# 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined China as they had already secured a berth as the host country.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Host | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | ― | 1 | Japan |
| 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 6–16 September 2007 | Russia | 2 | Spain |
| 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 6–16 September 2007 | Russia | 2 | Russia |
| 2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 16–21 September 2007 | Anaheim | 2 | United States |
| 2007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 16–21 September 2007 | Anaheim | 2 | Puerto Rico |
| 2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 5–9 September 2007 | Chile | 2 | Brazil |
| 2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 5–9 September 2007 | Chile | 2 | Argentina |
| 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 31 Aug – 9 Sep 2007 | Jakarta | 1 | Australia |
| 2007 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 16–22 September 2007 | Durban | 2 | Egypt |
| 2007 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 16–22 September 2007 | Durban | 2 | Tunisia |
| Wild Cards | ― | ― | 2 | South Korea |
| Wild Cards | ― | ― | 2 | Bulgaria |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Venues

| Site | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| A | Saitama | Hiroshima | Fukuoka | Tokyo | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| A | Saitama Super Arena | Hiroshima Green Arena | Marine Messe Fukuoka | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| A | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 4,750 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| B | Matsumoto | Toyama | Okayama | Tokyo | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| B | Matsumoto City Gymnasium | Toyama City Gymnasium | Okayama Momotaro Arena | Komazawa Gymnasium | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |
| B | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | Capacity: 3,875 | HiroshimaFukuokaTokyoToyamaSaitamaMatsumotoOkayama |

## Format

The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 other teams. Points were accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final standing was determined by the number of points gained.

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Brazil | 11 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 7.500 | 852 | 673 | 1.266 |
| 2 | Russia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3.222 | 899 | 742 | 1.212 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 2.231 | 988 | 881 | 1.121 |
| 4 | United States | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 2.333 | 947 | 843 | 1.123 |
| 5 | Spain | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 848 | 825 | 1.028 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 1.105 | 878 | 869 | 1.010 |
| 7 | Argentina | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 0.652 | 825 | 876 | 0.942 |
| 8 | Australia | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 0.560 | 839 | 940 | 0.893 |
| 9 | Japan | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 0.538 | 865 | 923 | 0.937 |
| 10 | Egypt | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 0.481 | 829 | 922 | 0.899 |
| 11 | South Korea | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 0.290 | 818 | 947 | 0.864 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 0.375 | 909 | 1056 | 0.861 |
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

### First round
#### Site A

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 13:00 | Australia | 3–2 | South Korea | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 29–27 | 124–117 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Nov | 15:50 | Argentina | 0–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 22–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 2–3 | Tunisia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 14–16 | 107–106 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 12:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 26–28 | 10–25 | | | 58–78 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 15:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–88 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 12:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Tunisia | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–16 | | 97–68 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 15:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | South Korea | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 76–66 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Australia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Site B

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Nov | 12:30 | Egypt | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 17–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Nov | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Spain | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 94–83 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3-0 | Brazil | 28–26 | 30-28 | 25–20 | | 83–46 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 13:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–19 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 98–80 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 15:30 | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | United States | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 95–85 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Nov | 18:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Spain | 30–28 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | 80–61 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 13:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 19–25 | 25–18 | 27–25 | 25–17 | 96–85 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 15:30 | Spain | 3–1 | United States | 21–25 | 25–20 | 27–25 | 25–20 | 98–90 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Nov | 18:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | 75–49 | P2 P3 |

### Second round
#### Site A

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 12:30 | South Korea | 0–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Nov | 15:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–22 | 35–37 | 26–24 | 25–22 | | 111–105 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–23 | 25–19 | 26–24 | | | 76–66 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 12:30 | South Korea | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 109–98 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 15:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Australia | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | 96–83 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 P3 |

#### Site B

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 13:30 | Egypt | 0–3 | Spain | 19–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Nov | 15:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–13 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Nov | 18:30 | United States | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 29–27 | 20–25 | 28–30 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 117–116 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 12:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Spain | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Nov | 18:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |

### Third round
#### Site A

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Nov | 12:30 | Argentina | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 106–100 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Nov | 15:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Egypt | 25–17 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–9 | 105–99 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 15:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Argentina | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 76–64 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Nov | 15:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 23–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 67–75 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 12:30 | Argentina | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–22 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 25–21 | | 91–87 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Spain | 26–24 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | 82–99 | P2 P3 |

#### Site B

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 Nov | 12:30 | Tunisia | 1–3 | United States | 25–22 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 80–97 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Nov | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 25 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Australia | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Nov | 13:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | United States | 18–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | 51–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Nov | 15:30 | Australia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 17–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 26 Nov | 18:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 13:00 | Australia | 0–3 | United States | 17–25 | 12–25 | 19–25 | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Tunisia | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 98–81 | P2 P3 |
| 27 Nov | 18:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |

### Fourth round
#### Site A

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Nov | 14:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | Brazil | 20–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Nov | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Russia | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 15–12 | 110–105 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Nov | 19:30 | Japan | 0–3 | United States | 18–25 | 25–27 | 19–25 | | | 62–77 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 14:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | United States | 16–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 16:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–62 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 19:30 | Japan | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | 85–97 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 14:00 | Argentina | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 17–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 16:30 | Russia | 3–2 | United States | 25–23 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 15–8 | 107–98 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 19:30 | Japan | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–23 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 83–98 | P2 P3 |

#### Site B

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Nov | 12:30 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–57 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Nov | 15:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | South Korea | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 96–82 | P2 P3 |
| 30 Nov | 18:00 | Spain | 3-0 | Australia | 25–21 | 25-19 | 25–20 | | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 12:30 | Egypt | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 93–89 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 15:00 | Spain | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–22 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–65 | P2 P3 |
| 1 Dec | 18:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 15–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 90–85 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 12:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–16 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–18 | | 96–81 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 14:30 | South Korea | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 21–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 15–8 | 107–100 | P2 P3 |
| 2 Dec | 17:30 | Australia | 1–3 | Egypt | 14–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | 82–98 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Russia |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Egypt |
| 11 | South Korea |
| 12 | Tunisia |
* Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
* 2007 Men's World Cup champions
* Brazil 2nd title
* Team roster
* Bruno, Marcelinho, André Heller, Samuel, Giba (c), Murilo, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Dante
* Head coach
* Bernardinho

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
    Gilberto Godoy Filho
* Best Scorer
    Héctor Soto
* Best Spiker
    Dante Amaral
* Best Blocker
    José Luis Moltó
* Best Server
    Semen Poltavskiy
* Best Setter
    Miguel Angel Falasca
* Best Libero
    Sérgio Santos