# 1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team).

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | ― | 1 | Japan |
| Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics | 29 Jul – 11 Aug 1984 | Los Angeles | 1 | United States |
| 1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | 1–15 October 1982 | Argentina | 1 | Soviet Union |
| 1985 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 29 Sep – 4 Oct 1985 | Netherlands | 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1985 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 27 Sep – 6 Oct 1985 | Santiago de los Caballeros | 1 | Cuba Argentina* |
| 1985 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 24 Jul – 1 Aug 1985 | Caracas | 1 | Brazil |
| Asian Qualifier | | Hong Kong | 1 | South Korea |
| 1983 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 7–14 December 1983 | Port Said | 1 | Egypt |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 5.250 | 369 | 243 | 1.519 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 347 | 251 | 1.382 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Brazil | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 313 | 324 | 0.966 |
| 6 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 0.600 | 253 | 288 | 0.878 |
| 7 | South Korea | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.471 | 250 | 328 | 0.762 |
| 8 | Egypt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0.048 | 149 | 327 | 0.456 |
Location: Osaka
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Egypt | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–3 | | 57–37 |
| 22 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | | 45–14 |
| 22 Nov | United States | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–13 | | | 45–30 |
| 22 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–5 | 15–13 | 15–6 | | | 45–24 |
| 23 Nov | United States | 3–2 | Soviet Union | 11–15 | 19–17 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–12 | 69–68 |
| 23 Nov | Argentina | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–6 | | | 45–17 |
| 23 Nov | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–8 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | | 45–21 |
| 23 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Japan | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–6 | | | 45–25 |
| 24 Nov | Argentina | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 15–7 | | 57–43 |
| 24 Nov | United States | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–3 | 15–1 | | | 45–17 |
| 24 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–7 | 15–13 | 4–15 | 5–15 | 15–9 | 54–59 |
| 24 Nov | Japan | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–6 | | | 45–14 |
Location: Nagoya
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | | 45–16 |
| 26 Nov | United States | 3–2 | Argentina | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15-17 | 17–15 | 15–13 | 75–67 |
Location: Hiroshima
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–8 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 17–15 | | 59–47 |
| 26 Nov | Brazil | 3–1 | Japan | 2–15 | 15–7 | 15–8 | 17–15 | | 49–45 |
| 27 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Brazil | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? | ?–? |
| 27 Nov | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan | 15–8 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 66–57 |
Location: Nagoya
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | | 45–21 |
| 27 Nov | United States | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–0 | | | 45–19 |
Location: Tokyo
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 30 Nov | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–2 | | 45–17 |
| 30 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Soviet Union | 17–15 | 15–9 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 53–45 |
| 30 Nov | Brazil | 3–1 | Argentina | 14–16 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–12 | 59–44 |
| 30 Nov | South Korea | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | 45–22 |
| 01 Dec | United States | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–11 | 15–5 | 15–9 | | 45–25 |
| 01 Dec | Argentina | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–3 | 10–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | 55–40 |
| 01 Dec | Brazil | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–10 | | 45–24 |
| 01 Dec | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Japan | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–5 | | 45–19 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Argentina |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | South Korea |
| 8 | Egypt |
* 1985 Men's World Cup champions
* United States 1st title
* Team roster
* Karch Kiraly, Craig Buck, Dusty Dvorak, Aldis Berzins, Patrick Powers, Steven Salmons, Dave Saunders, Steve Timmons, Jeffrey Stork, Douglas Partie, Robert Ctvrtlik
* Head coach
* Gary Sato

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Karch Kiraly
* Best spiker
    Renan Dal Zotto
* Best blocker
    Stefan Christianski
* Best setter
    Dusty Dvorak
* Best defender
    Aldis Berzins
* Best on the pitch
    Yaroslav Antonov