# 1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1995 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1995 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The first three qualified.
The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Sendai, Fukushima, Chiba, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Country | — | ― | 1 | Japan |
| 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 8–16 September 1995 | Greece | 2 | Italy |
| 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 8–16 September 1995 | Greece | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1995 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 18–23 September 1995 | Edmonton | 2 | Cuba |
| 1995 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 18–23 September 1995 | Edmonton | 2 | United States |
| 1995 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 7–10 September 1995 | Porto Alegre | 2 | Brazil |
| 1995 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 7–10 September 1995 | Porto Alegre | 2 | Argentina |
| 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 11–23 September 1995 | Seoul | 2 | China |
| 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 11–23 September 1995 | Seoul | 2 | South Korea |
| 1995 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 13–21 October 1995 | Tunis | 1 | Egypt |
| Wild Cards | ― | ― | 2 | Canada |
| Wild Cards | ― | ― | 2 | Tunisia |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Italy | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 11.000 | 526 | 258 | 2.039 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | 522 | 344 | 1.517 |
| 3 | Brazil | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 4.143 | 516 | 297 | 1.737 |
| 4 | United States | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2.667 | 429 | 351 | 1.222 |
| 5 | Japan | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 1.500 | 427 | 371 | 1.151 |
| 6 | Cuba | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 1.278 | 498 | 491 | 1.014 |
| 7 | Argentina | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 0.850 | 415 | 461 | 0.900 |
| 8 | South Korea | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 0.500 | 404 | 467 | 0.865 |
| 9 | China | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 0.423 | 371 | 483 | 0.768 |
| 10 | Canada | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 0.407 | 385 | 527 | 0.731 |
| 11 | Egypt | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 30 | 0.167 | 288 | 505 | 0.570 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 0.061 | 289 | 515 | 0.561 |
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

### First round
#### Site A

Location: Tokyo
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Nov | 14:30 | Argentina | 3–1 | China | 15–10 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | | 54–46 |
| 18 Nov | 16:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–5 | 15–2 | 15–8 | | | 45–15 |
| 18 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 3–1 | Canada | 14–16 | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–7 | | 59–42 |
| 19 Nov | 13:00 | China | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–7 | 15–4 | 15–8 | | | 45–19 |
| 19 Nov | 15:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Canada | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–10 | | | 45–20 |
| 19 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–13 | 15–3 | 15–10 | | | 45–26 |
| 20 Nov | 14:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Egypt | 12–15 | 16–14 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 15–10 | 68–66 |
| 20 Nov | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–3 | | | 45–13 |
| 20 Nov | 18:15 | Japan | 3–0 | China | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–4 | | | 45–18 |

#### Site B

Location: Kumamoto
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Nov | 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–11 | 15–4 | 15–5 | | | 45–20 |
| 18 Nov | 15:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 15–8 | 15–13 | 15–8 | | | 45–29 |
| 18 Nov | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–11 | 15–2 | 15–11 | | | 45–24 |
| 19 Nov | 13:00 | United States | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–9 | | | 45–21 |
| 19 Nov | 15:00 | Cuba | 3–2 | Netherlands | 7–15 | 17–15 | 8–15 | 15–8 | 17–15 | 64–68 |
| 19 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–3 | 12–15 | 15–3 | 15–11 | | 57–32 |
| 20 Nov | 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | United States | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–6 | | | 45–23 |
| 20 Nov | 16:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–10 | | | 45–29 |
| 20 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Cuba | 15–9 | 15–0 | 15–9 | | | 45–18 |

### Second round
#### Site A

Location: Hiroshima
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 22 Nov | 12:30 | Argentina | 3–0 | Canada | 15–8 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | 45–25 |
| 22 Nov | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | China | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | 45–10 |
| 22 Nov | 18:45 | Japan | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | 45–22 |
| 23 Nov | 13:00 | China | 3–1 | Canada | 15–10 | 15–6 | 14–16 | 15–13 | 59–45 |
| 23 Nov | 16:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | 45–16 |
| 23 Nov | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Japan | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | 45–18 |

#### Site B

Location: Kumamoto
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 22 Nov | 12:30 | Cuba | 3–1 | Tunisia | 15–5 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 15–6 | 51–31 |
| 22 Nov | 15:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Brazil | 17–15 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 17–15 | 61–52 |
| 22 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–13 | | 45–33 |
| 23 Nov | 13:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–12 | | 45–27 |
| 23 Nov | 15:30 | United States | 3–0 | Cuba | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | 45–29 |
| 23 Nov | 18:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–11 | | 45–24 |

### Third round
#### Site A

Location: Sendai
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 13:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | 45–13 |
| 26 Nov | 15:00 | South Korea | 3–0 | China | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–5 | | 45–27 |
| 26 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–4 | | 45–14 |
| 28 Nov | 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Canada | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–1 | | 45–18 |
| 28 Nov | 15:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–3 | 17–15 | 16–14 | | 48–32 |
| 28 Nov | 18:00 | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–6 | 15–13 | 15–9 | | 45–28 |
| 29 Nov | 13:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | 45–15 |
| 29 Nov | 15:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–12 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 52–38 |
| 29 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 15–7 | 15–12 | 15–9 | | 45–28 |

#### Site B

Location: Fukushima
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Nov | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Canada | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–5 | | | 45–21 |
| 26 Nov | 15:15 | Italy | 3–1 | Netherlands | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–3 | | 58–32 |
| 26 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–9 | | | 45–27 |
| 28 Nov | 12:30 | Cuba | 3–2 | Argentina | 15–13 | 8–15 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 18–16 | 63–72 |
| 28 Nov | 15:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–9 | 10–15 | 16–14 | 15–8 | | 56–46 |
| 28 Nov | 18:00 | United States | 3–0 | China | 15–7 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | | 45–17 |
| 29 Nov | 13:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–7 | 15–2 | 15–6 | | | 45–15 |
| 29 Nov | 15:30 | South Korea | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–1 | | | 45–18 |
| 29 Nov | 18:00 | China | 3–1 | Tunisia | 11–15 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | 56–36 |

### Fourth round
#### Site A

Location: Tokyo
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 30 Nov | 14:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–12 | 15–5 | 15–12 | | 45–29 |
| 30 Nov | 15:30 | United States | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–11 | 15–5 | 15–12 | | 45–28 |
| 30 Nov | 18:30 | Japan | 3–1 | Cuba | 13–15 | 15–5 | 16–14 | 15–7 | 59–41 |
| 1 Dec | 12:30 | Italy | 3–0 | United States | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–4 | | 45–20 |
| 1 Dec | 15:30 | Brazil | 3–0 | China | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | 45–18 |
| 1 Dec | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Japan | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | 45–26 |
| 2 Dec | 14:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–9 | | 45–19 |
| 2 Dec | 16:00 | Cuba | 3–1 | China | 14–16 | 15–11 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 59–52 |
| 2 Dec | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | 45–12 |

#### Site B

Location: Chiba
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 30 Nov | 13:00 | Italy | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–10 | | 45–30 |
| 30 Nov | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | China | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–3 | | 45–23 |
| 30 Nov | 18:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | 45–16 |
| 1 Dec | 13:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–12 | | 45–32 |
| 1 Dec | 15:30 | Canada | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–9 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 53–44 |
| 1 Dec | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–4 | | 45–21 |
| 2 Dec | 13:00 | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 15–13 | 15–10 | 15–10 | | 45–33 |
| 2 Dec | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Egypt | 15–3 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | 45–20 |
| 2 Dec | 18:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | South Korea | 12–15 | 16–14 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 59–54 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Netherlands |
| | Brazil |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Cuba |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | South Korea |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Canada |
| 11 | Egypt |
| 12 | Tunisia |
* Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics
* 1995 Men's World Cup champions
* Italy 1st title
* Team roster
* Andrea Sartoretti, Andrea Giani, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Andrea Gardini, Pasquale Gravina, Samuele Papi, Andrea Zorzi, Vigor Bovolenta, David Bellini
* Head coach
* Julio Velasco

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Andrea Giani
* Best scorer
    Marcos Milinkovic
* Best spiker
    Bas van de Goor
* Best server
    Lloy Ball
* Best blocker
    Jason Haldane
* Best digger
    Pablo Pereira
* Best setter
    Peter Blangé
* Best receiver
    Gino Brousseau