1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

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1999 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Dates18 November – 2 December
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Russia.svg Roman Yakovlev

The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1999 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel pools (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yoyogi, and Komazawa.

Qualification

Means of qualificationHostDateVacanciesQualified
Host Country1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship 7–12 September 1999Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1999 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship 7–12 September 1999 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1999 Men's South American Volleyball Championship 7–11 September 1999 Flag of Argentina.svg Córdoba 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 2–9 September 1999 Flag of Iran.svg Tehran 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1999 Men's African Volleyball Championship 1–9 August 1999 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Wild Cards2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Total12

Results

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11922031112.81810038591.168
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11831926122.1678908011.111
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11831926141.8579358341.121
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11831928171.647105310041.049
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11741827151.8009588501.127
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11741825191.3169959741.022
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11651718210.8578738840.988
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11561617240.7088819430.934
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11471518230.7839109530.955
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11381416270.5939039950.908
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 111101210310.3238479770.867
12Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 11011115330.1527589320.813
Source: [ citation needed ]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

First round

Site A

Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
18 Nov12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2325–1825–20  75–61
18 Nov15:00 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25–2125–2029–27  79–68
18 Nov18:15 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19–2525–2316–2525–2115–8100–102
19 Nov12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–2025–2025–22  75–62
19 Nov15:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–1825–1626–24  76–58
19 Nov18:15 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1925–1622–2525–20 97–80
20 Nov12:30 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2328–2625–21  78–70
20 Nov15:00 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24–2625–2125–2025–16 99–83
20 Nov18:15 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–2320–2525–2325–16 95–87

Site B

Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
18 Nov13:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–2225–1822–2520–2515–13107–103
18 Nov16:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2125–2125–16  75–58
18 Nov18:35 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1427–2525–16  77–55
19 Nov13:30 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2129–2723–2525–18 102–91
19 Nov16:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1925–1825–15  75–52
19 Nov18:35 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 23–2525–2125–1525–23 98–84
20 Nov13:30 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–1625–1925–17  75–52
20 Nov16:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1825–1525–21  75–54
20 Nov18:35 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23–2525–2125–2225–18 98–86

Second round

Site A

Location: Hiroshima

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
22 Nov12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–1725–1726–24  76–58
22 Nov15:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–2225–1923–2517–2520–18110–109
22 Nov18:15 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1329–3117–2525–1615–13111–98
23 Nov12:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–2220–2525–1925–22 95–88
23 Nov15:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 26–2425–2225–23  76–69
23 Nov18:15 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–2125–2225–16  75–59

Site B

Venue: Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
22 Nov12:30 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25–2021–2519–2525–2215–12105–104
22 Nov15:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2325–1925–22  75–64
22 Nov18:15 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2321–2525–2325–18 96–89
23 Nov13:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2025–2025–17  75–57
23 Nov16:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–2225–1920–2530–3215–11115–109
23 Nov18:35 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 23–2525–1625–1425–21 98–76

Third round

Site A

Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Nov12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–1825–1625–17  75–51
26 Nov15:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1625–1625–18  75–50
26 Nov18:15 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22–2525–2325–2325–23 97–94
27 Nov12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1822–2525–2326–24 97–90
27 Nov15:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25–2221–2525–2125–21 96–89
27 Nov18:15 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–2225–2229–27  79–71
28 Nov12:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1920–2520–2525–2015–11105–100
28 Nov15:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–2221–2525–2122–2519-17112-110
28 Nov18:15 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–2124–2619–2525–1715–12108–101

Site B

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
26 Nov13:30 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22–2516–2525–2225–2215–13103–107
26 Nov16:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18–2515–2525–2325–2215–1198–106
26 Nov18:35 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 22–2525–1219–2525–1815–11106–91
27 Nov13:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–1426–2425–18  76–56
27 Nov16:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–2025–1725–19  75–56
27 Nov18:35 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27–2525–1925–14  77–58
28 Nov13:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23–2525–1725–1525–19 98–76
28 Nov16:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–1930–2825–21  80–68
28 Nov18:35 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25–2225–2025–23  75–65

Fourth round

Site A

Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
30 Nov12:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25–1820–2525–1725–20 95–80
30 Nov15:00 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–1525–2325–18  75–56
30 Nov18:15 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1925–1825–12  75–49
1 Dec12:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25–2325–2025–20  75–63
1 Dec15:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25–1822–2530–3225–2315–12117–110
1 Dec18:15 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 33–3125–2025–12  83–63
2 Dec12:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–1823–2525–2325–16 98–84
2 Dec15:30 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25–2218–2523-2527-2515–13108–110
2 Dec18:15 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25–1623–2525–1925–16 98–76

Site B

Venue: Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
30 Nov13:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25–2325–2338–36  88–82
30 Nov16:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1825–1725–20  75–55
30 Nov18:35 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–2225–1725–19  75–58
1 Dec13:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1025–2329–27  79–60
1 Dec16:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 22–2525–2318–2525–2315–13105–109
1 Dec18:35 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19–2525–2325–2225–21 94–91
2 Dec13:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–2120–2526–2425–20 96–90
2 Dec16:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25–1528–2625–19  78–60
2 Dec18:35 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25–2225–2019–2525–23 94–90

Final standing

Awards

References