| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Greece |
| Dates | 29 September – 8 October |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Officially opened by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
The 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 September to 8 October 1994 [1] in Piraeus (Peace and Friendship Stadium) [2] and Thessaloniki (Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall), Greece.
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | — | 1 | Greece |
| Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics | 26 Jul – 9 Aug 1992 |  Barcelona | 1 |  Brazil |
| 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship | 18–28 October 1990 | Brazil | 2 | Italy |
 Cuba | ||||
| 1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 4–12 September 1993 |  Finland | 1 |  Netherlands |
| World Qualifier | 12–28 November 1993 | Granada | 6 |  Bulgaria |
 Koblenz | Germany | |||
 Paris |  United States | |||
 Moscow | Russia | |||
 Wroclaw |  Sweden | |||
 Tunis |  Canada | |||
| 1993 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 11–19 September 1993 |  Nakhon Ratchasima | 1 |  South Korea |
| Asian Qualifier | 6–11 November 1993 |  Sydney | 2 |  Japan |
 China | ||||
| South American Qualifier | 15–17 Octeber 1993 |  Neuquén | 1 | Argentina |
| 1993 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 9–16 September 1993 |  Algiers | 1 | Algeria |
| Total | 16 | |||
1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (Greece) | Pool A, B and Final round | Pool C and D |
|---|---|---|
| Piraeus, Greece | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| Peace and Friendship Stadium | Alexandreio Melathron | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
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Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 147 | 111 | 1.324 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 184 | 148 | 1.243 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 139 | 141 | 0.986 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 65 | 135 | 0.481 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Russia | 3–0 | Algeria | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–3 | 45–19 | ||
| 29 Sep | Greece | 3–0 | Canada | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–12 | 45–22 | ||
| 30 Sep | Russia | 3–2 | Canada | 10–15 | 17–16 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 17–15 | 71–72 |
| 30 Sep | Greece | 3–0 | Algeria | 15–13 | 15–1 | 15–7 | 45–21 | ||
| 01 Oct | Canada | 3–0 | Algeria | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–4 | 45–25 | ||
| 01 Oct | Greece | 3–2 | Russia | 8–15 | 15–13 | 4–15 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 57–68 |
Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 169 | 136 | 1.243 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 170 | 127 | 1.339 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 102 | 147 | 0.694 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 127 | 158 | 0.804 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | United States | 3–1 | Germany | 15–13 | 14–16 | 15–4 | 15–10 | 59–43 | |
| 29 Sep | Brazil | 3–2 | Argentina | 7–15 | 10–15 | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 62–54 |
| 30 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–10 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–30 | ||
| 30 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Germany | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 45–9 | ||
| 01 Oct | Germany | 3–1 | Argentina | 16–14 | 4–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 50–43 | |
| 01 Oct | United States | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–12 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 10–15 | 15–12 | 64–63 |
Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 155 | 119 | 1.303 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 135 | 122 | 1.107 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 152 | 173 | 0.879 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 95 | 123 | 0.772 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Japan | 16–14 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 62–48 | |
| 29 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | China | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–4 | 45–20 | ||
| 30 Sep | China | 3–0 | Japan | 15–13 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–33 | ||
| 30 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–9 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 45–28 | ||
| 01 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | China | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 45–29 | ||
| 01 Oct | Japan | 3–2 | Italy | 15–4 | 17–15 | 8–15 | 14–16 | 17–15 | 71–65 |
Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 158 | 130 | 1.215 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 154 | 118 | 1.305 | Play-offs for quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 161 | 177 | 0.910 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 114 | 162 | 0.704 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Cuba | 3–2 | South Korea | 12–15 | 17–16 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–10 | 68–65 |
| 29 Sep | Netherlands | 3–1 | Sweden | 15–8 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–5 | 57–37 | |
| 30 Sep | Netherlands | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 58–36 | |
| 30 Sep | Cuba | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–8 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 45–26 | ||
| 01 Oct | South Korea | 3–2 | Sweden | 15–7 | 15–7 | 6–15 | 9–15 | 15–7 | 60–51 |
| 01 Oct | Cuba | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–12 | 15–13 | 16–14 | 45–39 |
Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
| Play-off 4 October | Quarterfinals 5 October | Semifinals 7 October | Final 08 October | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | South Korea | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Italy | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 3 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 2 | Cuba | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 7 October | ||||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| 8 October | ||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||
| 7 October | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 8 October | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Japan | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–5 | 45–20 | ||
| 4 Oct | Bulgaria | 1–3 | South Korea | 15–17 | 7–15 | 15–11 | 2–15 | 39–58 | |
| 4 Oct | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 15–3 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 46–26 | ||
| 4 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 15–12 | 16–14 | 15–10 | 46–36 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | Greece | 16–14 | 15–6 | 15–2 | 46–22 | ||
| 4 Oct | Cuba | 0–3 | United States | 6–15 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 31–45 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | Greece | 0–3 | Netherlands | 12–15 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 22–45 | ||
| 5 Oct | United States | 3–0 | South Korea | 15–2 | 15–4 | 16–14 | 46–20 | ||
| 5 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Russia | 15–4 | 16–17 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 61–29 | |
| 5 Oct | Cuba | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–12 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 65–66 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Greece | 3–1 | South Korea | 15–9 | 14–16 | 15–11 | 15–6 | 59–42 | |
| 7 Oct | Russia | 0–3 | Brazil | 5–15 | 12–15 | 5–15 | 22–45 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Netherlands | 3–2 | United States | 5–15 | 16–14 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 61–63 |
| 7 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–12 | 8–15 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 53–38 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | South Korea | 0–3 | Russia | 11–15 | 3–15 | 4–15 | 18–45 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | Greece | 0–3 | Brazil | 5–15 | 9–15 | 9–15 | 23–45 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | United States | 3–1 | Cuba | 15–6 | 14–16 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 59–39 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | Netherlands | 1–3 | Italy | 10–15 | 15–11 | 11–15 | 1–15 | 37–56 |
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