Men's volleyball world championship 1990

The 1990 men's volleyball world championship took place in Brazil from October 18-28. Italy won the title for the first time. The games were played in Rio de Janeiro , Brasília and Curitiba .

mode

The sixteen participants played in four groups of four in the first round. The group fourth determined the places thirteen to sixteen in the next round. The runners-up and thirds reached the round of 16. The losers played for positions nine to twelve, the winners met the group winners in the quarter-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals came into the round for places five to eight, the winners determined the new world champion in the semifinals and final.

game schedule

First round

Group A in Rio de Janeiro space team S. N sentences 1.  Brazil 3 0 9: 2 2.  Sweden 2 1 8: 6 3.  Czechoslovakia 1 2 5: 8 4th  South Korea 0 3 3: 9

Group B in Brasília space team S. N sentences 1.  Argentina 3 0 9-0 2.  Netherlands 2 1 6: 3 3.  Canada 1 2 3: 7 4th  United States 0 3 1: 9

October 18 Brazil Czechoslovakia 3-0 Sweden South Korea 3: 1 October 19th Brazil South Korea 3-0 Sweden Czechoslovakia 3: 2 the 20th of October Brazil Sweden 3: 2 Czechoslovakia South Korea 3: 2

October 18 Argentina Canada 3-0 Netherlands United States 3-0 October 19th Canada United States 3: 1 Argentina Netherlands 3-0 the 20th of October Netherlands Canada 3-0 Argentina United States 3-0

Group C in Curitiba space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 3 0 9-0 2.  France 2 1 6: 3 3.  Japan 1 2 3: 6 4th  Venezuela 0 3 0: 9

Group D in Brasília space team S. N sentences 1.  Cuba 3 0 9: 2 2.  Italy 2 1 6: 4 3.  Bulgaria 1 2 6: 6 4th  Cameroon 0 3 0: 9

October 18 Japan Venezuela 3-0 Soviet Union France 3-0 October 19th Soviet Union Japan 3-0 France Venezuela 3-0 the 20th of October France Japan 3-0 Soviet Union Venezuela 3-0

October 18 Italy Cameroon 3-0 Cuba Bulgaria 3: 2 October 19th Cuba Cameroon 3-0 Italy Bulgaria 3: 1 the 20th of October Bulgaria Cameroon 3-0 Cuba Italy 3-0

Placement games

	Round of 16 October 23				Quarterfinals October 26th				Semi-finals October 27th				Final October 28th
	Italy	3
	Czechoslovakia	0
					Italy	3
					Argentina	0
									Italy	3
									Brazil	2
					Brazil	3
					France	0
	France	3
	Canada	1
													Italy	3
													Cuba	1
					Cuba	3
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	3
	Japan	0
									Cuba	3
									Soviet Union	1			3rd place match
					Soviet Union	3							Brazil	0
					Bulgaria	0							Soviet Union	3
	Bulgaria	3
	Sweden	0

	Placement games 5-8				Play for 5th place
	October 27
	Bulgaria	3
	Netherlands	2
					28th of October
					Bulgaria	3
					Argentina	2
					Game for 7th place
	October 27				28th of October
	Argentina	3			Netherlands	3
	France	0			France	1

	Placement games 9-12				Play for 9th place
	October 24th
	Czechoslovakia	3
	Canada	2
					October 26th
					Czechoslovakia	3
					Sweden	0
					Game for 11th place
	October 24th				October 26th
	Sweden	3			Canada	2
	Japan	0			Japan	3

Groups 13-16 in Curitiba
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	United States	3	0	9: 2
2.	South Korea	2	1	6: 3
3.	Cameroon	1	2	4: 6
4th	Venezuela	0	3	1: 9

23rd October	South Korea	Cameroon	3-0
	United States	Venezuela	3: 1
October 24th	United States	South Korea	3-0
	Cameroon	Venezuela	3-0
October 26th	United States	Cameroon	3: 1
	South Korea	Venezuela	3-0

Final score

1.	Italy
2.	Cuba
3.	Soviet Union
4th	Brazil
5.	Bulgaria
6th	Argentina
7th	Netherlands
8th.	France
9.	Czechoslovakia
10.	Sweden
11.	Japan
12.	Canada
13.	United States
14th	South Korea
15th	Cameroon
16.	Venezuela

qualification

Host Brazil and the top seven teams from the last World Cup were automatically qualified. There were five more starting places for the best-placed teams in the last continental tournaments. Italy ( European Championship 1989 ), South Korea ( Asia ), Cameroon ( Africa ), Canada ( NORCECA ) and Venezuela ( South America ) reached the finals in this way.

The last three participants were determined at a B tournament from April 12 to 22 in Japan . There twelve teams initially competed in two groups of six. The best three teams in each group played in the final group for participation in the World Cup tournament in Brazil.

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Netherlands 5 0 15: 1 2.  Japan 4th 1 12: 4 3.  Poland 3 2 10: 6 4th  GDR 2 3 7: 9 5.  Iraq 1 4th 3:13 6th  Puerto Rico 0 5 1:15

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  Sweden 5 0 15: 2 2.  Yugoslavia 4th 1 13: 4 3.  Spain 3 2 10: 8 4th  People's Republic of China 2 3 6:10 5.  Algeria 1 4th 7:10 6th  Taiwan 0 5 0:15

12. April Netherlands Poland 3: 1 Japan Iraq 3-0 GDR Puerto Rico 3-0 April 13th Japan Poland 3-0 Iraq Puerto Rico 3: 1 Netherlands GDR 3-0 April 14th Japan GDR 3: 1 Netherlands Puerto Rico 3-0 Poland Iraq 3-0 17th April Netherlands Iraq 3-0 Japan Puerto Rico 3-0 Poland GDR 3-0 April 18 GDR Iraq 3-0 Poland Puerto Rico 3-0 Netherlands Japan 3-0

12. April Spain Algeria 3: 2 Yugoslavia Taiwan 3-0 Sweden China 3-0 April 13th Yugoslavia Spain 3-0 Sweden Algeria 3.0 China Taiwan 3-0 April 14th Spain China 3-0 Yugoslavia Algeria 3: 1 Sweden Taiwan 3-0 17th April Sweden Spain 3: 1 Yugoslavia China 3-0 Algeria Taiwan 3-0 April 18 Sweden Yugoslavia 3: 1 Spain Taiwan 3-0 China Algeria 3: 1

Final group
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Sweden	5	0	15: 3
2.	Netherlands	4th	1	12: 5
3.	Japan	3	2	9: 7
4th	Yugoslavia	2	3	7:11
5.	Poland	1	4th	7:14
6th	Spain	0	5	5:15

20th of April	Netherlands	Spain	3-0
	Sweden	Poland	3: 1
	Japan	Yugoslavia	3-0
April 21	Poland	Spain	3: 2
	Netherlands	Yugoslavia	3-0
	Sweden	Japan	3-0
April 22	Sweden	Netherlands	3-0
	Japan	Spain	3: 1
	Yugoslavia	Poland	3: 2

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