Men's Volleyball World Cup 1999

The 1999 Volleyball World Cup was the ninth edition of the competition. It took place in Japan between November 18th and December 2nd . Russia won the title. This competition was also considered a qualification for the 2000 Olympic Games .

Attendees

•  Japan as a host
•  Italy and Russia as finalists of the 1999 European Championship 
•  People's Republic of China and South Korea as winner and third place in the 1999 Asian Cup 
•  USA and Cuba as winner and runner-up of the NORCECA championship in 1999 
•  Brazil and Argentina as the winner and runner-up of the South American Championship in 1999 
•  Tunisia won the 1999 African Cup
•  Spain and Canada as wild card participants. 

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The twelve participants played four rounds, informally divided into two groups. The system was "everyone against everyone". The first three teams were each given a place for the 2000 Olympic Games .

Final round

Overall rating

space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Russia	31:11	20th
2.	Cuba	26:12	19th
3.	Italy	26:14	19th
4th	United States	28:17	19th
5.	Brazil	27:15	18th
6th	Spain	25:19	18th
7th	South Korea	18:21	17th
8th.	Canada	17:24	16
9.	Argentina	18:23	15th
10.	Japan	16:27	14th
11.	People's Republic of China	10:31	12
12.	Tunisia	5:33	11

First round

Games in Tokyo

November 18	Cuba	South Korea	3-0
	Spain	Argentina	0: 3
	Japan	Canada	2: 3
November 19th	Argentina	Cuba	0: 3
	Spain	Canada	3-0
	South Korea	Japan	3: 1
20th November	Canada	South Korea	3-0
	Cuba	Spain	3: 1
	Japan	Argentina	3: 1

Games in Kagoshima

November 18	Brazil	United States	2: 3
	Italy	Tunisia	3-0
	Russia	China	3-0
November 19th	Italy	Russia	1: 3
	China	Brazil	0: 3
	Tunisia	United States	1: 3
20th November	Brazil	Italy	0: 3
	Russia	Tunisia	3-0
	United States	China	3: 1

Second round

Games in Hiroshima

22nd of November	Cuba	Canada	3-0
	South Korea	Argentina	3: 2
	Spain	Japan	3: 2
November 23	Canada	Argentina	1: 3
	South Korea	Spain	0: 3
	Japan	Cuba	0: 3

Games in Kumamoto

22nd of November	Russia	Brazil	3: 2
	Italy	United States	0: 3
	Tunisia	China	1: 3
November 23	Brazil	Tunisia	3-0
	Russia	United States	3: 2
	China	Italy	1: 3

Third round

Games in Nagano

November 26th	Canada	Brazil	3: 2
	Russia	South Korea	2: 3
	Argentina	Italy	2: 3
November 27th	South Korea	Brazil	0: 3
	Argentina	Russia	0: 3
	Canada	Italy	0: 3
November 28th	Argentina	Brazil	1: 3
	Canada	Russia	0: 3
	South Korea	Italy	0: 3

Games in Osaka

November 26th	Cuba	China	3-0
	Spain	Tunisia	3-0
	Japan	United States	1: 3
November 27th	Cuba	Tunisia	3: 1
	Spain	United States	3: 1
	Japan	China	3-0
November 28th	Cuba	United States	2: 3
	Spain	China	3: 2
	Japan	Tunisia	3: 2

Fourth round

Play Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō in Tokyo

30th of November	Spain	Brazil	1: 3
	Cuba	Russia	0: 3
	Japan	Italy	0: 3
December 1	Cuba	Brazil	0: 3
	Spain	Italy	2: 3
	Russia	Japan	3-0
2. December	Cuba	Italy	3: 1
	Spain	Russia	3: 2
	Japan	Brazil	1: 3

Games at Tokyo's Komazawa High School

30th of November	United States	Argentina	3-0
	Tunisia	Canada	0: 3
	China	South Korea	0: 3
December 1	Tunisia	Argentina	0: 3
	China	Canada	2: 3
	United States	South Korea	1: 3
2. December	United States	Canada	3: 1
	Tunisia	South Korea	0: 3
	China	Argentina	1: 3

Web links

• Results (English)