1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

International volleyball competition September 2025 Men's World Cup World 1991 22 November – 1 December 12 5 5 URS 4 CUB USA JPN URS Dmitry Fomin 1989 1995 The 1991 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1991 in Japan. The World Cup consisted of 12 teams: champions of 5 geographic areas (Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Europe), the four runners-up, the host country and two guest teams (wild card). Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―1JPN 18701991 Men's European Volleyball Championship7–15 September 19911USSR1991 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship23 Aug – 2 Sep 1991CAN Regina2CUBUSA1991 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship11–16 August 1991AUS Perth1KOR 19831991 Men's South American Volleyball Championship14–21 September 1991BRA São Paulo1BRA1991 Men's African Volleyball Championship21–30 September 1991EGY Cairo1ALGBest not qualified teams for 1992 Summer Olympics (at the invitation of the FIVB)――5GERTUNMEXIRNCHITotal12 Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). First round Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete USA USA URS URS JPN JPN TUN TUN MEX MEX CHI CHI 5 0 15 5 290 189 4 1 13 3 228 142 3 2 11 6 231 152 2 3 7 10 166 224 1 4 5 13 173 254 0 5 1 15 112 239 #ccffcc Final places A A A #dfefff 7th–12th places B B B Location: Osaka 22 Nov URS 3–0 TUN 15–4 15–7 15–5 45–16 22 Nov USA 3–0 CHI 15–6 15–5 15–2 45–13 22 Nov JPN 3–0 MEX 15–4 15–5 15–1 45–10 23 Nov USA 3–1 URS 15–13 13–15 15–13 15–7 58–48 23 Nov TUN 3–1 MEX 12–15 15–7 15–12 16–14 58–48 23 Nov JPN 3–0 CHI 15–2 15–4 15–3 45–9 24 Nov URS 3–0 MEX 15–7 15–5 15–11 45–23 24 Nov TUN 3–0 CHI 15–11 15–9 15–8 45–28 24 Nov USA 3–2 JPN 13–15 15–6 17?–15? 13?–15? 15–12 73–63 Location: Hiroshima 26 Nov URS 3–0 CHI 15–3 15–5 15–4 45–12 26 Nov JPN 3–0 TUN 15–2 15–4 15–9 45–15 26 Nov USA 3–1 MEX 11–15 15–5 15–6 15–7 56–33 27 Nov MEX 3–1 CHI 15–10 16–14 13–15 15–11 59–50 27 Nov USA 3–1 TUN 15–1 15–3 13–15 15–13 58–32 27 Nov URS 3–0 JPN 15–10 15–12 15–11 45–33 Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB BRA BRA KOR KOR GER GER ALG ALG IRI IRI 5 0 15 2 249 116 4 1 12 6 224 168 3 2 12 9 272 247 2 3 10 9 234 215 1 4 4 12 121 221 0 5 0 15 92 225 #ccffcc Final places A A A #dfefff 7th–12th places B B B Location: Gifu 22 Nov CUB 3–0 ALG 15–2 15–1 15–8 45–11 22 Nov GER 3–0 IRI 15–4 15–11 15–6 45–21 22 Nov BRA 3–2 KOR 10–15 15–10 12–15 15–13 15–9 67–62 23 Nov GER 3–0 ALG 15–9 15–4 15–6 45–19 23 Nov BRA 3–0 IRI 15–2 15–7 15–2 45–11 23 Nov CUB 3–1 KOR 15–6 15–13 12–15 15–11 57–45 24 Nov CUB 3–0 BRA 15–3 15–7 15–2 45–12 24 Nov ALG 3–0 IRI 15–10 15–9 15–10 45–29 24 Nov KOR 3–2 GER 15–8 5–15 11–15 15–10 17–15 63–63 Location: Matsumoto 26 Nov CUB 3–0 IRI 15–5 15–3 15–2 45–10 26 Nov BRA 3–1 GER 15–9 15–7 10–15 15–12 55–43 26 Nov KOR 3–1 ALG 12–15 15–12 15–9 15–3 57–39 27 Nov CUB 3–1 GER 12–15 15–9 15–6 15–8 57–38 27 Nov KOR 3–0 IRI 15–12 15–4 15–5 45–21 27 Nov BRA 3–0 ALG 15–0 15–4 15–3 45–7 Final round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round. 7th–12th places Location: Tokyo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 7 GER GER TUN TUN ALG ALG MEX MEX IRI IRI CHI CHI 5 0 15 0 4 1 12 7 242 226 3 2 11 10 2 3 9 11 1 4 5 14 0 5 5 15 29 Nov ALG 3–2 MEX ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? 29 Nov TUN 3–1 IRI 15–9 15–7 14–16 15–7 59–39 29 Nov GER 3–0 CHI ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? 30 Nov GER 3–0 MEX 15–9 15–4 15–10 45–23 30 Nov TUN 3–2 ALG 15–13 15–13 9–15 8–15 15–10 62–66 30 Nov IRI 3–2 CHI ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? 1 Dec MEX 3–1 IRI ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? 1 Dec GER 3–0 TUN 15–5 15–7 15–6 45–18 1 Dec ALG 3–2 CHI ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? Final places Location: Tokyo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete URS URS CUB CUB USA USA JPN JPN KOR KOR BRA BRA 4 1 13 4 242 189 4 1 12 4 224 145 4 1 12 9 281 250 1 4 7 13 229 273 1 4 7 14 232 285 1 4 7 14 224 290 29 Nov USA 3–1 KOR 15–5 8–15 15–7 15–5 53–32 29 Nov URS 3–1 BRA 13–15 15–13 15–4 15–5 58–37 29 Nov CUB 3–0 JPN 15–6 15–4 15–4 45–14 30 Nov URS 3–0 CUB 15–10 15–13 15–9 45–32 30 Nov USA 3–2 BRA 11–15 15–7 15–12 12–15 15–13 68–62 30 Nov KOR 3–2 JPN 12–15 7–15 15–8 15–12 15–12 64–62 1 Dec URS 3–0 KOR 15–7 16–14 15–8 46–29 1 Dec CUB 3–0 USA 15–9 15–12 15–8 45–29 1 Dec JPN 3–1 BRA 15–11 15–9 12–15 15–11 57–46 Final standing Rank Team URS CUB USA 4 JPN 5 KOR 6 BRA 7 GER 8 TUN 9 ALG 10 MEX 11 IRI 12 CHI Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics vb 1991 Men's World Cup champions URS 4th Team roster Evgeni Krasilnikov, Dmitry Fomin, Oleg Shatunov, Ruslan Olikhver, Aleksandr Shadchin, Konstantin Ushakov, Yuri Koroviansky, Yuri Cherednik, Sergey Kukartsev, Sergey Vladimirovich Gorbunov Head coach Viacheslav Platonov Awards 18em Most valuable player URS Dmitry Fomin Best spiker URS Dmitry Fomin Best blocker USA Bryan Ivie Best server CUB Raúl Diago Best setter KOR Shin Young-chul Best receiver KOR Noh Jin-soo Best digger USA Uvaldo Acosta References 1991 Men's Men's World Cup Category:Volleyball in Japan Category:Long stubs with short prose