2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

Volleyball competition held in Japan Men's World Cup World 2007 18 November – 2 December 12 5 8 7 BRA 2 RUS BUL USA BRA Gilberto Godoy Filho 2003 2011 The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined China as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Qualification Means of qualificationHostDateVacanciesQualifiedHost Country—―1JPN 18702007 Men's European Volleyball Championship6–16 September 20072SPARUS2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship16–21 September 2007USA Anaheim2USAPUR2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship5–9 September 20072BRAARG2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship31 Aug – 9 Sep 2007INA Jakarta1AUS2007 Men's African Volleyball Championship16–22 September 2007SAF Durban2EGYTUNWild Cards――2KORBULTotal12 Squads 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup squads Venues Site First round Second round Third round Fourth round Japan right 320 Japan 34.385278 132.455278 Hiroshima left Japan 33.35 130.24 Fukuoka right Japan 35.689506 139.6917 Tokyo right Japan 36.7 137.216667 Toyama right Japan 35.5141 139.3844 Saitama left Japan 36.14168 137.58191 Matsumoto left Japan 34.39 133.55 Okayama right A Saitama Hiroshima Fukuoka Tokyo Saitama Super Arena Hiroshima Green Arena Marine Messe Fukuoka Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 4,750 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000 175px 175px 175px 175px B Matsumoto Toyama Okayama Tokyo Matsumoto City Gymnasium Toyama City Gymnasium Okayama Momotaro Arena Komazawa Gymnasium Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 3,875 175px 175px 175px 175px Format The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 other teams. Points were accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final standing was determined by the number of points gained. Results main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BRA BRA RUS RUS BUL BUL USA USA ESP ESP PUR PUR ARG ARG AUS AUS JPN JPN EGY EGY KOR KOR TUN TUN 10 1 30 4 852 673 9 2 29 9 899 742 9 2 29 13 988 881 8 3 28 12 947 843 7 4 22 15 848 825 5 6 21 19 878 869 5 6 15 23 825 876 4 7 14 25 839 940 3 8 14 26 865 923 3 8 13 27 829 922 2 9 9 31 818 947 1 10 12 32 909 1056 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). First round Site A 18 Nov 13:00 AUS 3–2 KOR 22–25 25–20 23–25 25–20 29–27 P2 P3 18 Nov 15:50 ARG 0–3 RUS 16–25 22–25 17–25 P2 P3 18 Nov 18:30 JPN 2–3 TUN 25–22 21–25 25–18 22–25 14–16 P2 P3 19 Nov 12:30 AUS 0–3 RUS 22–25 26–28 10–25 P2 P3 19 Nov 15:00 ARG 3–1 TUN 25–19 25–21 23–25 25–23 P2 P3 19 Nov 18:00 JPN 3–0 KOR 25–15 25–20 25–21 P2 P3 20 Nov 12:30 RUS 3–1 TUN 22–25 25–15 25–12 25–16 P2 P3 20 Nov 15:00 ARG 3–0 KOR 26–24 25–22 25–20 P2 P3 20 Nov 18:00 JPN 0–3 AUS 19–25 21–25 21–25 P2 P3 Site B 18 Nov 12:30 EGY 0–3 PUR 17–25 19–25 17–25 P2 P3 18 Nov 15:00 BUL 3–1 ESP 25–21 19–25 25–20 25–17 P2 P3 18 Nov 18:00 USA 3-0 BRA 28–26 30-28 25–20 P2 P3 19 Nov 13:00 BUL 3–1 EGY 25–19 25–18 23–25 25–18 P2 P3 19 Nov 15:30 PUR 3–1 USA 25–21 20–25 25–17 25–22 P2 P3 19 Nov 18:30 BRA 3–0 ESP 30–28 25–17 25–16 P2 P3 20 Nov 13:00 BUL 3–1 PUR 19–25 25–18 27–25 25–17 P2 P3 20 Nov 15:30 ESP 3–1 USA 21–25 25–20 27–25 25–20 P2 P3 20 Nov 18:30 BRA 3–0 EGY 25–18 25–14 25–17 P2 P3 Second round Site A 22 Nov 12:30 KOR 0–3 RUS 16–25 14–25 19–25 P2 P3 22 Nov 15:00 AUS 3–1 TUN 25–22 35–37 26–24 25–22 P2 P3 22 Nov 18:00 JPN 3–0 ARG 25–23 25–19 26–24 P2 P3 23 Nov 12:30 KOR 3–2 TUN 25–17 23–25 21–25 25–22 15–9 P2 P3 23 Nov 15:00 ARG 3–1 AUS 25–21 21–25 25–14 25–23 P2 P3 23 Nov 18:00 JPN 0–3 RUS 19–25 20–25 23–25 P2 P3 Site B 22 Nov 13:30 EGY 0–3 ESP 19–25 21–25 19–25 P2 P3 22 Nov 15:30 BRA 3–0 PUR 25–13 25–21 25–17 P2 P3 22 Nov 18:30 USA 3–2 BUL 29–27 20–25 28–30 25–22 15–12 P2 P3 23 Nov 12:00 PUR 3–0 ESP 25–18 25–22 25–18 P2 P3 23 Nov 15:00 BRA 3–0 BUL 25–14 25–21 25–19 P2 P3 23 Nov 18:00 EGY 0–3 USA 22–25 18–25 19–25 P2 P3 Third round Site A 25 Nov 12:30 ARG 3–2 PUR 19–25 22–25 25–16 25–21 15–13 P2 P3 25 Nov 15:00 ESP 0–3 RUS 21–25 13–25 15–25 P2 P3 25 Nov 18:00 JPN 3–2 EGY 25–17 19–25 21–25 25–23 15–9 P2 P3 26 Nox 15:00 ESP 3–0 ARG 26–24 25–22 25–18 P2 P3 26 Nov 15:00 EGY 0–3 RUS 19–25 18–25 19–25 P2 P3 26 Nov 18:00 JPN 0–3 PUR 23–25 23–25 21–25 P2 P3 27 Nov 12:30 ARG 3–1 EGY 25–22 25–19 16–25 25–21 P2 P3 27 Nov 15:00 PUR 0–3 RUS 22–25 21–25 19–25 P2 P3 27 Nov 18:00 JPN 1–3 ESP 26–24 19–25 18–25 19–25 P2 P3 Site B 25 Nov 12:30 TUN 1–3 USA 25–22 19–25 19–25 17–25 P2 P3 25 Nov 15:00 BUL 3–0 KOR 25–20 25–20 25–19 P2 P3 25 Nov 18:00 BRA 3–0 AUS 25–19 25–19 25–21 P2 P3 26 Nov 13:00 KOR 0–3 USA 18–25 15–25 18–25 P2 P3 26 Nov 15:30 AUS 0–3 BUL 17–25 19–25 13–25 P2 P3 26 Nov 18:30 BRA 3–0 TUN 25–19 25–16 25–21 P2 P3 27 Nov 13:00 AUS 0–3 USA 17–25 12–25 19–25 P2 P3 27 Nov 15:30 BUL 3–1 TUN 26–24 22–25 25–15 25–17 P2 P3 27 Nov 18:30 BRA 3–0 KOR 25–20 25–17 25–20 P2 P3 Fourth round Site A 30 Nov 14:00 ARG 0–3 BRA 20–25 22–25 16–25 P2 P3 30 Nov 16:30 BUL 3–2 RUS 25–21 23–25 25–22 22–25 15–12 P2 P3 30 Nov 19:30 JPN 0–3 USA 18–25 25–27 19–25 P2 P3 1 Dec 14:00 ARG 0–3 USA 16–25 19–25 18–25 P2 P3 1 Dec 16:30 BRA 3–0 RUS 25–22 25–22 25–18 P2 P3 1 Dec 19:30 JPN 1–3 BUL 25–22 20–25 20–25 20–25 P2 P3 2 Dec 14:00 ARG 0–3 BUL 17–25 22–25 23–25 P2 P3 2 Dec 16:30 RUS 3–2 USA 25–23 20–25 22–25 25–17 15–8 P2 P3 2 Dec 19:30 JPN 1–3 BRA 25–23 21–25 19–25 18–25 P2 P3 Site B 30 Nov 12:30 PUR 3–0 TUN 25–17 25–17 25–23 P2 P3 30 Nov 15:00 EGY 3–1 KOR 21–25 25–16 25–19 25–22 P2 P3 30 Nov 18:00 ESP 3-0 AUS 25–21 25-19 25–20 P2 P3 1 Dec 12:30 EGY 3–1 TUN 25–21 18–25 25–21 25–22 P2 P3 1 Dec 15:00 ESP 3–0 KOR 25–22 25–17 28–26 P2 P3 1 Dec 18:00 AUS 3–1 PUR 25–21 15–25 25–18 25–21 P2 P3 2 Dec 12:00 ESP 3–1 TUN 25–16 25–22 21–25 25–18 P2 P3 2 Dec 14:30 KOR 3–2 PUR 21–25 25–18 26–24 20–25 15–8 P2 P3 2 Dec 17:30 AUS 1–3 EGY 14–25 25–23 21–25 22–25 P2 P3 Final standing Rank Team BRA RUS BUL 4 USA 5 ESP 6 PUR 7 ARG 8 AUS 9 JPN 10 EGY 11 KOR 12 TUN Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics vb 2007 Men's World Cup champions BRA 2nd Team roster Bruno, Marcelinho, André Heller, Samuel, Giba (c), Murilo, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Dante Head coach Bernardinho Awards 18em Most Valuable Player BRA Gilberto Godoy Filho Best Scorer PUR Héctor Soto Best Spiker BRA Dante Amaral Best Blocker ESP José Luis Moltó Best Server RUS Semen Poltavskiy Best Setter ESP Miguel Angel Falasca Best Libero BRA Sérgio Santos External links Official website Final standing Awards Statistics 2007 Men's Men's World Cup Men's World Cup V