1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

September 2021 September 2021 Men's World Cup World 1977 17–29 November 12 6 6 URS 2 JPN CUB POL POL Tomasz Wójtowicz 1969 1981 The 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 29 November 1977 in Japan. It was the 3rd edition of the competition. The FIVB Men's World Cup made its final breakthrough when the decision was taken to hold the competition in Japan from that point on. The tournament was held there for the first time in 1977, and the mix of competitors from around the world was the most varied it had ever been. Only three of the twelve participating teams were from Europe. Soviet Union won their second title of World Cup.FIVB Men’s World Cup: A history of Russian success - fivb.org - 07-09-2015 Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―1JPN 18701977 Men's European Volleyball Championship25 Sep – 2 Oct 19773USSRPOLROU 1965BUL 1967*1975 Men's European Volleyball Championship18–25 Oct 19751YUGUSA*1977 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship1977DOM Santo Domingo3CUBMEXCANAsian Qualifier16–21 November 1976HKG 1959 Hong Kong2KOR 1949CHN1977 Men's South American Volleyball Championship26 Feb – 5 Mar 19771BRA1976 Men's African Volleyball Championship1976TUN Tunis1EGYTotal12 * Romania and Yugoslavia were replaced by Bulgaria and United States. Results First round Pool A Location: Fukuoka main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete JPN JPN BRA BRA USA USA 2 0 6 2 113 75 1 1 5 3 99 91 0 2 0 6 44 90 #ccffcc 1st–8th pools A A #dfefff 9th–12th places B 17 Nov BRA 3–0 USA 15–8 15–8 15–7 45–23 18 Nov JPN 3–0 USA 15–7 15–9 15–5 45–21 19 Nov JPN 3–2 BRA 13–15 10–15 15–9 15–10 15–5 68–54 Pool B Location: Toyama main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete POL POL CHN CHN CAN CAN 2 0 6 1 97 58 1 1 4 3 80 68 0 2 0 6 39 90 #ccffcc 1st–8th pools A A #dfefff 9th–12th places B 17 Nov CHN 3–0 CAN 15–5 15–3 15–8 45–16 18 Nov POL 3–0 CAN 15–13 15–7 15–3 45–23 19 Nov POL 3–1 CHN 15–5 15–8 7–15 15–7 52–35 Pool C Location: Sapporo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete URS URS KOR KOR MEX MEX 2 0 6 0 90 50 1 1 3 3 77 68 0 2 0 6 41 90 #ccffcc 1st–8th pools A A #dfefff 9th–12th places B 17 Nov URS 3–0 KOR 15–9 15–12 15–11 45–32 18 Nov KOR 3–0 MEX 15–13 15–3 15–7 45–23 19 Nov URS 3–0 MEX 15–4 15–7 15–7 45–18 Pool D Location: Sendai main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB BUL BUL 1971 EGY EGY 2 0 6 1 96 47 1 1 4 3 80 64 0 2 0 6 25 90 #ccffcc 1st–8th pools A A #dfefff 9th–12th places B 17 Nov CUB 3–1 BUL 1971 15–5 6–15 15–7 15–8 51–35 18 Nov CUB 3–0 EGY 15–8 15–1 15–3 45–12 19 Nov BUL 1971 3–0 EGY 15–4 15–1 15–8 45–13 Second round Pool E Location: Nagoya main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CUB CUB JPN JPN CHN CHN KOR KOR 3 0 9 3 167 141 2 1 8 6 168 148 1 2 6 6 141 146 0 3 1 9 103 144 #ccffcc Final places A A #dfefff 5th–8th places B B 22 Nov JPN 3–2 CHN 15–9 15–8 14–16 15–9 59–42 22 Nov CUB 3–0 KOR 15–7 15–12 15–13 45–32 23 Nov JPN 3–1 KOR 15–11 8–15 15–6 15–10 53–42 23 Nov CUB 3–1 CHN 15–13 13–15 15–13 15–12 58–53 24 Nov CHN 3–0 KOR 15–12 15–3 16–14 46–29 24 Nov CUB 3–2 JPN 15–8 7–15 12–15 15–7 15–11 64–56 Pool F Location: Hiroshima main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete POL POL URS URS BRA BRA BUL BUL 1971 3 0 9 4 177 126 2 1 8 4 159 129 1 2 4 6 103 127 0 3 2 9 100 157 #ccffcc Final places A A #dfefff 5th–8th places B B 22 Nov POL 3–1 BUL 1971 13–15 15–11 15–8 15–4 58–38 22 Nov URS 3–0 BRA 15–11 15–9 15–10 45–30 23 Nov POL 3–1 BRA 15–4 15–0 9–15 15–9 54–28 23 Nov URS 3–1 BUL 1971 9–15 15–3 15–11 15–5 54–34 24 Nov BRA 3–0 BUL 1971 15–7 15–10 15–11 45–28 24 Nov POL 3–2 URS 15–12 15–5 13–15 7–15 15–13 65–60 9th–12th places Location: Sapporo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 9 MEX MEX USA USA EGY EGY CAN CAN 3 0 9 1 153 84 2 1 6 4 124 102 1 2 3 7 89 145 0 3 3 9 135 170 22 Nov MEX 3–1 CAN 15–10 15–4 13–15 15–10 58–39 22 Nov USA 3–0 EGY 15–6 15–2 15–3 45–11 23 Nov MEX 3–0 USA 15–7 15–8 15–5 45–20 23 Nov EGY 3–1 CAN 15–10 8–15 15–12 15–13 53–50 24 Nov USA 3–1 CAN 15–11 14–16 15–10 15–9 59–46 24 Nov MEX 3–0 EGY 15–3 20–18 15–4 50–25 Final round 5th–8th places Location: Tokyo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 5 CHN CHN BUL BUL 1971 KOR KOR BRA BRA 2 1 7 3 131 112 2 1 6 5 131 120 1 2 5 6 141 132 1 2 4 8 130 169 27 Nov CHN 3–0 KOR 15–9 15–11 15–10 45–30 27 Nov BUL 1971 3–1 BRA 12–15 15–11 15–5 15–4 57–35 28 Nov CHN 3–0 BRA 15–8 15–6 16–14 46–28 28 Nov KOR 3–0 BUL 1971 15–7 15–8 15–5 45–20 29 Nov BRA 3–2 KOR 15–10 10–15 15–12 11–15 16–14 67–66 29 Nov BUL 1971 3–1 CHN 9–15 15–8 15–8 15–9 54–40 Final places Location: Tokyo main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete URS URS JPN JPN CUB CUB POL POL 3 0 9 1 149 70 1 2 5 6 1 2 4 6 100 138 1 2 3 8 27 Nov URS 3–1 CUB 14–16 15–7 15–2 15–6 59–31 27 Nov POL 3–2 JPN 15–17 15–6 15–11 8–15 15–12 68–61 28 Nov URS 3–0 POL 15–7 15–9 15–5 45–21 28 Nov JPN 3–0 CUB 15–10 15–6 15–6 45–22 29 Nov CUB 3–0 POL 15–13 15–6 17–15 47–34 29 Nov URS 3–0 JPN 15–6 15–2 15–10 45–18 Final standing Rank Team URS JPN CUB 4 POL 5 CHN 6 BUL 1971 7 KOR 8 BRA 9 MEX 10 USA 11 EGY 12 CAN vb 1977 Men's World Cup champions URS 2nd Team roster Vladimir Kondra, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Vladimir Ulanov, Anatoliy Polishchuk, Vladimir Chernyshyov, Aleksandr Borisovich Savin, Viljar Loor, Vladimir Dorokhov, Pāvels Seļivanovs, Oleg Moliboga, Fedir Lashchonov, Fedor Burchukov Head coach Viacheslav Platonov Awards 18em Most valuable player POL Tomasz Wójtowicz Best spiker URS Aleksandr Borisovich Savin Best blocker POL Tomasz Wójtowicz Best setter JPN Katsutoshi Nekoda Best Defender URS Vyacheslav Zaytsev Best on the pitch JPN Haruhiko Hanawa References Category:FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup Men's World Cup Category:Volleyball in Japan Category:Long stubs with short prose