2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

none FIVB World Championship Men World 2010 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship logo.png 250 25 September – 10 October Giorgio Napolitano 24 5 10 10 BRA 3 CUB SRB ITA BRA Murilo Endres 78 339324 2006 2014 The 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in ten venues across ten Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica, Rome. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Cuba in final. Brazil won their third straight world championship having won previously in 2002 and 2006.https://www.reuters.com/article/volleyball-world-idUSLDE6990IN20101010 Volleyball-Brazil beat Cuba to seal third straight world title 10 October 2010 Reuters The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP.http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=26540&Language=en Murilo named MVP of FIVB World Championship 10 October 2010 FIVB Brazil's victory continued their eight-year period of domination of world volleyball. Brazil has now won 15 of 17 major competitions since 2002. Brazil's third straight world championship equals the record for consecutive titles set by Italy in the 1990s. 3 Hosting The tournament was held in ten cities across Italy. packed 95 120 File:AnkonPanorama.jpg Ancona File:Catania BW 2012-10-06 11-11-06.jpg Catania File:Florence Cathedral seen from Piazzale Michelangelo night dllu.jpg Florence File:Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (Milan) E1.jpg Milan File:Veduta esterna Museo casa Enzo Ferrari.jpg Modena File:Reggio calabria panorama arena dello stretto.jpg Reggio Calabria File:St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg Rome File:Turin monte cappuccini.jpg Turin File:Trieste Canal Grande 01.JPG Trieste File:Portoni della Bra.jpg Verona Qualification 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Two spots were guaranteed to the host country Italy and 2006 champions Brazil. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 22 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five and South America two places. Qualification competitions took place ranging from January to August 2009. Africa (CAVB)Asia and Oceania (AVC)Europe (CEV)North America (NORCECA)South America (CSV)Pool C Winners: EGYPool D Winners: TUNPool E Winners: CMRPool G Winners: CHNPool G Runners-up: AUSPool H Winners: JPNPool H Runners-up: IRIHost Country: ITAPool I Winners: RUSPool I Runners-up: GERPool J Winners: BULPool J Runners-up: CZEPool K Winners: POLPool K Runners-up: FRAPool L Winners: SRBPool L Runners-up: ESPPool F Winners: USAPool G Winners: PURPool H Winners: CUBPool I Winners: CANPool I Runners-up: MEXDefending Champions: BRAPool A Winners: ARGPool B Winners: VEN Pools composition First round thumb|Teams map Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 28 July 2009.http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Rankings/Rank_men_2009_07.asp FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 28 July 2009) 28 July 2009 FIVB https://web.archive.org/web/20090828014134/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Rankings/Rank_men_2009_07.asp 28 August 2009 FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The draw was held in Rome, Italy on 28 October 2009. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 6th. Pool APool BPool CPool DPool EPool FITA (Hosts)BRA (1)RUS (2)USA (3)BUL (4)SRB (5)JPN (12)ESP (11)PUR (10)ARG (9)CHN (8)POL (7)EGY (18)CUB (13)AUS (15)VEN (15)FRA (17)GER (14)IRI (24)TUN (20)CMR (23)MEX (35)CZE (27)CAN (21) Second round Pool GPool HPool IPool LPool MPool Nwidth=2% 1AITAwidth=2% 1BCUBwidth=2% 1CRUSwidth=2% 1DUSAwidth=2% 1EFRAwidth=2% 1FPOLwidth=2% 2CPURwidth=2% 2FSRBwidth=2% 2AEGYwidth=2% 2ECZEwidth=2% 2DARGwidth=2% 2BBRAwidth=2% 3FGERwidth=2% 3DMEXwidth=2% 3BESPwidth=2% 3CCMRwidth=2% 3AJPNwidth=2% 3EBUL Third round Pool OPool PPool QPool Rwidth=3% 1GITAwidth=3% 1HSRBwidth=3% 1IESPwidth=3% 1LCZEwidth=3% 2LUSAwidth=3% 1MARGwidth=3% 1NBULwidth=3% 2GGERwidth=3% 2MFRAwidth=3% 2IRUSwidth=3% 2HCUBwidth=3% 2NBRA Squads 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads Venues Pool A, H and MPool BPool C and 5th–8th placesPool DITA Assago, ItalyITA Verona, ItalyITA Modena, ItalyITA Reggio Calabria, ItalyMediolanum ForumPalaOlimpiaPalaPaniniPalaCalafioreCapacity: 11,500Capacity: 6,200Capacity: 5,100Capacity: 7,200200px200px200px200pxPool Ecenter Italy 180 Italy 43.783333 11.25 Florence left Italy 45.04 7.42 Turin top Italy 45.633333 13.8 Trieste top Italy 44.646944 10.925556 Modena Italy 45.433333 10.983333 Verona top Italy 37.5 15.056083 Catania bottom Italy 43.37 13.31 Ancona Italy 45.4 9.133333 Assago bottom Italy 38.11 15.65 Reggio Calabria top Italy 41.9 12.5 RomePool FITA Turin, ItalyITA Trieste, ItalyPalaRuffiniPalaTriesteCapacity: 5,000Capacity: 6,972200px200pxPool G and IPool L and NPool O, R and Final fourPool P, Q and 9th–12th placesITA Catania, ItalyITA Ancona, ItalyITA Rome, ItalyITA Florence, ItalyPalaCataniaPalaRossiniPalaLottomaticaNelson Mandela ForumCapacity: 5,000Capacity: 6,500Capacity: 10,710Capacity: 5,500100px200px200px200px First round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). In the first round pool competitions, each pool played a round-robin schedule, with each team playing every other team. The top three teams advanced to the second round. Pool A Pool A featured host country Italy, as well as Egypt, Japan and Iran. Italy defeated all three teams, while the remaining teams each finished with a 1–2 record. Iran were eliminated by virtue of scoring the fewest points during the three-game schedule. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ITA ITA EGY EGY JPN JPN IRI IRI 3 0 262 207 9 2 1 2 243 254 5 6 1 2 259 274 4 8 1 2 247 276 5 7 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 EGY 3–0 IRI 25–21 25–17 25–21 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 ITA 3–0 JPN 25–20 25–16 25–14 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 IRI 3–1 JPN 15–25 25–17 26–24 25–23 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 EGY 0–3 ITA 20–25 17–25 23–25 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 JPN 3–2 EGY 32–34 23–25 25–19 25–17 15–13 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 ITA 3–2 IRI 25–21 25–10 21–25 26–28 15–13 P2 P3 Pool B Pool B featured reigning champions Brazil, as well as Cuba, Spain and Tunisia. Cuba won all three of their matches. Tunisia were defeated in every match and eliminated from the competition. Brazil and Cuba would face each other again in the tournament final, where Brazil would repeat as world champions. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB BRA BRA ESP ESP TUN TUN 3 0 296 263 9 4 2 1 291 256 8 4 1 2 292 302 6 7 0 3 192 250 1 9 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 BRA 3–0 TUN 25–14 25–21 25–14 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 ESP 2–3 CUB 25–23 18–25 19–25 25–20 13–15 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 TUN 0–3 CUB 18–25 15–25 15–25 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 BRA 3–1 ESP 30–28 21–25 25–20 25–19 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 ESP 3–1 TUN 25–23 25–22 25–27 25–23 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 CUB 3–2 BRA 34–32 18–25 23–25 25–21 15–12 P2 P3 Pool C Pool C featured Russia, Puerto Rico, Cameroon and Australia. Russia won all their matches, while Australia were eliminated after going 0–3. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete RUS RUS PUR PUR CMR CMR AUS AUS 3 0 283 224 9 3 2 1 272 264 8 4 1 2 213 237 3 7 0 3 253 296 3 9 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 RUS 3–0 CMR 25–11 25–20 25–22 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 AUS 1–3 PUR 22–25 22–25 28–26 19–25 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 CMR 0–3 PUR 22–25 23–25 19–25 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 RUS 3–1 AUS 25–17 25–12 24–26 25–20 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 AUS 1–3 CMR 25–21 22–25 21–25 19–25 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 PUR 2–3 RUS 25–21 14–25 21–25 25–23 11–15 P2 P3 Pool D Pool D featured the United States, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela. Venezuela were eliminated after not winning a single set. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete USA USA ARG ARG MEX MEX VEN VEN 3 0 280 254 9 3 2 1 259 228 7 4 1 2 247 260 6 6 0 3 181 225 0 9 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 VEN 0–3 ARG 23–25 17–25 18–25 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 USA 3–2 MEX 22–25 19–25 25–18 25–22 15–11 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 ARG 3–1 MEX 25–12 25–19 17–25 25–15 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 VEN 0–3 USA 19–25 23–25 19–25 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 MEX 3–0 VEN 25–22 25–20 25–20 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 USA 3–1 ARG 22–25 27–25 25–22 25–20 P2 P3 Pool E Pool E featured France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and China. China were eliminated after not winning a match. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete FRA FRA CZE CZE BUL BUL CHN CHN 3 0 306 268 9 4 2 1 302 300 8 5 1 2 289 282 6 6 0 3 197 244 1 9 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 FRA 3–2 CZE 25–19 22–25 25–21 24–26 15–10 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 BUL 3–0 CHN 25–14 25–19 25–22 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 CZE 3–1 CHN 25–21 19–25 25–18 25–22 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 FRA 3–2 BUL 25–22 23–25 25–17 28–30 19–17 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 BUL 1–3 CZE 23–25 25–27 30–28 25–27 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 CHN 0–3 FRA 17–25 20–25 19–25 P2 P3 Pool F Pool F featured Poland, who won the silver medal in the last edition. The pool also featured Serbia, Germany and Canada. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete POL POL SRB SRB GER GER CAN CAN 3 0 279 246 9 3 1 2 250 243 5 6 1 2 237 250 5 6 1 2 215 242 3 7 #ccffcc Second round A A A 25 Sep 17:05 POL 3–0 CAN 25–22 25–21 25–13 P2 P3 25 Sep 21:05 GER 0–3 SRB 21–25 21–25 13–25 P2 P3 26 Sep 17:05 CAN 3–1 SRB 25–20 25–22 17–25 25–23 P2 P3 26 Sep 21:05 POL 3–2 GER 25–20 21–25 25–22 22–25 15–13 P2 P3 27 Sep 17:05 GER 3–0 CAN 27–25 25–22 25–20 P2 P3 27 Sep 21:05 SRB 1–3 POL 19–25 18–25 25–21 23–25 P2 P3 Second round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). In the second round, participants were divided into six pools of three teams, pools G–N, with each pool again playing a round-robin. The bottom team were eliminated from the competition, while the top two advanced to the third round. Pool G Pool G featured host Italy, as well as Germany and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico were eliminated after losing both matches. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ITA ITA GER GER PUR PUR 2 0 189 166 6 2 1 1 157 158 4 3 0 2 146 168 1 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 17:05 PUR 0–3 GER 22–25 22–25 18–25 P2 P3 1 Oct 21:05 GER 1–3 ITA 25–21 18–25 21–25 18–25 P2 P3 2 Oct 21:05 ITA 3–1 PUR 25–22 25–16 18–25 25–21 P2 P3 Pool H Pool H featured Serbia, Cuba and Mexico. Mexico were eliminated after being defeated in both matches. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete SRB SRB CUB CUB MEX MEX 2 0 166 145 6 1 1 1 162 148 4 3 0 2 117 152 0 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 17:05 CUB 1–3 SRB 25–16 19–25 22–25 19–25 P2 P3 1 Oct 21:05 MEX 0–3 CUB 17–25 25–27 15–25 P2 P3 2 Oct 17:05 SRB 3–0 MEX 25–23 25–18 25–19 P2 P3 Pool I Pool I featured Spain, Russia and Egypt. Egypt were eliminated after not winning a match. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ESP ESP RUS RUS EGY EGY 2 0 207 189 6 3 1 1 179 160 5 3 0 2 141 178 1 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 21:05 RUS 3–0 EGY 25–21 25–17 25–18 P2 P3 1 Oct 17:05 ESP 3–2 RUS 17–25 22–25 25–21 25–20 15–13 P2 P3 2 Oct 17:05 EGY 1–3 ESP 20–25 30–28 16–25 19–25 P2 P3 Pool L Pool L featured the Czech Republic, United States and Cameroon. Cameroon did not win a match and were eliminated from the competition. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CZE CZE USA USA CMR CMR 2 0 150 115 6 0 1 1 176 168 3 5 0 2 145 188 2 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 17:05 USA 0–3 CZE 19–25 22–25 22–25 P2 P3 1 Oct 21:05 CMR 2–3 USA 25–23 14–25 27–25 20–25 7–15 P2 P3 2 Oct 17:05 CZE 3–0 CMR 25–17 25–18 25–17 P2 P3 Pool M Pool M featured Argentina, France and Japan. Japan did not win a match and were eliminated. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ARG ARG FRA FRA JPN JPN 2 0 182 166 6 2 1 1 161 155 4 3 0 2 144 166 1 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 21:05 FRA 1–3 ARG 25–16 17–25 23–25 21–25 P2 P3 1 Oct 17:05 JPN 0–3 FRA 19–25 22–25 23–25 P2 P3 2 Oct 21:05 ARG 3–1 JPN 25–22 16–25 25–14 25–19 P2 P3 Pool N Pool N featured Bulgaria, Brazil and Poland. Bulgaria swept eventual champion Brazil in three sets. Poland did not win a match and were eliminated. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BUL BUL BRA BRA POL POL 2 0 150 115 6 0 1 1 133 131 3 3 0 2 113 150 0 6 #ccffcc Third round A A 30 Sep 21:05 POL 0–3 BRA 16–25 20–25 20–25 P2 P3 1 Oct 17:05 BUL 3–0 POL 25–22 25–18 25–17 P2 P3 2 Oct 21:05 BRA 0–3 BUL 18–25 20–25 20–25 P2 P3 Third round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). In the third round, the twelve remaining teams were divided into four pools of three. No eliminations took place in the third round. The top finishers in each pool were seeded into the championship bracket for first to fourth place. The second finishers competed in a bracket to determine fifth to eighth place, while the bottom teams competed in a bracket to determine ninth through twelfth place. Pool O In pool O, Italy moved on to the semifinal match, the USA advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket and France moved on to the ninth to twelfth place competition. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ITA ITA USA USA FRA FRA 2 0 192 180 6 2 1 1 171 145 4 3 0 2 137 175 1 6 #ccffcc Semifinals A #dfefff 5th–8th semifinals Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th semifinals Q9 4 Oct 17:05 FRA 0–3 USA 16–25 14–25 23–25 P2 P3 5 Oct 21:05 USA 1–3 ITA 25–14 23–25 26–28 22–25 P2 P3 6 Oct 21:05 ITA 3–1 FRA 25–18 25–20 25–27 25–19 P2 P3 Pool P Pool P saw Serbia advance to the semifinal. Russia advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket and Argentina to the ninth to twelfth place event. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete SRB SRB RUS RUS ARG ARG 2 0 192 177 6 2 1 1 172 150 4 3 0 2 134 171 1 6 #ccffcc Semifinals A #dfefff 5th–8th semifinals Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th semifinals Q9 4 Oct 17:05 SRB 3–1 ARG 25–15 21–25 25–22 25–18 P2 P3 5 Oct 17:05 RUS 1–3 SRB 26–28 25–16 21–25 25–27 P2 P3 6 Oct 17:05 ARG 0–3 RUS 22–25 17–25 15–25 P2 P3 Pool Q In pool Q, Cuba advanced to the semifinal. Bulgaria moved on to the fifth to eighth place bracket and Spain to the ninth to twelfth. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB BUL BUL ESP ESP 2 0 208 206 6 3 1 1 218 210 5 4 0 2 183 193 2 6 #ccffcc Semifinals A #dfefff 5th–8th semifinals Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th semifinals Q9 4 Oct 21:05 ESP 1–3 BUL 21–25 25–27 28–26 18–25 P2 P3 5 Oct 21:05 CUB 3–1 ESP 25–22 15–25 25–22 25–22 P2 P3 6 Oct 21:05 BUL 2–3 CUB 25–22 23–25 28–26 28–30 11–15 P2 P3 Pool R In pool R, Brazil advanced to the semifinal. Germany to the fifth to eighth bracket and the Czech Republic to the ninth to twelfth bracket. main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA GER GER CZE CZE 2 0 185 155 6 2 1 1 131 129 3 3 0 2 153 185 2 6 #ccffcc Semifinals A #dfefff 5th–8th semifinals Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th semifinals Q9 4 Oct 21:05 CZE 2–3 BRA 20–25 25–22 25–23 21–25 8–15 P2 P3 5 Oct 17:05 GER 3–0 CZE 25–23 25–18 25–13 P2 P3 6 Oct 17:05 BRA 3–0 GER 25–17 25–20 25–19 P2 P3 Final round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). 9th–12th places N4 9th–12th semifinals 9th place match 11th place match high yes 8 October ARG 3 ESP 1 8 October FRA 0 CZE 3 9 October ARG 3 CZE 1 9 October ESP 1 FRA 3 9th–12th semifinals 8 Oct 17:05 ARG 3–1 ESP 23–25 25–19 25–19 26–24 P2 P3 8 Oct 21:05 FRA 0–3 CZE 21–25 20–25 16–25 P2 P3 11th place match 9 Oct 17:05 ESP 1–3 FRA 17–25 23–25 25–16 21–25 P2 P3 9th place match 9 Oct 21:05 ARG 3–1 CZE 25–22 18–25 25–21 25–22 P2 P3 5th–8th places N4 5th–8th semifinals 5th place match 7th place match high yes 8 October RUS 3 BUL 1 8 October USA 3 GER 0 9 October RUS 3 USA 0 9 October BUL 3 GER 0 5th–8th semifinals 8 Oct 17:05 RUS 3–1 BUL 25–20 26–24 20–25 25–23 P2 P3 8 Oct 21:05 USA 3–0 GER 25–22 25–20 25–23 P2 P3 7th place match 9 Oct 17:05 BUL 3–0 GER 26–24 26–24 25–21 P2 P3 5th place match 9 Oct 21:05 RUS 3–0 USA 25–19 25–21 25–19 P2 P3 Final four N4 Semifinals Final 3rd place match high yes yes 9 October SRB 2 CUB 3 9 October ITA 1 BRA 3 10 October CUB 0 BRA 3 10 October SRB 3 ITA 1 Semifinals 9 Oct 17:05 SRB 2–3 CUB 25–22 17–25 29–31 25–22 14–16 P2 P3 9 Oct 21:15 ITA 1–3 BRA 15–25 22–25 25–23 17–25 P2 P3 3rd place match In the bronze medal match, Serbia defeated hosts Italy, three sets to one. It was the country's first medal since they were runners-up in 1998 (then as Yugoslavia).http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=26532&Language=en Serbia gain bronze with victory over Italy 10 October 2010 FIVB 10 Oct 17:05 SRB 3–1 ITA 25–21 25–20 26–28 25–19 P2 P3 Final The final was a rematch of Brazil and Cuba, who had met earlier in the first round with Cuba winning 3 sets to 2 in an upset. The final was a different story however, with Brazil winning easily in straight sets 25–22, 25–14, 25–22;http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=26535&Language=en Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown 10 October 2010 FIVB one Xinhua journalist called it a 'practice match' for Brazil.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2010-10/11/c_13550905.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121107022612/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2010-10/11/c_13550905.htm dead November 7, 2012 Brazil retain title with easy win over Cuba 10 October 2010 Xinhua Brazil took advantage of a large number of Cuban mistakes, perhaps resulting from the young age of the Cuban team. Leandro Vissotto led Brazil in points with 19 and closed the match with a spike. The match was played before a crowd of 11,605 which included a number of Brazilian football stars based in Italy.http://www.cbc.ca/sports/brazil-wins-3rd-straight-men-s-volleyball-world-title-1.932995 Brazil wins 3rd straight men's volleyball world title 10 October 2010 AP 10 Oct 21:15 CUB 0–3 BRA 22–25 14–25 22–25 P2 P3 Final standing RankTeamBRACUBSRB4ITA5RUS6USA7BUL8GER9ARG10CZE11FRA12ESP13CMREGYJPNMEXPOLPUR19AUSCANCHNIRITUNVEN vb 2010 Men's World champions BRA 3rd 14–man RosterBruno, Alan, Sidão, Vissotto, Giba (c), Murilo, Théo, João Paulo, J. Bravo, Rodrigão, Lucas, Marlon, Dante, Mario Jr.Head coachBernardinho Awards 18em Most valuable player BRA Murilo Endres Best scorer ESP Ibán Pérez Best spiker RUS Maxim Mikhaylov Best blocker CUB Robertlandy Simón Best server USA Clayton Stanley Best setter SRB Nikola Grbić Best libero GER Ferdinand Tille Marketing Symbol Volly was the name chosen by Internet users and students of the 10 host cities of the World Championship (Ancona, Catania, Florence, Milan, Modena, Reggio Calabria, Rome, Turin, Trieste and Verona), after months of voting. The second most popular name for the mascot was "Fly," while "Mimmo," "Italo" and "Gump" finished further down the list. Sponsors Kinder Ferrero SpA Mikasa ICS Lombardy Milan Asics Fiat S.p.A. 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