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2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

Volleyball competition held in Japan

Volleyball competition held in Japan

FieldValue
competitionMen's World Cup
continentWorld
year2007
host
dates18 November – 2 December
teams12
confederations5
venues8
cities7
championsBRA
title_number2
secondRUS
thirdBUL
fourthUSA
mvpBRA Gilberto Godoy Filho
website2007 FIVB World Cup
last2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
next2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined China as they had already secured a berth as the host country.

Qualification

Means of qualificationHostDateVacanciesQualifiedTotal12
Host Country—―1
2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship6–16 September 20072
2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship16–21 September 2007USA Anaheim2
2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship5–9 September 20072
2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship31 Aug – 9 Sep 2007INA Jakarta1
2007 Men's African Volleyball Championship16–22 September 2007SAF Durban2
Wild Cards――2

Squads

Main article: 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup squads

Venues

SiteFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundASaitamaHiroshimaFukuokaTokyoBMatsumotoToyamaOkayamaTokyo
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Saitama Super ArenaHiroshima Green ArenaMarine Messe FukuokaTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 22,500Capacity: 4,750Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 10,000
[[File:Japanese Saitama Super Arena.jpg175px]][[File:Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center 2021-03 ac (2).jpg175px]][[File:Marine Messe.jpg175px]][[Image:Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 2008.jpg175px]]
Matsumoto City GymnasiumToyama City GymnasiumOkayama Momotaro ArenaKomazawa Gymnasium
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 11,000Capacity: 3,875
[[File:Matsumoto City Gymnasium.JPG175px]][[File:Toyama-city-gymnasium.jpg175px]][[File:Momotaro arena, September, 2010.JPG175px]][[File:Komazawa Gymnasium & Control Tower 2009.jpg175px]]

Format

The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 other teams. Points were accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final standing was determined by the number of points gained.

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

First round

Site A

Site B

Second round

Site A

Site B

Third round

Site A

Site B

Fourth round

Site A

Site B

Final standing

RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
  • : BRA Gilberto Godoy Filho
  • Best Scorer
  • : PUR Héctor Soto
  • Best Spiker
  • : BRA Dante Amaral
  • Best Blocker
  • : ESP José Luis Moltó
  • Best Server
  • : RUS Semen Poltavskiy
  • Best Setter
  • : ESP Miguel Angel Falasca
  • Best Libero
  • : BRA Sérgio Santos
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