2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

2007 Men's World Cup
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Tournament details
Host nation  Japan
Dates November 18 – December 2
Teams 12
Venues 8 (in 7 host cities)
Champions  Brazil (2nd title)
MVP Brazil 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:

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
1st  Brazil
2nd  Russia
3rd  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
Brazil Gilberto Godoy Filho
  • Best Scorer
Puerto Rico Héctor Soto
  • Best Spiker
Brazil Dante Amaral
  • Best Blocker
Spain José Luis Moltó

  • Best Server
Russia Semen Poltavskiy
  • Best Setter
Spain Miguel Angel Falasca
  • Best Libero
Brazil Sérgio Santos

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