Volleyball World Championship 2006

Audience at the World Cup

The 2006 World Volleyball Championship took place in Japan from October 31 to December 3 . First, the women's competition was held. Russia became world champions with a 3-2 win in the final against Brazil . The men's competitions began on November 17th. The reigning Olympic champion Brazil won the tournament with a clear 3-0 victory in the final against Poland . The German national team was represented in both competitions. The women finished only 11th after a successful preliminary round. The men reached ninth place after a very successful preliminary round and an unsuccessful intermediate round with two wins in the placement games.

mode

The mode was the same for women and men. The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups (A – D) with six teams each. The draw took place on November 29, 2005 in Tokyo . The winner of a group game received two points, the loser one point. In the event of a tie, the quotient of the ball points (BPQ) decided the placement. The best four teams in each group reached the second round. There two groups of eight (E and F) were formed, whereby the results from the direct duels of the first round were adopted. The six best teams from each group reached the placement games.

Women

game schedule

First round

In Group A there was a direct duel between the two best teams on the first day of the match. In the Asian duel, Taiwan prevailed against Japan . In the following games, the two teams did not give up any more points. Poland only lost against these opponents and reached 3rd place in the group. With South Korea , another representative from the Far East qualified for the second round. Costa Rica and Kenya , on the other hand, had no chance. The Central Americans only won the direct duel of the underdogs, the Africans lost in all five games.

The German team started in Group B with a sovereign victory against the Dominican Republic in the World Cup. In the second game against Mexico , Giovanni Guidetti's team , who coached the women for the first time in a major tournament, also had an undisputed 3-0 victory. Against the eventual group winners Russia there was the first defeat of the DVV selection. With the 3-0 win against Azerbaijan , the women were successful again. A day later, the German team caused a surprise with a 3-1 win against reigning Olympic champion China , which helped volleyball gain unfamiliar media attention. The Asians had already lost the game against Russia and ended up in third place behind Germany. Azerbaijan qualified as the fourth team with two wins for the second round. The players from the Caribbean could only record one victory in the underdog duel against Mexico.

In Group C , dominated Brazil . The World Cup favorite only gave two sets against the Netherlands . Behind them was the USA team , which clearly lost 3-0 to the South Americans, but won all other games. Third was the Oranje team, which only lost to the favorites in the fifth set. 4th place went to Puerto Rico with two wins. Kazakhstan was able to land a few respectable successes, but had to say goodbye after the first round as did Cameroon, which qualified for a World Cup for the first time .

In Group D , the team from Serbia and Montenegro , who played together despite the political separation, surprised with a 3-1 win against defending champions Italy right from the start . The players from the Balkans finally prevailed as the unbeaten group winners over the southern Europeans. The three-time world champion Cuba took third place. In addition, Turkey could qualify for the next round. The outsiders Peru and Egypt were eliminated after the preliminary round.

Group A in Tokyo space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Taiwan 1,226 15: 4 10 2  Japan 1,234 13: 5 9 3  Poland 1.062 11:10 8th 4th  South Korea 1.134 11: 9 7th 5  Costa Rica 0.713 4:14 6th 6th  Kenya 0.710 3:15 5

Group B in Sapporo space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Russia 1.249 15: 4 10 2  Germany 1.167 13: 4 9 3  People's Republic of China 1.093 11: 7 8th 4th  Azerbaijan 1.038 8:10 7th 5  Dominican Republic 0.888 5:12 6th 6th  Mexico 0.587 0:15 5

October 31  South Korea  Costa Rica 3-0  Poland  Kenya 3: 1  Taiwan  Japan 3: 1 November 1st  Kenya  Taiwan 0: 3  South Korea  Poland 2: 3  Costa Rica  Japan 0: 3 November 3rd  Taiwan  South Korea 3: 2  Poland  Costa Rica 3: 1  Japan  Kenya 3-0 November 4th  Costa Rica  Kenya 3: 2  Poland  Taiwan 1: 3  South Korea  Japan 1: 3 November 5th  Taiwan  Costa Rica 3-0  Kenya  South Korea 0: 3  Japan  Poland 3: 1

October 31  Dom. Rep.  Germany 0: 3  Mexico  Russia 0: 3  People's Republic of China  Azerbaijan 3: 1 November 1st  Azerbaijan  Russia 1: 3  Germany  Mexico 3-0  People's Republic of China  Dom. Rep. 3-0 November 3rd  Dom. Rep.  Azerbaijan 1: 3  Russia  Germany 3: 1  Mexico  People's Republic of China 0: 3 November 4th  People's Republic of China  Russia 1: 3  Azerbaijan  Germany 0: 3  Dom. Rep.  Mexico 3-0 November 5th  Germany  People's Republic of China 3: 1  Mexico  Azerbaijan 0: 3  Russia  Dom. Rep. 3: 1

Group C in Kobe space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Brazil 1.432 15: 2 10 2  United States 1.153 12: 7 9 3  Netherlands 1.059 13: 8 8th 4th  Puerto Rico 0.877 6:10 7th 5  Kazakhstan 0.950 8:12 6th 6th  Cameroon 0.632 0:15 5

Group D in Nagoya space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Serbia and Montenegro 1,196 15: 4 10 2  Italy 1.317 13: 4 9 3  Cuba 1.113 11: 8 8th 4th  Turkey 1.025 6:11 7th 5  Peru 0.937 9:12 6th 6th  Egypt 0.464 0:15 5

October 31  Brazil  Puerto Rico 3-0  Netherlands  Cameroon 3-0  United States  Kazakhstan 3: 2 November 1st  Kazakhstan  Brazil 0: 3  Cameroon  Puerto Rico 0: 3  Netherlands  United States 2: 3 November 3rd  Brazil  Netherlands 3: 2  Puerto Rico  Kazakhstan 3: 1  United States  Cameroon 3-0 November 4th  United States  Brazil 0: 3  Cameroon  Kazakhstan 0: 3  Netherlands  Puerto Rico 3-0 November 5th  Brazil  Cameroon 3-0  Puerto Rico  United States 0: 3  Kazakhstan  Netherlands 2: 3

October 31  Peru  Egypt 3-0  Turkey  Cuba 0: 3  Italy  Serbia and M. 1: 3 November 1st  Egypt  Turkey 0: 3  Serbia and M.  Cuba 3: 1  Italy  Peru 3-0 November 3rd  Peru  Serbia and M. 2: 3  Cuba  Egypt 3-0  Turkey  Italy 0: 3 November 4th  Serbia and M.  Egypt 3-0  Peru  Turkey 2: 3  Italy  Cuba 3: 1 November 5th  Turkey  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Cuba  Peru 3: 2  Egypt  Italy 0: 3

Second round

Italy and Serbia-Montenegro finished first in Group E with equal points . While the defending champions remained unbeaten this time, the team from the Balkans lost to Japan and only prevailed against Taiwan in the fifth set. All teams from group D were able to qualify for the next round, while the World Cup was over for South Korea and Poland.

For the German team, the second round in Group F began with an unfortunate defeat. Three days after the surprising success against China, the women of the DVV against the Netherlands could not use an 11: 5 lead and a match point in the fifth set and lost 2: 3. A day later, despite the 3-0 win, they did not play well against outsiders Puerto Rico. A clear 3-0 defeat followed against the favorites Brazil. In the last game against the USA, the Germans again awarded a match point and thus missed the goal of at least 8th place before the World Cup. The later finalists Brazil and Russia dominated this group. The Netherlands secured third place with a 3-2 win against China, which also ended up ahead of Germany because of the slightly better quotient. The USA also qualified for the next round, while Azerbaijan and Puerto Rico were eliminated.

Group E space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Italy 1.268 19: 4 13 2  Serbia and Montenegro 1.115 20: 7 13 3  Cuba 1.086 17: 7 12 4th  Japan 1.012 14:14 11 5  Taiwan 0.903 12:16 10 6th  Turkey 0.913 7:16 9 7th  South Korea 0.932 8:18 8th 8th  Poland 0.853 5:20 8th

Group F. space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Brazil 1.215 21: 5 14th 2  Russia 1.164 19: 6 13 3  Netherlands 0.960 16:13 11 4th  People's Republic of China 1.009 15:14 10 5  Germany 1.005 14:13 10 6th  United States 0.995 12:16 10 7th  Azerbaijan 0.938 8:17 9 8th  Puerto Rico 0.739 0:21 7th

November 8th  South Korea  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Poland  Italy 0: 3  Japan  Cuba 1: 3  Taiwan  Turkey 1: 3 November 9th  South Korea  Italy 0: 3  Poland  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Japan  Turkey 3: 1  Taiwan  Cuba 0: 3 November 11th  South Korea  Cuba 0: 3  Poland  Turkey 0: 3  Japan  Serbia and M. 3: 2  Taiwan  Italy 0: 3 November 12th  South Korea  Turkey 3-0  Poland  Cuba 0: 3  Japan  Italy 0: 3  Taiwan  Serbia and M. 2: 3

November 8th  Russia  Puerto Rico 3-0  Germany  Netherlands 2: 3  People's Republic of China  United States 3: 1  Azerbaijan  Brazil 0: 3 November 9th  Russia  Netherlands 3-0  Germany  Puerto Rico 3-0  People's Republic of China  Brazil 2: 3  Azerbaijan  United States 3: 2 November 11th  Russia  United States 3-0  Germany  Brazil 0: 3  People's Republic of China  Puerto Rico 3-0  Azerbaijan  Netherlands 0: 3 November 12th  Russia  Brazil 1: 3  Germany  United States 2: 3  People's Republic of China  Netherlands 2: 3  Azerbaijan  Puerto Rico 3-0

Placement games

After a disappointing defeat against Turkey, which lost to the USA in the game for 9th place, and a final 3-0 win against Taiwan, the German team only finished eleventh and did even worse than four years earlier despite the successful preliminary round at the tournament in your own country.

Germany played with: Kathleen Weiß , Tanja Hart , Atika Bouagaa , Cornelia Dumler , Cathrin Schlüter , Christiane Fürst , Corina Ssuschke , Christina Benecke , Margareta Kozuch , Birgit Thumm , Angelina Grün and Kerstin Tzscherlich . The coach was Giovanni Guidetti .

The Netherlands could not continue the successes of the intermediate round and lost the placement games against Japan and Cuba. Olympic champion China secured fifth place with victories against the team from the Caribbean and in the Asian duel.

In the semifinals, Russia dethroned defending champions Italy with a clear 3-0 win, who also lost the game with third place against Serbia and Montenegro in three sets. In the final, the Russians were able to prevail 3-2 against Brazil and thus became world champions for the first time after the end of the Soviet Union after three bronze medals in a row .

	Semifinals				final
	15th of November
	Italy	0
	Russia	3
					November 16
					Russia	3
					Brazil	2
					3rd place match
	15th of November				November 16
	Brazil	3			Italy	0
	Serbia and M.	1			Serbia and M.	3

	Placement games 5-8				Play for 5th place
	15th of November
	Cuba	1
	People's Republic of China	3
					November 16
					People's Republic of China	3
					Japan	0
					Game for 7th place
	15th of November				November 16
	Netherlands	1			Cuba	3
	Japan	3			Netherlands	0

	Placement games 9-12				Play for 9th place
	15th of November
	Taiwan	0
	United States	3
					November 16
					United States	3
					Turkey	1
					Game for 11th place
	15th of November				November 16
	Germany	1			Taiwan	0
	Turkey	3			Germany	3

Final score

1.	Russia
2.	Brazil
3.	Serbia and Montenegro
4th	Italy
5.	People's Republic of China
6th	Japan
7th	Cuba
8th.	Netherlands
9.	United States
10.	Turkey
11.	Germany
12.	Taiwan
13.	South Korea
	Azerbaijan
15th	Poland
	Puerto Rico
17th	Dominican Republic
	Costa Rica
	Peru
	Kazakhstan
21st	Cameroon
	Mexico
	Kenya
	Egypt

Individual awards

most valuable player (MVP)	Yoshie Takeshita	Japan
best scorer	Neslihan Demir Darnel	Turkey
best attacker	Rosir Calderon	Cuba
best blocker	Christiane Fürst	Germany
best server	Jelena Mikhailovna Godina	Russia
best Libera	Suzana Ćebić	Serbia and Montenegro
best player	Yoshie Takeshita	Japan

The most valuable player and the winners in the libero and pass positions were chosen by a committee of the FIVB. While the Japanese was also statistically the best player, the Serb only came third in the ranking behind the Russian Swetlana Walentinowna Krjutschkowa and DVV-Libera Kerstin Tzscherlich . The other awards are based on the official statistics. In addition to Christiane Fürst, Angelina Grün , who was only five points worse than the Turkish woman in the scorer list and was fifth best server, was also able to place in the top 10.

qualification

Europe

Italy was automatically qualified for the World Cup as defending champions. Seven additional participants were identified in the qualifying rounds.

In the first round there were three groups with five teams each. The first and second in each group qualified for the second round. In Group A, Spain and Serbia prevailed against Albania , England and Scotland . In Group B, Slovakia and Belarus secured first places ahead of Slovenia , Austria and Portugal . In Group C, France and Belgium qualified ahead of Finland , Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina .

These six teams formed the three groups of four of the second round with six seeded teams. The first and second qualified for the third round. In Group D, Azerbaijan and Belgium prevailed against Romania and Spain. In Group E, Ukraine and Greece secured first places. In Group F, Serbia and qualified Czech Republic .

In the third round, three groups of four were formed with six seeded teams. The two best teams in each group qualified for the finals in Japan, while the third team determined the last participant in a play-off round. In Group G Azerbaijan and Russia prevailed against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. In Group H, the Netherlands and Turkey secured first places ahead of Ukraine and Belgium. In Group I, Germany and Serbia qualified ahead of Poland and Greece.

In the play-off round Poland prevailed against Bulgaria and Ukraine.

Africa

The qualification was held in three groups with four or five teams. The group winners were qualified for the World Cup.

In Group A, Egypt prevailed against Nigeria , South Africa and Botswana . In Group B, Kenya won against Algeria , the Republic of the Congo , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Eritrea . In Group C, Cameroon was successful against Tunisia , Mauritius and Uganda .

Asia

Japan was set to host. Four additional participants were identified in two groups with six and five teams respectively. The two best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.

In Group A, China and Taiwan prevailed against Australia , Uzbekistan , Jordan and Afghanistan . In Group B, South Korea and Kazakhstan were successful against Thailand , the Philippines and Tonga .

North and Central America

In the first round there were three groups with four or five teams. The three group winners and the second in the group of five qualified for the next round.

In Group A, Jamaica prevailed against the Netherlands Antilles , the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands . In Group B, Barbados beat Dominica , St. Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla . In Group C, Mexico and Guatemala secured first places ahead of Nicaragua , Honduras and Panama .

In the second round, these four teams formed two groups of five with six seeded teams. The top three teams in each group qualified for the World Cup. In Group D, the USA , Puerto Rico and Mexico prevailed against Canada and Barbados. In Group E, Cuba , the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica were successful against Guatemala and Jamaica.

South America

The qualification was played in a single group of five teams. The two best teams qualified for the World Cup. Here, put Brazil and Peru to Argentina , Uruguay and Ecuador through.

Men

game schedule

First round

In Group A , the Poles , who started as the secret favorites, won through with ease. The Eastern Europeans did not drop a single set in their five games. The host's team secured second place. However, the Japanese were defeated in the Asian duel against the Chinese who were eliminated after the preliminary round . Argentina and Puerto Rico also qualified for the next round. The South Americans lost the direct duel against the Caribbean team, which was equivalent in points and sets, but benefited from the ball point quotient and thus achieved third place. In addition to China, Egypt , which managed their only win against Puerto Rico, had to say goodbye after the first round.

In Group B , the Brazilians lived up to their favorite position as group winners. However, the South Americans suffered a defeat against the tied second France . The French surprisingly lost against the German team two days after their success against the Olympic champion . For the team of Stelian Moculescu it was the fourth victory in the fourth round game. Like the women before, the men of the DVV started better than expected beforehand. In the last game of the first round, however, the Germans had no chance against Brazil. Due to the poorer quotient, they took third place. As the fourth team, Cuba qualified for the next round. For Greece , which only won the direct duel between the two eliminated teams, and Australia without a win , the World Cup was over.

In Group C , Bulgaria started with a five-set win against Italy and remained undefeated in the other four games. Behind these two teams, the Czech Republic , the USA and Venezuela fought a close duel. The Czechs finally won despite a loss to the US team because of the better quotient. The South Americans for their part won against the United States, but still had to start their journey home tied with the opponents placed in front of them. The Iran won only two sets in five matches.

In Group D , the team from Serbia and Montenegro , who competed together for the last time despite the political division, managed a surprisingly clear victory against Russia right at the beginning and then only gave two sets. The Russians won all of their other games to zero. Canada secured two with two clear defeats to the favorites and three wins in third place. In addition, Tunisia reached the next round, while the tournament ended early for South Korea and Kazakhstan .

Group A in Saitama space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Poland 1.205 15: 0 10 2  Japan 1.025 11:10 8th 3  Argentina 1.004 9:12 7th 4th  Puerto Rico 0.994 9:12 7th 5  People's Republic of China 0.948 9:13 7th 6th  Egypt 0.906 8:14 6th

Group B in Fukuoka space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Brazil 1.194 13: 4 9 2  France 1.054 13: 7 9 3  Germany 1.046 12: 5 9 4th  Cuba 0.946 8:11 7th 5  Greece 0.915 6:13 6th 6th  Australia 0.889 3:15 5

November 17th  Poland  People's Republic of China 3-0  Puerto Rico  Argentina 3: 2  Egypt  Japan 2: 3 November 18  Argentina  Poland 0: 3  Egypt  Puerto Rico 3: 2  Japan  People's Republic of China 2: 3 November 19th  People's Republic of China  Argentina 2: 3  Poland  Egypt 3-0  Puerto Rico  Japan 1: 3 21st November  Egypt  People's Republic of China 2: 3  Puerto Rico  Poland 0: 3  Japan  Argentina 3: 1 22nd of November  People's Republic of China  Puerto Rico 1: 3  Argentina  Egypt 3: 1  Poland  Japan 3-0

November 17th  Cuba  Brazil 1: 3  Greece  France 1: 3  Germany  Australia 3: 1 November 18  Brazil  Greece 3-0  Australia  France 1: 3  Germany  Cuba 3-0 November 19th  Cuba  Australia 3-0  Greece  Germany 0: 3  France  Brazil 3: 1 21st November  Cuba  Greece 3: 2  Australia  Brazil 0: 3  Germany  France 3: 1 22nd of November  Brazil  Germany 3-0  France  Cuba 3: 1  Greece  Australia 3: 1

Group C in Nagano space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Bulgaria 1.128 15: 4 10 2  Italy 1.152 14: 6 9 3  Czech Republic 1.024 8: 9 7th 4th  United States 0.952 8:10 7th 5  Venezuela 0.926 8:11 7th 6th  Iran 0.835 2:15 5

Group D in Sendai space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Serbia and Montenegro 1,239 15: 2 10 2  Russia 1,240 12: 3 9 3  Canada 0.985 9: 9 8th 4th  Tunisia 0.912 8:11 7th 5  South Korea 0.923 7:13 6th 6th  Kazakhstan 0.832 2:15 5

November 17th  Italy  Bulgaria 2: 3  Czech Republic  Iran 3-0  United States  Venezuela 1: 3 November 18  Iran  Venezuela 1: 3  Czech Republic  Italy 0: 3  Bulgaria  United States 3-0 November 19th  United States  Czech Republic 3: 1  Venezuela  Bulgaria 1: 3  Italy  Iran 3: 1 21st November  Iran  Bulgaria 0: 3  Czech Republic  Venezuela 3-0  Italy  United States 3: 1 22nd of November  Bulgaria  Czech Republic 3: 1  United States  Iran 3-0  Venezuela  Italy 1: 3

November 17th  Canada  Kazakhstan 3-0  Russia  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Tunisia  South Korea 3: 2 November 18  Russia  Tunisia 3-0  Serbia and M.  Kazakhstan 3: 1  South Korea  Canada 1: 3 November 19th  Kazakhstan  South Korea 1: 3  Tunisia  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Canada  Russia 0: 3 21st November  Tunisia  Canada 2: 3  Serbia and M.  South Korea 3: 1  Russia  Kazakhstan 3-0 22nd of November  Kazakhstan  Tunisia 0: 3  Canada  Serbia and M. 0: 3  South Korea  Russia 0: 3

Second round

In Group E , Poland continued their winning streak and only needed more than three sets against Russia. Serbia-Montenegro also remained undefeated until the final duel against the Eastern Europeans. Russia only lost the game over five sets against the group winners. Fourth place went to Japan, which could not endanger the better placed teams. The last two places for the final round went to Puerto Rico and Canada, with the team from the Caribbean clearly winning the direct duel. Argentina could only win against Tunisia, which was also eliminated.

In Group F Brazil dominated, which gave a set only in the last game against the second-placed and previously unbeaten Bulgarians. With a 3-2 in the final group game against Italy, France reached third place. Behind the three European teams, the USA moved into the finals. The German team was unable to match the performance of the first round in any game in the intermediate round and remained without a win in the four games. Nevertheless, the results of the competition made it sixth. The last victory against Germany didn't help the Czechs anymore. They were eliminated as well as Cuba, which had previously won the direct duel.

Group E space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Poland 1.161 21: 2 14th 2  Serbia and Montenegro 1.171 18: 5 13 3  Russia 1.182 17: 6 12 4th  Japan 0.988 12:14 11 5  Puerto Rico 0.956 10:17 9 6th  Canada 0.871 7:19 9 7th  Argentina 0.921 9:20 8th 8th  Tunisia 0.890 9:20 8th

Group F. space team BPQ sentences Points 1  Brazil 1.155 19: 6 13 2  Bulgaria 1.073 19: 9 13 3  France 1.061 18:12 12 4th  Italy 1.074 16:11 11 5  United States 0.935 12:15 10 6th  Germany 0.947 10:16 9 7th  Czech Republic 0.939 6:19 8th 8th  Cuba 0.846 6:19 8th

25. November  Puerto Rico  Serbia and M. 1: 3  Argentina  Russia 0: 3  Japan  Canada 3: 1  Poland  Tunisia 3-0 November 26th  Puerto Rico  Russia 0: 3  Argentina  Serbia and M. 1: 3  Japan  Tunisia 3: 2  Poland  Canada 3-0 November 28th  Puerto Rico  Canada 3-0  Argentina  Tunisia 3: 2  Japan  Serbia and M. 0: 3  Poland  Russia 3: 2 November 29th  Puerto Rico  Tunisia 2: 3  Argentina  Canada 2: 3  Japan  Russia 0: 3  Poland  Serbia and M. 3-0

25. November  Brazil  United States 3-0  France  Czech Republic 3-0  Germany  Italy 0: 3  Cuba  Bulgaria 0: 3 November 26th  Brazil  Czech Republic 3-0  France  United States 3: 2  Germany  Bulgaria 1: 3  Cuba  Italy 1: 3 November 28th  Brazil  Italy 3-0  France  Bulgaria 2: 3  Germany  United States 2: 3  Cuba  Czech Republic 3: 1 November 29th  Brazil  Bulgaria 3: 1  France  Italy 3: 2  Germany  Czech Republic 1: 3  Cuba  United States 0: 3

Placement games

After the unsuccessful intermediate round in the first placement game, the German team defeated the team from Puerto Rico, which then won against Canada. Then the German men defeated the USA in five sets and thus reached ninth place, which was considered a success in view of the long abstinence from World Cup tournaments and 32nd place in the world rankings .

Germany played with: Frank Dehne , Simon Tischer , Björn Andrae , Marcus Popp , Robert Kromm , Mark Siebeck , Stefan Hübner , Norbert Walter , Ralph Bergmann , Christian Pampel , Jochen Schöps and Thomas Kröger . The trainer was Stelian Moculescu .

The hosts lost to Russia in the game for seventh place, while Italy met France again after the duel in the second round in the game for fifth place and this time won clearly.

The Bulgarians, who had been unbeaten for a long time, secured third place for the fourth time in World Cup history after losing to Poland in the semi-final with a 3-1 win against the team from Serbia and Montenegro. In the final, the Brazilians gave the Poles no chance and defended their world championship title with a safe 3-0 win.

Polish players before the semifinals

Semi-finals Brazil vs. Serbia-Montenegro

	Semifinals				final
	2. December
	Poland	3
	Bulgaria	1
					3rd of December
					Poland	0
					Brazil	3
					3rd place match
	2. December				3rd of December
	Brazil	3			Bulgaria	3
	Serbia and M.	1			Serbia and M.	1

Japan-France game

	Placement games 5-8				Play for 5th place
	2. December
	Russia	0
	Italy	3
					3rd of December
					Italy	3
					France	0
					Game for 7th place
	2. December				3rd of December
	France	3			Russia	3
	Japan	1			Japan	1

	Placement games 9-12				Play for 9th place
	2. December
	Puerto Rico	1
	Germany	3
					3rd of December
					Germany	3
					United States	2
					Game for 11th place
	2. December				3rd of December
	United States	3			Puerto Rico	3
	Canada	2			Canada	1

Final score

1.	Brazil
2.	Poland
3.	Bulgaria
4th	Serbia and Montenegro
5.	Italy
6th	France
7th	Russia
8th.	Japan
9.	Germany
10.	United States
11.	Canada
12.	Puerto Rico
13.	Argentina
	Czech Republic
15th	Tunisia
	Cuba
17th	People's Republic of China
	Venezuela
	Greece
	South Korea
21st	Australia
	Egypt
	Iran
	Kazakhstan

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP)	Giba	Brazil
best scorer	Hector Soto	Puerto Rico
best attacker	Dante Guimarães Amaral	Brazil
best blocker	Alexei Vladimirovich Kuleschow	Russia
best server	Matey Kazyinski	Bulgaria
best libero	Alexei Igorevich Verbov	Russia
best player	Paweł Zagumny	Poland

The most valuable player and the winners in the libero and pass positions were selected by a committee of the FIVB. The Brazilian Giba (full name: Godoy Filho Gilberto), who was recognized as the “most valuable player”, only finished eighth in the scorer ranking and was the second best attacker behind his compatriot. The other awards are based on the official statistics. In the block classification, the German players Stefan Hübner and Ralph Bergmann took second and third place with a minimal gap of 0.04 and 0.06 blocks per set respectively. Björn Andrae placed fourth among the best servers . Thomas Kröger also made it into the top 10 as the sixth best Libero.

qualification

Europe

In the first round there were four groups with three or four teams. The group winners qualified for the second round. In Group A, England prevailed against Scotland and Northern Ireland . In group B Slovenia beat Hungary , Azerbaijan and Moldova . In Group C Romania secured victory against Belarus , Belgium and Norway . In Group D, Estonia qualified against Albania , Israel and Bosnia and Herzegovina .

In the second round, these four teams formed four groups of four with twelve seeded teams. The first and second in each group reached the third round. In Group E, Bulgaria and Turkey secured first places against Romania and Slovakia . In Group F the Ukraine and the Czech Republic were successful against Denmark and England. In Group G Portugal and Estonia qualified against Latvia and Austria . In Group H Finland and Germany prevailed against Slovenia and Croatia .

In the third round, the teams met eight seeded teams in four groups of four. The first and second qualified for the World Cup, the group third determined another participant in a play-off round. In Group I, Germany and Italy were successful against Ukraine and Spain . In Group J, Greece and Serbia and Montenegro secured first places ahead of Portugal and Turkey. In Group K, France and the Czech Republic prevailed against the Netherlands and Finland. In Group L Russia and Poland qualified against Bulgaria and Estonia.

In the play-off round Bulgaria prevailed against Portugal, the Netherlands and Ukraine.

Africa

In the first round there were two groups with four and three teams respectively. The two group winners qualified for the second round. In Group A, Sudan prevailed against Ghana , Uganda and Eritrea . In Group B, South Africa beat Mauritius and Botswana .

In the second round, these two teams formed two groups of four with six seeded teams. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. In Group C, Tunisia won against South Africa, Algeria and Morocco . In Group D, Egypt qualified against Cameroon , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.

Asia

Japan was set to host. Five additional participants were identified in the qualification. In the first round there were three groups with five or four teams. The first and second in each group qualified for the second round. In Group A, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates secured first places against Jordan , Oman and the Maldives . In Group B, Thailand and Uzbekistan beat Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia . In Group C, Taiwan and Indonesia prevailed against the Philippines , Macau and Tonga .

In the second round, these teams formed three groups of four with six seeded teams. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up identified two other participants in a play-off round. In Group D, Kazakhstan prevailed against South Korea , Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates. In Group E, China won ahead of India , Indonesia and Thailand. In Group F, Iran beat Australia , Qatar and Uzbekistan.

In the play-off round, South Korea and Australia qualified against India.

North and Central America

In the first round there were three groups with five or four teams. The group winners and the second in the group of four qualified for the second round. In Group A, Barbados prevailed against Jamaica , the Netherlands Antilles , the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands . In Group B, Trinidad and Tobago secured victory over St. Lucia , St. Kitts and Nevis , Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda . In Group C, Costa Rica and Guatemala were successful against Honduras and Nicaragua .

In the second round, the four teams with six seeded teams formed two groups of five. The first and second in each group qualified for the World Cup. In Group D, the USA and Puerto Rico prevailed against Mexico , Guatemala and Barbados. In Group E, Cuba and Canada qualified against Panama , Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica .

South America

Brazil was set as the defending champion. The remaining teams determined the remaining participants in two groups with three and four teams respectively. The two group winners qualified for the World Cup. In Group A Argentina won against Paraguay and Uruguay . In Group B Venezuela won against Colombia , Peru and Ecuador .

media

The Japanese television broadcaster TBS produced the live images broadcast worldwide. For the German market had pay TV transmitter Arena , which so far only by transferring the football league was known, acquired the rights. Arena broadcast all games with German participation and other highlights live and in repetitions. In Germany there were no live images on free TV . The sports betting provider bwin had secured the rights to the World Cup and showed games in the live stream.

Web links

Commons : Volleyball World Championships 2006  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• official World Cup homepage (English)
• Men Results (English)
• Results Women (English)
• Information from the DVV