2007 Men's Volleyball World Cup

The 2007 Volleyball World Cup was the eleventh edition of the competition. It took place in Japan between November 18th and December 2nd . Brazil won the title. This competition was also considered a qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games .

Attendees

•  Japan as a host
•  Spain and Russia as finalists of the European Championship 2007 
•  Australia won the 2007 Asian Cup
•  USA and Puerto Rico as finalists in the 2007 NORCECA Championship 
•  Brazil and Argentina as finalists of the 2007 South American Championship 
•  Egypt and Tunisia as finalists of the 2003 African Cup of Nations 
•  Bulgaria and South Korea at the invitation of the FIVB 

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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 each received a place for the 2008 Olympic Games .

Final round

Overall rating
space	team	sentences	Points
1.	Brazil	30: 4	21st
2.	Russia	29: 9	20th
3.	Bulgaria	29:13	20th
4th	United States	28:12	19th
5.	Spain	22:15	18th
6th	Puerto Rico	21:19	16
7th	Argentina	15:23	16
8th.	Australia	14:25	15th
9.	Japan	14:26	14th
10.	Egypt	13:27	14th
11.	South Korea	9:31	13
12.	Tunisia	12:32	12

First round

Games in Saitama November 18 Australia South Korea 3: 2 Argentina Russia 0: 3 Japan Tunisia 2: 3 November 19th Australia Russia 0: 3 Argentina Tunisia 3: 1 Japan South Korea 3-0 20th November Russia Tunisia 3: 1 Argentina South Korea 3-0 Japan Australia 0: 3

Games in Matsumoto November 18 Egypt Puerto Rico 0: 3 Bulgaria Spain 3: 1 Brazil United States 0: 3 November 19th Bulgaria Egypt 3: 1 Puerto Rico United States 3: 1 Brazil Spain 3-0 20th November Bulgaria Puerto Rico 3: 1 Spain United States 3: 1 Brazil Egypt 3: 1

Second round

Games in Hiroshima 22nd of November South Korea Russia 0: 3 Australia Tunisia 3: 1 Japan Argentina 3-0 November 23 South Korea Tunisia 3: 2 Argentina Australia 3: 1 Japan Russia 0: 3

Games in Toyama 22nd of November Egypt Spain 0: 3 Brazil Puerto Rico 3-0 Bulgaria United States 2: 3 November 23 Spain Puerto Rico 0: 3 Brazil Bulgaria 3-0 Egypt United States 0: 3

Third round

Games in Fukuoka 25. November Argentina Puerto Rico 3: 2 Spain Russia 0: 3 Japan Egypt 3: 2 November 26th Argentina Spain 0: 3 Egypt Russia 0: 3 Japan Puerto Rico 0: 3 November 27th Argentina Egypt 3: 1 Puerto Rico Russia 0: 3 Japan Spain 1: 3

Games in Okayama 25. November Tunisia United States 1: 3 Bulgaria South Korea 3-0 Brazil Australia 3-0 November 26th South Korea United States 0: 3 Australia Bulgaria 0: 3 Brazil Tunisia 3-0 November 27th Australia United States 0: 3 Bulgaria Tunisia 3: 1 Brazil South Korea 3-0

Fourth round

Play Taiikukan in Tokyo Tōkyō 30th of November Argentina Brazil 0: 3 Bulgaria Russia 3: 2 Japan United States 0: 3 December 1 Argentina United States 0: 3 Brazil Russia 3-0 Japan Bulgaria 1: 3 2. December Argentina Bulgaria 0: 3 Russia United States 3: 2 Japan Brazil 1: 3

Games at Tokyo's Komazawa High School 30th of November Puerto Rico Tunisia 3-0 Egypt South Korea 3: 1 Australia Spain 0: 3 December 1 Egypt Tunisia 3: 1 Spain South Korea 3-0 Australia Puerto Rico 3: 1 2. December Spain Tunisia 3: 1 South Korea Puerto Rico 3: 2 Australia Egypt 1: 3

Web links

• Official web presence (English)
• Results (English)