2008 Volleyball America's Cup

The 2008 Volleyball America's Cup was the seventh edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America. The tournament was held from September 24 to September 28, 2008 in Cuiabá, Brazil.

Competing Nations

Pool A	Pool B
Brazil Mexico Venezuela	Argentina Cuba United States

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Volleyball America's Cup Squads.

First round

Pool A

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Brazil	4	2	0	150	109	1.376	6	0	MAX
2	Venezuela	3	1	1	130	132	0.985	3	3	1.000
3	Mexico	2	0	2	111	150	0.740	0	6	0.000

September 24, 2008


Mexico	0–3	Brazil	18-25, 16-25, 20-25

September 25, 2008


Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	25-20, 25-19, 25-16

September 26, 2008


Venezuela	3–0	Mexico	25-20, 25-17, 25-20

Pool B

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Cuba	4	2	0	188	155	1.213	6	2	3.000
2	Argentina	3	1	1	153	171	0.895	3	5	0.600
3	United States	2	0	2	196	211	0.929	4	6	0.667

September 24, 2008


Cuba	3–2	United States	25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-8

September 25, 2008


United States	2–3	Argentina	17-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-17, 13-15

September 26, 2008


Argentina	0–3	Cuba	21-25, 16-25, 18-25

Final round

Semifinals			Final

2008-09-27
Brazil	3
Argentina	0

			2008-09-28
			Brazil	2
			Cuba	3


			3rd place
2008-09-27		2008-09-28
Venezuela	2	Argentina	0
Cuba	3		Venezuela	3

September 27, 2008


5th place	Mexico	0–3	United States	23-25, 19-25, 15-25
Semifinal	Brazil	3–0	Argentina	25-17, 25-22, 29-27
Semifinal	Venezuela	2–3	Cuba	25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-17

September 28, 2008


3rd Place	Argentina	0–3	Venezuela	19-25, 16-25, 16-25
Final	Brazil	2–3	Cuba	24-26, 25-19, 25-27, 25-16, 9-15

Final standings

Place	Team
01 !	Cuba
02 !	Brazil
03 !	Venezuela
4	Argentina
5	United States
6	Mexico

2008 America's Cup Champions
Cuba Second title

Awards

Best Scorer
- Roberlandy Simon
Best Spiker
- Roberlandy Simon
Best Blocker
- Éder Carbonera
Best Server
- Evan Patak
Best Setter
- Bruno Rezende
Best Receiver
- Sérgio Dutra Santos
Best Digger
- Martín Meana
Best Libero
- Sérgio Dutra Santos

References

Results

International volleyball

Worldwide

Age limited

Youth Olympic Games
World Championships

Multi-sport events

Bolivarian Games
Goodwill Games
Lusophony Games
Mediterranean Games
Pan Arab Games
Universiade

Continental

Africa

CAVB – African Championship
- U23 M - W
- Junior M - W
- Youth M - W
African Club Championships
- M
- W
All-Africa Games

Asia & Oceania

AVC – Asian Championship
- U23 M - W
- Junior
- Youth
Asian Cup
Asian Club Championship
Asian Games

Europe

CEV – European Championship
- Junior M - W
- Youth M - W
European League
Champions League (M - W)
CEV Cup (M - W)
Challenge Cup (M - W)
European Games

Americas

Pan American Games Men's Pan-American Cup Women's Pan-American Cup America's Cup

North America	NORCECA – NORCECA Championship Junior M - W Youth M - W Central American and Caribbean Games

South America	CSV – South American Championship U23 M - W Junior M - W Youth M - W Child M - W South American Club Championship

Volleyball America's Cup

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