1974 Women's Volleyball World Championship

The 1974 women's volleyball world championship took place in Mexico from October 12th to 27th . Japan won the title for the third time. The games were played in Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Tijuana , Toluca de Lerdo and Mexico City .

mode

The 23 participants played in the first round in five groups of four and one group of three. In the second round, the teams were again divided into six groups according to their placements. The respective group winners and runners-up in the upper half determined the new world champion in a final group with six teams. The other teams played the ranks 7 to 23 in further groups.

game schedule

First round

Group A in Mexico City
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Soviet Union	3	0	9: 1
2.	GDR	2	1	6: 5
3.	Dominican Republic	1	2	3: 6
4th	Netherlands	0	3	3: 9

October 13th	Soviet Union	Dominican R.	3-0
	GDR	Netherlands	3: 2
October 14th	Soviet Union	Netherlands	3: 1
	GDR	Dominican R.	3-0
15th October	Soviet Union	GDR	3-0
	Dominican R.	Netherlands	3-0

Group B in Guadalajara
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Mexico	3	0	9-0
2.	United States	2	1	6: 5
3.	France	1	2	4: 6
4th	Bahamas	0	3	1: 9

October 13th	United States	France	3: 1
	Mexico	Bahamas	3-0
October 14th	United States	Bahamas	3: 1
	Mexico	France	3-0
15th October	France	Bahamas	3-0
	Mexico	United States	3-0

Group C in Monterrey
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Japan	3	0	9-0
2.	Poland	2	1	6: 4
3.	People's Republic of China	1	2	4: 6
4th	BR Germany	0	3	0: 9

October 13th	Japan	BR Germany	3-0
	Poland	China	3: 1
October 14th	Poland	BR Germany	3-0
	Japan	China	3-0
15th October	China	BR Germany	3-0
	Japan	Poland	3-0

Group D in Tijuana
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Cuba	2	0	6-0
2.	Peru	1	1	3: 3
3.	Puerto Rico	0	2	0: 6

October 13th	Peru	Puerto Rico	3-0
October 14th	Cuba	Puerto Rico	3-0
15th October	Cuba	Peru	3-0

Group E in Puebla
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Romania	2	1	8: 4
2.	Hungary	2	1	8: 5
3.	Brazil	2	1	7: 5
4th	Philippines	0	3	0: 9

October 13th	Romania	Brazil	3: 1
	Hungary	Philippines	3-0
October 14th	Brazil	Hungary	3: 2
	Romania	Philippines	3-0
15th October	Brazil	Philippines	3-0
	Hungary	Romania	3: 2

Group F.
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	South Korea	3	0	9: 2
2.	Canada	2	1	6: 6
3.	Bulgaria	1	2	7: 8
4th	Czechoslovakia	0	3	3: 9

October 13th	South Korea	Bulgaria	3: 2
	Canada	Czechoslovakia	3: 1
October 14th	Canada	Bulgaria	3: 2
	South Korea	Czechoslovakia	3-0
15th October	South Korea	Canada	3-0
	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	3: 2

Second round (top half)

Group G in Tijuana
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Romania	3	0	9: 2
2.	Soviet Union	2	1	7: 5
3.	Poland	1	2	4: 6
4th	Canada	0	3	2: 9

October 18	Soviet Union	Canada	3: 2
	Romania	Poland	3: 1
October 19th	Poland	Canada	3-0
	Romania	Soviet Union	3: 1
the 20th of October	Romania	Canada	3-0
	Soviet Union	Poland	3-0

Group H in Guadalajara
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	South Korea	3	0	9-0
2.	GDR	2	1	6: 5
3.	Mexico	1	2	5: 6
4th	Peru	0	3	0: 9

October 18	South Korea	GDR	3-0
	Mexico	Peru	3-0
October 19th	South Korea	Peru	3-0
	GDR	Mexico	3: 2
the 20th of October	GDR	Peru	3-0
	South Korea	Mexico	3-0

Group I in Monterrey
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Japan	3	0	9: 1
2.	Hungary	2	1	6: 4
3.	Cuba	1	2	5: 6
4th	United States	0	3	0: 9

October 18	Cuba	United States	3-0
	Japan	Hungary	3-0
October 19th	Japan	United States	3-0
	Hungary	Cuba	3: 1
the 20th of October	Hungary	United States	3-0
	Japan	Cuba	3: 1

Second round (lower half)

Group J
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Bulgaria	2	0	6-0
2.	Netherlands	1	1	3: 3
3.	France	0	2	0: 6

October 18	Bulgaria	France	3-0
October 19th	Bulgaria	Netherlands	3-0
the 20th of October	Netherlands	France	3-0

Group K in Puebla
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Czechoslovakia	3	0	9-0
2.	Brazil	1	2	3: 6
3.	BR Germany	1	2	3: 6
4th	Dominican Republic	1	2	3: 6

October 18	Czechoslovakia	BR Germany	3-0
	Brazil	Dominican R.	3-0
October 19th	Czechoslovakia	Brazil	3-0
	BR Germany	Dominican R.	3-0
the 20th of October	Czechoslovakia	Dominican R.	3-0
	BR Germany	Brazil	3-0

Group L in Toluca
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	People's Republic of China	3	0	9-0
2.	Philippines	2	1	6: 3
3.	Bahamas	1	2	3: 8
4th	Puerto Rico	0	3	2: 9

October 18	Philippines	Puerto Rico	3-0
	China	Bahamas	3-0
October 19th	China	Puerto Rico	3-0
	Philippines	Bahamas	3-0
the 20th of October	Bahamas	Puerto Rico	3: 2
	China	Philippines	3-0

Final round

Final group in Guadalajara
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Japan	5	0	15: 1
2.	Soviet Union	4th	1	12: 3
3.	South Korea	3	2	10: 8
4th	GDR	2	3	7: 9
5.	Romania	1	4th	3:12
6th	Hungary	0	5	1:15

October 22nd	Japan	GDR	3-0
	Romania	Hungary	3-0
	Soviet Union	South Korea	3-0
23rd October	GDR	Romania	3-0
	Soviet Union	Hungary	3-0
	Japan	South Korea	3: 1
October 24th	Soviet Union	GDR	3-0
	South Korea	Hungary	3: 1
	Japan	Romania	3-0
October 26th	South Korea	GDR	3: 1
	Japan	Hungary	3-0
	Soviet Union	Romania	3-0
October 27	GDR	Hungary	3-0
	South Korea	Romania	3-0
	Japan	Soviet Union	3-0

Group 7-12 in Monterrey
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Cuba	5	0	15: 2
2.	Peru	4th	1	12: 6
3.	Poland	3	2	11: 8
4th	Mexico	2	3	9:12
5.	Canada	1	4th	7:13
6th	United States	0	5	2:15

October 22nd	Cuba	Peru	3-0
	Poland	Canada	3-0
	Mexico	United States	3: 1
23rd October	Peru	United States	3-0
	Cuba	Canada	3: 1
	Poland	Mexico	3: 2
October 24th	Cuba	United States	3-0
	Mexico	Canada	3: 2
	Peru	Poland	3: 2
October 26th	Peru	Mexico	3-0
	Canada	United States	3: 1
	Cuba	Poland	3-0
October 27	Poland	United States	3-0
	Peru	Canada	3: 1
	Cuba	Mexico	3: 1

Group 13-18 in Puebla
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Bulgaria	5	0	15: 2
2.	People's Republic of China	4th	1	13: 5
3.	Brazil	3	2	9: 8
4th	Netherlands	2	3	6:11
5.	Czechoslovakia	1	4th	10:12
6th	Philippines	0	5	1:15

October 22nd	Bulgaria	Netherlands	3-0
	Brazil	Philippines	3-0
	China	Czechoslovakia	3: 2
23rd October	Czechoslovakia	Philippines	3-0
	Brazil	Netherlands	3-0
	Bulgaria	China	3: 1
October 24th	Bulgaria	Philippines	3: 1
	China	Netherlands	3-0
	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	3: 2
October 26th	China	Philippines	3-0
	Bulgaria	Brazil	3-0
	Netherlands	Czechoslovakia	3: 2
October 27	Netherlands	Philippines	3-0
	China	Brazil	3-0
	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	3: 1

Group 19-23
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	BR Germany	4th	0	12: 2
2.	France	3	1	10: 4
3.	Dominican Republic	2	2	7: 7
4th	Puerto Rico	1	3	4:10
5.	Bahamas	0	4th	2:12

October 22nd	BR Germany	Puerto Rico	3-0
	Dominican R.	Bahamas	3: 1
23rd October	France	Puerto Rico	3: 1
	BR Germany	Bahamas	3-0
October 24th	BR Germany	Dominican R.	3: 1
	France	Bahamas	3-0
October 26th	Puerto Rico	Bahamas	3: 1
	France	Dominican R.	3-0
October 27	Dominican R.	Puerto Rico	3-0
	BR Germany	France	3: 1

Final score

1.	Japan
2.	Soviet Union
3.	South Korea
4th	German Democratic Republic
5.	Romania
6th	Hungary
7th	Cuba
8th.	Peru
9.	Poland
10.	Mexico
11.	Canada
12.	United States
13.	Bulgaria
14th	People's Republic of China
15th	Brazil
16.	Netherlands
17th	Czechoslovakia
18th	Philippines
19th	BR Germany
20th	France
21st	Dominican Republic
22nd	Puerto Rico
23.	Bahamas

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