2007 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.

2007 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates18 November – 2 December
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 7 host cities)
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVP Gilberto Godoy Filho
Official website
2007 FIVB World Cup

Qualification

12 teams participated in the World Cup:

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

Venues
Site First round Second round Third round Fourth round
A SaitamaHiroshimaFukuokaTokyo
Saitama Super ArenaHiroshima Green ArenaMarine Messe FukuokaTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 22,500Capacity: 4,750Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 10,000
B MatsumotoToyamaOkayamaTokyo
Matsumoto City GymnasiumToyama City GymnasiumOkayama Momotaro ArenaKomazawa Gymnasium
Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 11,000Capacity: 3,875

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
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 21 10 1 30 4 7.500 852 673 1.266
2  Russia 20 9 2 29 9 3.222 899 742 1.212
3  Bulgaria 20 9 2 29 13 2.231 988 881 1.121
4  United States 19 8 3 28 12 2.333 947 843 1.123
5  Spain 18 7 4 22 15 1.467 848 825 1.028
6  Puerto Rico 16 5 6 21 19 1.105 878 869 1.010
7  Argentina 16 5 6 15 23 0.652 825 876 0.942
8  Australia 15 4 7 14 25 0.560 839 940 0.893
9  Japan 14 3 8 14 26 0.538 865 923 0.937
10  Egypt 14 3 8 13 27 0.481 829 922 0.899
11  South Korea 13 2 9 9 31 0.290 818 947 0.864
12  Tunisia 12 1 10 12 32 0.375 909 1056 0.861

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

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov13:00Australia  3–2  South Korea 22–2525–2023–2525–2029–27124–117P2 P3
18 Nov15:50Argentina  0–3  Russia 16–2522–2517–25  55–75P2 P3
18 Nov18:30Japan  2–3  Tunisia 25–2221–2525–1822–2514–16107–106P2 P3
19 Nov12:30Australia  0–3  Russia 22–2526–2810–25  58–78P2 P3
19 Nov15:00Argentina  3–1  Tunisia 25–1925–2123–2525–23 98–88P2 P3
19 Nov18:00Japan  3–0  South Korea 25–1525–2025–21  75–56P2 P3
20 Nov12:30Russia  3–1  Tunisia 22–2525–1525–1225–16 97–68P2 P3
20 Nov15:00Argentina  3–0  South Korea 26–2425–2225–20  76–66P2 P3
20 Nov18:00Japan  0–3  Australia 19–2521–2521–25  61–75P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Nov12:30Egypt  0–3  Puerto Rico 17–2519–2517–25  53–75P2 P3
18 Nov15:00Bulgaria  3–1  Spain 25–2119–2525–2025–17 94–83P2 P3
18 Nov18:00United States  3-0  Brazil 28–2630-2825–20  83–46P2 P3
19 Nov13:00Bulgaria  3–1  Egypt 25–1925–1823–2525–18 98–80P2 P3
19 Nov15:30Puerto Rico  3–1  United States 25–2120–2525–1725–22 95–85P2 P3
19 Nov18:30Brazil  3–0  Spain 30–2825–1725–16  80–61P2 P3
20 Nov13:00Bulgaria  3–1  Puerto Rico 19–2525–1827–2525–17 96–85P2 P3
20 Nov15:30Spain  3–1  United States 21–2525–2027–2525–20 98–90P2 P3
20 Nov18:30Brazil  3–0  Egypt 25–1825–1425–17  75–49P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov12:30South Korea  0–3  Russia 16–2514–2519–25  49–75P2 P3
22 Nov15:00Australia  3–1  Tunisia 25–2235–3726–2425–22 111–105P2 P3
22 Nov18:00Japan  3–0  Argentina 25–2325–1926–24  76–66P2 P3
23 Nov12:30South Korea  3–2  Tunisia 25–1723–2521–2525–2215–9109–98P2 P3
23 Nov15:00Argentina  3–1  Australia 25–2121–2525–1425–23 96–83P2 P3
23 Nov18:00Japan  0–3  Russia 19–2520–2523–25  62–75P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Nov13:30Egypt  0–3  Spain 19–2521–2519–25  59–75P2 P3
22 Nov15:30Brazil  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–1325–2125–17  75–51P2 P3
22 Nov18:30United States  3–2  Bulgaria 29–2720–2528–3025–2215–12117–116P2 P3
23 Nov12:00Puerto Rico  3-0  Spain 25-1825–2225-18  75–22P2 P3
23 Nov15:00Brazil  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1425–2125–19  75–54P2 P3
23 Nov18:00Egypt  0–3  United States 22–2518–2519–25  59–75P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov12:30Argentina  3–2  Puerto Rico 19–2522–2525–1625–2115–13106–100P2 P3
25 Nov15:00Spain  0–3  Russia 21–2513–2515–25  49–75P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Japan  3–2  Egypt 25–1719–2521–2525–2315–9105–99P2 P3
1 Dec15:00Spain  3–0  Argentina 26–2425–2225–18  76–64P2 P3
26 Nov15:00Egypt  0–3  Russia 19–2518–2519–25  56–75P2 P3
26 Nov18:00Japan  0–3  Puerto Rico 23–2523–2521–25  67–75P2 P3
27 Nov12:30Argentina  3–1  Egypt 25–2225–1916–2525–21 91–87P2 P3
27 Nov15:00Puerto Rico  0–3  Russia 22–2521–2519–25  62–75P2 P3
27 Nov18:00Japan  1–3  Spain 26–2419–2518–2519–25 82–99P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov12:30Tunisia  1–3  United States 25–2219–2519–2517–25 80–97P2 P3
25 Nov15:00Bulgaria  3–0  South Korea 25–2025–2025–19  75–59P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Brazil  3–0  Australia 25–1925–1925–21  75–59P2 P3
26 Nov13:00South Korea  0–3  United States 18–2515–2518–25  51–75P2 P3
26 Nov15:30Australia  0–3  Bulgaria 17–2519–2513–25  49–75P2 P3
26 Nov18:30Brazil  3–0  Tunisia 25–1925–1625–21  75–56P2 P3
27 Nov13:00Australia  0–3  United States 17–2512–2519–25  48–75P2 P3
27 Nov15:30Bulgaria  3–1  Tunisia 26–2422–2525–1525–17 98–81P2 P3
27 Nov18:30Brazil  3–0  South Korea 25–2025–1725–20  75–57P2 P3

Site A
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Nov14:00Argentina  0–3  Brazil 20–2522–2516–25  58–75P2 P3
30 Nov16:30Bulgaria  3–2  Russia 25–2123–2525–2222–2515–12110–105P2 P3
30 Nov19:30Japan  0–3  United States 18–2525–2719–25  62–77P2 P3
1 Dec14:00Argentina  0–3  United States 16–2519–2518–25  53–75P2 P3
1 Dec16:30Brazil  3–0  Russia 25–2225–2225–18  75–62P2 P3
1 Dec19:30Japan  1–3  Bulgaria 25–2220–2520–2520–25 85–97P2 P3
2 Dec14:00Argentina  0–3  Bulgaria 17–2522–2523–25  62–75P2 P3
2 Dec16:30Russia  3–2  United States 25–2320–2522–2525–1715–8107–98P2 P3
2 Dec19:30Japan  1–3  Brazil 25–2321–2519–2518–25 83–98P2 P3

Site B
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Nov12:30Puerto Rico  3–0  Tunisia 25–1725–1725–23  75–57P2 P3
30 Nov15:00Egypt  3–1  South Korea 21–2525–1625–1925–22 96–82P2 P3
30 Nov18:00Spain  3-0  Australia 25–2125-1925–20  75–41P2 P3
1 Dec12:30Egypt  3–1  Tunisia 25–2118–2525–2125–22 93–89P2 P3
1 Dec15:00Spain  3–0  South Korea 25–2225–1728–26  78–65P2 P3
1 Dec18:00Australia  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–2115–2525–1825–21 90–85P2 P3
2 Dec12:00Spain  3–1  Tunisia 25–1625–2221–2525–18 96–81P2 P3
2 Dec14:30South Korea  3–2  Puerto Rico 21–2525–1826–2420–2515–8107–100P2 P3
2 Dec17:30Australia  1–3  Egypt 14–2525–2321–2522–25 82–98P2 P3

Final standing

Awards
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