2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

2007 Men's World Cup

Official website

tournament website

Tournament details

Host nation

Japan

Dates

November 18 – December 2

Teams

Venues

8 (in 7 host cities)

Champions

Brazil (2nd title)

MVP

Gilberto Godoy Filho

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The 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was held from November 18 to December 2, 2007 in Japan.

Qualifying

12 teams participated in the World Cup:

The 5 2007 champions of their respective continental championship (5):
- Brazil, Spain, Australia, United States, Egypt
Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2007 (4):
- Russia, Argentina, Tunisia, Puerto Rico
Host nation:
- Japan
Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2007 (2):
- South Korea, Bulgaria

Squads

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

Competition System

The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 other teams. Points are accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final ranking is determined by the amount of points gained.

Venues

rounds	Site A	Site B
1st	Saitama Super Arena	Matsumoto City Gymnasium
2nd	Hiroshima Green Arena	Toyama City Gymnasium
3rd	Marine Messe Fukuoka	Okayama Momotaro Arena
4th	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	Komazawa Gymnasium

Result

1° Round

18 November 2007 – 20 November 2007

Saitama Super Arena


18 November
	Australia	3 – 2	South Korea	(22–25, 25–20, 23–25, 25–20, 29–27)
	Argentina	0 – 3	Russia	(16–25, 22–25, 17–25)
	Japan	2 – 3	Tunisia	(25–22, 21–25, 25–18, 22–25, 14–16)
19 November
	Australia	0 – 3	Russia	(22–25, 26–28, 10–25)
	Argentina	3 – 1	Tunisia	(25–19, 25–21, 23–25, 25–23)
	Japan	3 – 0	South Korea	(25–15, 25–20, 25–21)
20 November
	Russia	3 – 1	Tunisia	(22–25, 25–15, 25–12, 25–16)
	Argentina	3 – 0	South Korea	(26–24, 25–22, 25–20)
	Japan	0 – 3	Australia	(19–25, 21–25, 21–25)

Matsumoto City Gymnasium


18 November
	Egypt	0 – 3	Puerto Rico	(17–25, 19–25, 17–25)
	Bulgaria	3 – 1	Spain	(25–21, 19–25, 25–20, 25–17)
	Brazil	0 – 3	United States	(26–28, 28–30, 20–25)
19 November
	Bulgaria	3 – 1	Egypt	(25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–18)
	Puerto Rico	3 – 1	United States	(25–21, 20–25, 25–17, 25–22)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Spain	(30–28, 25–17, 25–16)
20 November
	Bulgaria	3 – 1	Puerto Rico	(19–25, 25–18, 27–25, 25–17)
	Spain	3 – 1	United States	(21–25, 25–20, 27–25, 25–20)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Egypt	(25–18, 25–14, 25–17)

2° Round

22 November 2007 – 23 November 2007

Hiroshima Green Arena


22 November
	South Korea	0 – 3	Russia	(16–25, 14–25, 19–25)
	Australia	3 – 1	Tunisia	(25–22, 35–37, 26–24, 25–22)
	Japan	3 – 0	Argentina	(25–23, 25–19, 26–24)
23 November
	South Korea	3 – 2	Tunisia	(25–17, 23–25, 21–25, 25–22, 15–9)
	Argentina	3 – 1	Australia	(25–21, 21–25, 25–14, 25–23)
	Japan	0 – 3	Russia	(19–25, 20–25, 23–25)

Toyama City Gymnasium


22 November
	Egypt	0 – 3	Spain	(19–25, 21–25, 19–25)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Puerto Rico	(25–13, 25–21, 25–17)
	Bulgaria	2 – 3	United States	(27–29, 25–20, 30–28, 22–25, 12–15)
23 November
	Spain	0 – 3	Puerto Rico	(18–25, 22–25, 18–25)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Bulgaria	(25–14, 25–21, 25–19 )
	Egypt	0 – 3	United States	(22–25, 18–25, 19–25)

3° Round

25 November 2007 – 27 November 2007

Marine Messe Fukuoka


25 November
	Argentina	3 – 2	Puerto Rico	(19–25, 22–25, 25–16, 25–21, 15–13)
	Spain	0 – 3	Russia	(21–25, 13–25, 15–25)
	Japan	3 – 2	Egypt	(25–17, 19–25, 21–25, 25–23, 15–9)
26 November
	Argentina	0 – 3	Spain	(24–26, 22–25, 18–25)
	Egypt	0 – 3	Russia	(19–25, 18–25, 19–25)
	Japan	0 – 3	Puerto Rico	(23–25, 23–25, 21–25)
27 November
	Argentina	3 – 1	Egypt	(25–22, 25–19, 16–25, 25–21)
	Puerto Rico	0–3	Russia	(22–25, 21–25, 19–25)
	Japan	1 – 3	Spain	(26–24, 19–25, 18–25, 19–25)

Momotaro Arena


25 November
	Tunisia	1 – 3	United States	(25–22, 19–25, 19–25, 17–25)
	Bulgaria	3 – 0	South Korea	(25–20, 25–20, 25–19)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Australia	(25–19, 25–19, 25–21)
26 November
	South Korea	0 – 3	United States	(18–25, 15–25, 18–25)
	Australia	0 – 3	Bulgaria	(17–25, 19–25, 13–25)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Tunisia	(25–19, 25–16, 25–21)
27 November
	Australia	0 – 3	United States	(17–25, 12–25, 19–25)
	Bulgaria	3 – 1	Tunisia	(26–24, 22–25, 25–15, 25–17 )
	Brazil	3 – 0	South Korea	(25–20, 25–17, 25–20)

4° Round

30 November 2007 – 2 December 2007

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium


30 November
	Argentina	0 – 3	Brazil	(20–25, 22–25, 16–25)
	Bulgaria	3 – 2	Russia	(25–21, 23–25, 25–22, 22–25, 15–12 )
	Japan	0 – 3	United States	(18–25, 25–27, 19–25)
1 December
	Argentina	0 – 3	United States	(16–25, 19–25, 18–25)
	Brazil	3 – 0	Russia	(25–22, 25–22, 25–18)
	Japan	1 – 3	Bulgaria	(25–22, 20–25, 20–25, 20–25)
2 December
	Argentina	0 – 3	Bulgaria	(17–25, 22–25, 23–25)
	Russia	3 – 2	United States	(25–23, 20–25, 22–25, 25–17, 15–8)
	Japan	1 – 3	Brazil	(25–23, 21–25, 19–25, 18–25)

Komazawa Gymnasium


30 November
	Puerto Rico	3 – 0	Tunisia	(25–17, 25–17, 25–23)
	Egypt	3 – 1	South Korea	(21–25, 25–16, 25–19, 25–22)
	Australia	0 – 3	Spain	(21–25, 19–25, 20–25)
1 December
	Egypt	3 – 1	Tunisia	(25–21, 18–25, 25–21, 25–22)
	Spain	3 – 0	South Korea	(25–22, 25–17, 28–26)
	Australia	3 – 1	Puerto Rico	(25–21, 15–25, 25–18, 25–21)
2 December
	Spain	3 – 1	Tunisia	(25–16, 25–22, 21–25, 25–18)
	South Korea	3 – 2	Puerto Rico	(21–25, 25–18, 26–24, 20–25, 15–8)
	Australia	1 – 3	Egypt	(14–25, 25–23, 21–25, 22–25)

Ranking

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

Olympic Qualification

Brazil, Russia and Bulgaria qualified to the men's volleyball competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Final standing

Rank	Team
01 !	Brazil
02 !	Russia
03 !	Bulgaria
4	United States
5	Spain
6	Puerto Rico
7	Argentina
8	Australia
9	Japan
10	Egypt
11	South Korea
12	Tunisia

2007 Men's World Cup Champions
Brazil 2nd title

12–man Roster

Bruno, Marcelinho, André Heller, Samuel, Giba

, Murilo, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Dante

Head coach

Bernardinho

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Gilberto Godoy Filho

Best Scorer

Héctor Soto

Best Spiker

Dante Amaral

Best Blocker

José Luis Moltó

Best Server

Semen Poltavskiy

Best Setter

Miguel Angel Falasca

Best Libero

Sérgio Santos

External links

Official Website of the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup

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