RUS |
| title_number | 1 |
| second | CUB |
| third | ITA |
| fourth | USA |
| mvp | RUS Roman Yakovlev |
| last | 1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup |
| next | 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup |
The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1999 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel pools (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yoyogi, and Komazawa.
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Host | Date | Vacancies | Qualified | Total | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | ― | 1 | |||
| 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 7–12 September 1999 | 2 | ||||
| 1999 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 7–12 September 1999 | MEX Monterrey | 2 | |||
| 1999 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 7–11 September 1999 | ARG Córdoba | 2 | |||
| 1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 2–9 September 1999 | IRN Tehran | 2 | |||
| 1999 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 1–9 August 1999 | EGY Cairo | 1 | |||
| Wild Cards | ― | ― | 2 |
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round
Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
Site B
Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima
Second round
Site A
Location: Hiroshima
Site B
Venue: Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto
Third round
Site A
Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka
Site B
Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya
Fourth round
Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
Site B
Venue: Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Awards
- Most valuable player
- : RUS Roman Yakovlev
- Best scorer
- : ESP Rafael Pascual
- Best spiker
- : RUS Roman Yakovlev
- Best blocker
- : KOR Bang Sin-bong
- Best server
- : CUB Osvaldo Hernández
- Best digger
- : KOR Lee Ho
- Best setter
- : USA Lloy Ball
- Best receiver
- : KOR Lee Ho
References
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