2014 FIVB Volleyball World League

2014 World League

The Nelson Mandela Forum hosted the final
Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
City	Florence (Group 1 Final)
Dates	23 May – 20 July
Teams	28  (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	66 (in 66 host cities)
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament awards
MVP	Taylor Sander
Best Setter	Saeid Marouf
Best OH	Ricardo Lucarelli Taylor Sander
Best MB	David Lee Lucas Saatkamp
Best OPP	Wallace de Souza
Best Libero	Salvatore Rossini
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The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 25th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 28 countries from 23 May to 20 July 2014. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Florence, Italy.

Qualification

• No qualification tournament.
• All teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
• 10 teams were invited by the FIVB. ^[1]

Africa	Asia and Oceania	Europe	North America	South America
Tunisia	Australia   China   Iran   Japan   South Korea	Belgium   Bulgaria   Czech Republic   Finland   France   Germany   Italy   Netherlands   Poland   Portugal   Russia   Serbia   Slovakia   Spain   Turkey	Canada   Cuba   Mexico   Puerto Rico   United States	Argentina   Brazil

Format

• It will be the first time the World League will feature 28 teams, having had 18 teams in 2013 and 16 teams from 2001–03 and 2006–12. The World League featured 8 teams in its inaugural year in 1990, 10 in 1991 and then 12 from 1992–2000 and 2004–05. ^[1]
• During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to E will play double home and away matches, for a total of 12 matches per team. Pool F & G will feature two stand-alone tournaments per pool involving the four teams in the pool.
• The last ranked team of Group 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.

Pools composition

The pools were announced on 1 December 2013. ^[1]

Group 1		Group 2			Group 3
Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F	Pool G
Brazil	Russia	Belgium	Argentina	Netherlands	Tunisia	Puerto Rico
Italy	United States	Canada	Germany	South Korea	Turkey	China
Poland	Bulgaria	Australia	France	Portugal	Cuba	Slovakia
Iran	Serbia	Finland	Japan	Czech Republic	Mexico	Spain

Squads

Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Number of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

• All times are local.

Brazilian fans at match against Iran

Group 1

• The Group 1 Final Round hosts Italy, the top two teams from Pool A and B and the winners of the Group 2 Final Round will qualify for the Group 1 Final Round. If Italy finishes as one of the top two teams in Pool A, Pool A will send its top three teams.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy [a] (H)	12	6	6	19	24	22	1.091	1031	1051	0.981	Group 1 Final round
2	Iran	12	6	6	19	23	22	1.045	1018	986	1.032	Group 1 Final round
3	Brazil	12	6	6	17	23	24	0.958	1075	1057	1.017
4	Poland	12	6	6	17	21	23	0.913	994	1024	0.971

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

• Venue: Arena Jaraguá, Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	14:45	Brazil	1–3	Italy	19–25	25–27	25–22	21–25		90–99	P2 P3
24 May	10:10	Brazil	1–3	Italy	17–25	26–24	23–25	20–25		86–99	P2 P3

Week 2

• Venue: Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá, Brazil
• Venue: PalaTrieste, Trieste, Italy
• Venue: PalaOlimpia, Verona, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 May	14:45	Brazil	3–0	Poland	25–23	29–27	25–19			79–69	P2 P3
30 May	14:45	Brazil	0–3	Poland	24–26	26–28	21–25			71–79	P2 P3
30 May	20:30	Italy	3–0	Iran	25–19	25–22	25–23			75–64	P2 P3
1 Jun	20:00	Italy	3–0	Iran	27–25	25–18	25–22			77–65	P2 P3

Week 3

• Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
• Venue: PalaFlorio, Bari, Italy
• Venue: Foro Italico Tennis Center Court, Rome, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	10:00	Brazil	3–2	Iran	25–23	28–30	26–28	25–23	15–13	119–117	P2 P3
6 Jun	20:30	Italy	3–1	Poland	25–22	20–25	25–23	25–20		95–90	P2 P3
7 Jun	10:00	Brazil	0–3	Iran	18–25	21–25	22–25			61–75	P2 P3
8 Jun	20:00	Italy	3–1	Poland	25–21	25–20	15–25	25–17		90–83	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
• Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
• Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	21:00	Iran	3–2	Brazil	18–25	27–25	20–25	25–17	15–9	105–101	P2 P3
13 Jun	19:30	Poland	3–2	Italy	25–23	24–26	26–24	25–27	15–10	115–110	P2 P3
15 Jun	21:00	Iran	2–3	Brazil	19–25	16–25	25–23	25–23	10–15	95–111	P2 P3
15 Jun	19:30	Poland	3–1	Italy	25–22	25–23	23–25	25–15		98–85	P2 P3

Week 5

• Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
• Venue: Kraków Arena, Kraków, Poland
• Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jun	18:30	Iran	3–0	Italy	25–18	25–20	25–15			75–53	P2 P3
20 Jun	19:30	Poland	3–1	Brazil	25–20	25–21	28–30	25–20		103–91	P2 P3
22 Jun	18:30	Iran	3–1	Italy	25–22	25–19	19–25	25–20		94–86	P2 P3
22 Jun	19:30	Poland	0–3	Brazil	21–25	16–25	17–25			54–75	P2 P3

Week 6

• Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	21:00	Iran	3–1	Poland	23–25	25–16	25–11	25–19		98–71	P2 P3
29 Jun	21:00	Iran	3–0	Poland	25–22	25–20	25–22			75–64	P2 P3

Week 7

• Venue: Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
• Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
• Venue: Mediolanum Forum, Assago, Italy

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Jul	20:00	Italy	1–3	Brazil	16–25	25–21	19–25	19–25		79–96	P2 P3
4 Jul	20:15	Poland	3–1	Iran	17–25	26–24	25–23	25–23		93–95	P2 P3
5 Jul	20:15	Poland	3–0	Iran	25–23	25–20	25–17			75–60	P2 P3
6 Jul	17:00	Italy	1–3	Brazil	25–27	25–18	17–25	16–25		83–95	P2 P3

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	12	9	3	24	29	20	1.450	1114	1045	1.066	Group 1 Final round
2	Russia	12	7	5	24	28	16	1.750	1013	950	1.066
3	Serbia	12	7	5	20	24	20	1.200	997	965	1.033
4	Bulgaria	12	1	11	4	10	35	0.286	895	1059	0.845	Relegated position

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Week 1

• Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	20:30	Bulgaria	2–3	United States	25–19	25–22	25–27	19–25	12–15	106–108	P2 P3
24 May	20:00	Bulgaria	1–3	United States	25–19	22–25	25–27	17–25		89–96	P2 P3

Week 2

• Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 May	20:00	Serbia	3–2	Russia	25–20	25–17	22–25	19–25	15–13	106–100	P2 P3
31 May	20:00	Serbia	3–1	Russia	21–25	25–16	25–18	25–20		96–79	P2 P3

Week 3

• Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States
• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	19:07	United States	3–2	Russia	25–17	27–25	20–25	25–27	15–12	112–106	P2 P3
7 Jun	20:10	Bulgaria	0–3	Serbia	26–28	18–25	13–25			57–78	P2 P3
7 Jun	19:10	United States	3–0	Russia	25–19	25–23	25–17			75–59	P2 P3
8 Jun	20:10	Bulgaria	2–3	Serbia	18–25	21–25	25–20	25–22	11–15	100–107	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States
• Venue: Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	19:00	United States	3–0	Serbia	30–28	25–20	25–16			80–64	P2 P3
14 Jun	18:00	Russia	3–0	Bulgaria	25–18	25–22	25–15			75–55	P2 P3
14 Jun	19:00	United States	3–2	Serbia	25–22	25–12	26–28	23–25	15–13	114–100	P2 P3
15 Jun	18:00	Russia	3–0	Bulgaria	25–20	25–21	25–23			75–64	P2 P3

Week 5

• Venue: Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia
• Venue: Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, United States

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jun	18:00	Russia	3–0	Serbia	37–35	25–15	25–16			87–66	P2 P3
20 Jun	19:00	United States	3–1	Bulgaria	20–25	25–22	25–16	25–16		95–79	P2 P3
21 Jun	18:00	Russia	3–0	Serbia	25–19	27–25	25–20			77–64	P2 P3
21 Jun	19:00	United States	2–3	Bulgaria	24–26	17–25	25–14	25–13	12–15	103–93	P2 P3

Week 6

• Venue: Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia
• Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
• Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	18:00	Russia	2–3	United States	18–25	19–25	27–25	25–19	19–21	108–115	P2 P3
27 Jun	20:00	Serbia	3–0	Bulgaria	25–21	25–18	25–19			75–58	P2 P3
28 Jun	18:00	Russia	3–0	United States	25–21	25–19	25–21			75–61	P2 P3
29 Jun	20:00	Serbia	3–0	Bulgaria	25–23	25–21	25–14			75–58	P2 P3

Week 7

• Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
• Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Venue: Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	20:00	Serbia	3–0	United States	25–21	25–20	25–17			75–58	P2 P3
5 Jul	20:00	Bulgaria	1–3	Russia	22–25	23–25	25–22	20–25		90–97	P2 P3
6 Jul	20:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	14–25	17–25	15–25			46–75	P2 P3
6 Jul	20:00	Serbia	1–3	United States	21–25	25–20	25–27	20–25		91–97	P2 P3

Group 2

• The Group 2 Final Round hosts Australia and the winners of Pool C, D and E will qualify for the Group 2 Final Round. If Australia finishes first in Pool C, Pool C will send its top two teams.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belgium	12	7	5	25	29	20	1.450	1119	1066	1.050	Group 2 Final round
2	Canada	12	6	6	18	25	23	1.087	1068	1061	1.007
3	Finland	12	6	6	16	24	27	0.889	1107	1137	0.974
4	Australia [a] (H)	12	5	7	13	21	29	0.724	1112	1142	0.974	Group 2 Final round

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Qualified as hosts

Week 1

• Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
• Venue: Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	20:10	Belgium	3–0	Australia	30–28	25–19	25–21			80–68	P2 P3
25 May	16:10	Belgium	3–1	Australia	23–25	26–24	25–23	25–16		99–88	P2 P3

Week 2

• Venue: Stampede Corral, Calgary, Canada

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 May	18:12	Canada	3–0	Finland	25–21	25–19	25–20			75–60	P2 P3
1 Jun	18:10	Canada	3–2	Finland	19–25	25–21	25–18	23–25	15–11	107–100	P2 P3

Week 3

• Venue: Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium
• Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
• Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	20:00	Belgium	2–3	Canada	25–22	21–25	17–25	25–20	14–16	102–108	P2 P3
7 Jun	19:10	Australia	3–2	Finland	24–26	25–22	24–26	25–20	15–12	113–106	P2 P3
8 Jun	16:00	Australia	2–3	Finland	28–30	25–19	25–17	21–25	9–15	108–106	P2 P3
8 Jun	16:00	Belgium	3–1	Canada	33–31	25–12	21–25	25–23		104–91	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, University Endowment Lands, Greater Vancouver Regional District, Canada
• Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	19:10	Canada	3–0	Belgium	25–15	25–21	25–21			75–57	P2 P3
14 Jun	16:00	Finland	1–3	Australia	16–25	21–25	26–24	27–29		90–103	P2 P3
14 Jun	17:10	Canada	1–3	Belgium	25–22	18–25	21–25	19–25		83–97	P2 P3
15 Jun	16:00	Finland	3–1	Australia	25–16	23–25	26–24	25–19		99–84	P2 P3

Week 5

• Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
• Venue: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada
• Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jun	20:00	Belgium	3–1	Finland	25–21	25–16	22–25	25–21		97–83	P2 P3
20 Jun	19:10	Canada	2–3	Australia	27–25	25–20	28–30	17–25	13–15	110–115	P2 P3
21 Jun	19:10	Canada	3–1	Australia	27–25	25–19	23–25	25–18		100–87	P2 P3
22 Jun	16:00	Belgium	2–3	Finland	16–25	20–25	27–25	25–22	10–15	98–112	P2 P3

Week 6

• Venue: Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, Australia
• Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	19:30	Australia	1–3	Belgium	16–25	21–25	25–18	20–25		82–93	P2 P3
27 Jun	18:30	Finland	3–0	Canada	25–18	25–17	26–24			76–59	P2 P3
28 Jun	19:40	Australia	0–3	Belgium	20–25	17–25	19–25			56–75	P2 P3
28 Jun	16:00	Finland	0–3	Canada	14–25	24–26	17–25			55–76	P2 P3

Week 7

• Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
• Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	18:30	Finland	3–2	Belgium	19–25	25–22	20–25	27–25	15–12	106–109	P2 P3
5 Jul	19:10	Australia	3–2	Canada	25–27	25–23	25–20	21–25	15–7	111–102	P2 P3
5 Jul	16:00	Finland	3–2	Belgium	23–25	29–27	22–25	25–23	15–8	114–108	P2 P3
6 Jul	16:10	Australia	3–1	Canada	22–25	25–22	25–17	25–18		97–82	P2 P3

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	12	10	2	30	33	11	3.000	1037	913	1.136	Group 2 Final round
2	Argentina	12	8	4	25	29	16	1.813	1023	967	1.058
3	Germany	12	5	7	14	18	26	0.692	989	990	0.999
4	Japan	12	1	11	3	8	35	0.229	868	1047	0.829	Relegated position

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Week 1

• Venue: Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany
• Venue: Polideportivo Municipal Gustavo Torito Rodríguez, San Martín, Argentina

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 May	20:10	Germany	3–0	Japan	28–26	25–19	25–16			78–61	P2 P3
24 May	18:11	Germany	3–2	Japan	25–23	25–21	27–29	23–25	15–9	115–107	P2 P3
24 May	21:30	Argentina	2–3	France	25–20	20–25	25–21	22–25	12–15	104–106	P2 P3
25 May	22:11	Argentina	0–3	France	24–26	18–25	22–25			64–76	P2 P3

Week 2

• Venue: Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier, France
• Venue: Polideportivo Delmi, Salta, Argentina

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 May	19:10	France	3–0	Japan	25–16	25–18	25–21			75–55	P2 P3
31 May	20:00	Argentina	3–0	Germany	25–22	25–23	25–21			75–66	P2 P3
1 Jun	17:00	France	3–0	Japan	25–14	25–15	25–21			75–50	P2 P3
1 Jun	22:00	Argentina	2–3	Germany	25–20	25–20	20–25	16–25	13–15	99–105	P2 P3

Week 3

• Venue: Microestadio de Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
• Venue: Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	20:05	Argentina	3–1	Japan	20–25	26–24	25–19	25–23		96–91	P2 P3
7 Jun	15:40	Germany	0–3	France	19–25	16–25	22–25			57–75	P2 P3
8 Jun	19:10	Germany	1–3	France	25–19	23–25	20–25	30–32		98–101	P2 P3
8 Jun	20:02	Argentina	3–0	Japan	25–22	26–24	25–15			76–61	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, France
• Venue: Park Arena Komaki, Komaki, Japan
• Venue: Palais des Sports André Brouat, Toulouse, France

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	20:00	France	1–3	Germany	28–26	15–25	21–25	18–25		82–101	P2 P3
14 Jun	14:00	Japan	0–3	Argentina	21–25	20–25	15–25			56–75	P2 P3
15 Jun	13:00	Japan	1–3	Argentina	21–25	19–25	25–23	17–25		82–98	P2 P3
15 Jun	16:00	France	3–0	Germany	25–18	25–20	25–20			75–58	P2 P3

Week 5

• Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
• Venue: Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto, Japan

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jun	20:00	Germany	0–3	Argentina	24–26	23–25	20–25			67–76	P2 P3
21 Jun	14:00	Japan	0–3	France	23–25	18–25	16–25			57–75	P2 P3
21 Jun	18:00	Germany	0–3	Argentina	16–25	19–25	21–25			56–75	P2 P3
22 Jun	13:00	Japan	1–3	France	16–25	25–19	25–27	18–25		84–96	P2 P3

Week 6

• Venue: Vendéspace, Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
• Venue: Koshigaya City Gymnasium, Koshigaya, Japan
• Venue: Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	20:00	France	2–3	Argentina	20–25	25–19	25–17	20–25	13–15	103–101	P2 P3
28 Jun	14:00	Japan	0–3	Germany	16–25	17–25	27–29			60–79	P2 P3
29 Jun	13:00	Japan	3–2	Germany	25–22	25–22	14–25	23–25	17–15	104–109	P2 P3
29 Jun	16:00	France	3–1	Argentina	25–21	25–22	23–25	25–16		98–84	P2 P3

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Netherlands	12	9	3	24	31	19	1.632	1140	1052	1.084	Group 2 Final round
2	Portugal	12	6	6	19	24	23	1.043	1041	1032	1.009
3	Czech Republic	12	6	6	15	23	27	0.852	1076	1119	0.962
4	South Korea	12	3	9	14	20	29	0.690	1086	1140	0.953

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Week 2

• Venue: Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 May	15:10	Netherlands	3–0	South Korea	25–19	28–26	25–23			78–68	P2 P3
31 May	17:00	Portugal	3–1	Czech Republic	25–23	19–25	25–18	25–20		94–86	P2 P3
1 Jun	15:10	Netherlands	1–3	South Korea	18–25	23–25	25–20	22–25		88–95	P2 P3
1 Jun	17:00	Portugal	0–3	Czech Republic	23–25	18–25	22–25			63–75	P2 P3

Week 3

• Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Venue: Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jun	15:50	Czech Republic	3–2	South Korea	31–33	25–19	26–24	26–28	20–18	128–122	P2 P3
6 Jun	15:50	Czech Republic	3–2	South Korea	25–20	23–25	19–25	25–21	15–11	107–102	P2 P3
7 Jun	15:10	Netherlands	3–2	Portugal	25–21	25–13	19–25	18–25	16–14	103–98	P2 P3
8 Jun	15:10	Netherlands	2–3	Portugal	22–25	25–21	23–25	25–21	10–15	105–107	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: SD Arena, Chomutov, Czech Republic
• Venue: Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	15:50	Czech Republic	2–3	Netherlands	25–19	25–13	18–25	17–25	14–16	99–98	P2 P3
14 Jun	14:00	South Korea	1–3	Portugal	21–25	18–25	25–15	20–25		84–90	P2 P3
14 Jun	15:50	Czech Republic	1–3	Netherlands	21–25	15–25	26–24	13–25		75–99	P2 P3
15 Jun	14:00	South Korea	0–3	Portugal	20–25	23–25	18–25			61–75	P2 P3

Week 5

• Venue: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea
• Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Jun	14:02	South Korea	2–3	Czech Republic	17–25	25–18	27–29	25–23	11–15	105–110	P2 P3
21 Jun	15:00	Portugal	0–3	Netherlands	16–25	23–25	22–25			61–75	P2 P3
22 Jun	14:02	South Korea	3–0	Czech Republic	25–16	25–23	27–25			77–64	P2 P3
22 Jun	15:00	Portugal	3–1	Netherlands	25–20	28–26	21–25	25–18		99–89	P2 P3

Week 6

• Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic
• Venue: Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jun	18:00	Czech Republic	3–2	Portugal	18–25	23–25	25–23	25–23	15–11	106–107	P2 P3
28 Jun	14:00	South Korea	2–3	Netherlands	31–29	16–25	25–23	30–32	14–16	116–125	P2 P3
28 Jun	16:00	Czech Republic	3–1	Portugal	26–24	25–14	17–25	25–17		93–80	P2 P3
29 Jun	14:00	South Korea	2–3	Netherlands	21–25	27–25	25–18	19–25	9–15	101–108	P2 P3

Week 7

• Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Jul	15:00	Netherlands	3–1	Czech Republic	25–15	22–25	25–18	25–18		97–76	P2 P3
5 Jul	19:00	Portugal	3–0	South Korea	25–21	25–22	25–19			75–62	P2 P3
6 Jul	15:00	Netherlands	3–0	Czech Republic	25–20	25–16	25–21			75–57	P2 P3
6 Jul	17:00	Portugal	1–3	South Korea	23–25	23–25	25–18	21–25		92–93	P2 P3

Group 3

• The Group 3 Final Round hosts Turkey, the winners of Pool F and G and the best second team among Pool F and G will qualify for the Group 3 Final Round.

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	6	5	1	15	16	5	3.200	516	480	1.075	Group 3 Final round
2	Turkey [a] (H)	6	4	2	13	15	9	1.667	585	539	1.085	Group 3 Final round
3	Mexico	6	2	4	6	8	14	0.571	490	519	0.944
4	Tunisia	6	1	5	2	6	17	0.353	486	539	0.902

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Qualified as hosts

Week 3

• Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia, Mexico City, Mexico

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	17:00	Turkey	1–3	Cuba	18–25	26–24	21–25	31–33		96–107	P2 P3
6 Jun	19:51	Mexico	3–0	Tunisia	25–22	25–18	25–22			75–62	P2 P3
7 Jun	15:30	Tunisia	1–3	Cuba	24–26	25–23	19–25	21–25		89–99	P2 P3
7 Jun	18:00	Mexico	3–2	Turkey	23–25	31–29	16–25	27–25	19–17	116–121	P2 P3
8 Jun	14:00	Turkey	3–1	Tunisia	25–18	25–20	15–25	25–22		90–85	P2 P3
8 Jun	16:30	Mexico	0–3	Cuba	21–25	21–25	22–25			64–75	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	15:00	Tunisia	1–3	Turkey	25–16	17–25	18–25	19–25		79–91	P2 P3
13 Jun	17:30	Mexico	0–3	Cuba	23–25	16–25	20–25			59–75	P2 P3
14 Jun	15:00	Tunisia	0–3	Cuba	21–25	20–25	23–25			64–75	P2 P3
14 Jun	17:30	Mexico	0–3	Turkey	22–25	18–25	27–29			67–79	P2 P3
15 Jun	15:00	Turkey	3–1	Cuba	33–35	25–14	25–17	25–19		108–85	P2 P3
15 Jun	17:43	Tunisia	3–2	Mexico	25–23	25–23	21–25	21–25	15–13	107–109	P2 P3

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	6	5	1	14	15	6	2.500	507	464	1.093	Group 3 Final round
2	Slovakia	6	3	3	11	14	11	1.273	557	553	1.007
3	Spain	6	2	4	6	11	16	0.688	585	605	0.967
4	Puerto Rico	6	2	4	5	9	16	0.563	541	568	0.952

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Week 3

• Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
6 Jun	17:14	Slovakia	3–1	Spain	25–13	18–25	25–20	28–26		96–84	P2 P3
6 Jun	20:13	Puerto Rico	0–3	China	20–25	23–25	22–25			65–75	P2 P3
7 Jun	17:11	Spain	0–3	China	29–31	18–25	23–25			70–81	P2 P3
7 Jun	20:12	Puerto Rico	3–2	Slovakia	22–25	25–21	25–19	19–25	15–10	106–100	P2 P3
8 Jun	17:11	China	3–1	Slovakia	23–25	25–20	25–22	25–18		98–85	P2 P3
8 Jun	20:10	Puerto Rico	2–3	Spain	24–26	25–18	20–25	25–21	17–19	111–109	P2 P3

Week 4

• Venue: Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	17:30	Slovakia	3–1	Puerto Rico	25–21	25–22	24–26	25–19		99–88	P2 P3
13 Jun	20:30	China	3–2	Spain	22–25	25–19	22–25	25–20	16–14	110–103	P2 P3
14 Jun	15:00	China	0–3	Slovakia	20–25	23–25	20–25			63–75	P2 P3
14 Jun	18:00	Spain	2–3	Puerto Rico	22–25	25–20	25–20	20–25	13–15	105–105	P2 P3
15 Jun	15:00	Spain	3–2	Slovakia	27–29	25–21	22–25	25–17	15–10	114–102	P2 P3
15 Jun	18:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	China	28–30	18–25	20–25			66–80	P2 P3

Final round

Group 3

• Venue: Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall, Bursa, Turkey
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Final four (Week 6)

	Semifinals				Final
	28 June
	Turkey	3
					29 June
	Slovakia	0
					Turkey	2
	28 June
					Cuba	3
	Cuba	3
	China	2
					3rd place match
					29 June
					China	3
					Slovakia	1

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Jun	14:00	Cuba	3–2	China	27–25	22–25	32–34	25–22	15–13	121–119	P2 P3
28 Jun	17:05	Turkey	3–0	Slovakia	25–22	25–21	26–24			76–67	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	14:00	China	3–1	Slovakia	21–25	39–37	25–23	25–19		110–104	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Jun	17:00	Turkey	2–3	Cuba	26–24	19–25	25–20	21–25	14–16	105–110	P2 P3

Group 2

• Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia
• All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).

Final four (Week 8)

	Semifinals				Final
	11 July
	Belgium	0
					12 July
	France	3
					France	2
	11 July
					Australia	3
	Australia	3
	Netherlands	0
					3rd place match
					12 July
					Belgium	3
					Netherlands	0

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	17:40	Belgium	0–3	France	24–26	21–25	19–25			64–76	P2 P3
11 Jul	20:10	Australia	3–0	Netherlands	25–23	25–12	27–25			77–60	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Jul	17:40	Belgium	3–0	Netherlands	25–17	25–22	25–21			75–60	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Jul	20:10	France	2–3	Australia	20–25	25–22	22–25	25–23	14–16	106–111	P2 P3

Group 1

• Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool play (Week 9)

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	151	124	1.218	Semifinals
2	United States	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	164	161	1.019
3	Australia	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	142	172	0.826

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	20:45	Italy	3–0	United States	25–22	25–21	26–24			76–67	P2 P3
17 Jul	20:30	United States	3–1	Australia	22–25	25–18	25–23	25–19		97–85	P2 P3
18 Jul	20:30	Australia	0–3	Italy	14–25	22–25	21–25			57–75	P2 P3

Pool I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran	2	1	1	4	5	4	1.250	210	209	1.005	Semifinals
2	Brazil	2	1	1	3	4	4	1.000	189	195	0.969
3	Russia	2	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	212	207	1.024

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Jul	17:30	Iran	2–3	Russia	25–18	18–25	21–25	37–35	8–15	109–118	P2 P3
17 Jul	17:30	Russia	1–3	Brazil	24–26	25–22	23–25	22–25		94–98	P2 P3
18 Jul	17:30	Brazil	1–3	Iran	21–25	19–25	25–23	26–28		91–101	P2 P3

Final four (Week 9)

	Semifinals				Final
	19 July
	Iran	0
					20 July
	United States	3
					United States	3
	19 July
					Brazil	1
	Italy	0
	Brazil	3
					3rd place match
					20 July
					Iran	0
					Italy	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Jul	17:30	Iran	0–3	United States	18–25	22–25	16–25			56–75	P2 P3
19 Jul	20:30	Italy	0–3	Brazil	11–25	23–25	20–25			54–75	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jul	17:30	Iran	0–3	Italy	22–25	18–25	22–25			62–75	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Jul	20:30	United States	3–1	Brazil	31–29	21–25	25–20	25–23		102–97	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team   United States   Brazil   Italy 4   Iran 5   Russia   Australia 7   Serbia 8   Bulgaria   Poland 10   France 11   Belgium 12   Netherlands 13   Argentina   Canada   Portugal 16   Czech Republic   Finland   Germany 19   Japan   South Korea 21   Cuba 22   Turkey 23   China 24   Slovakia 25   Mexico   Spain 27   Puerto Rico   Tunisia

2014 World League champions  United States 2nd title 12-man Roster for Group 1 Final Round Anderson, Rooney (c), Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, E. Shoji Head coach Speraw

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Taylor Sander

• Best setter

  Saeid Marouf

• Best outside spikers

  Taylor Sander

  Ricardo Lucarelli

• Best middle blockers

  David Lee

  Lucas Saatkamp

• Best opposite spiker

  Wallace de Souza

• Best libero

  Salvatore Rossini

Prize money

Prize Money for the Final Standing

Champions – $1,000,000

Runners-up – $500,000

3rd place – $300,000

4th place – $150,000

5th place – $75,000 (2 teams)

Prize Money for the Awards

Most Valuable Player – $30,000

Best Setter – $10,000

Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players)

Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players)

Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000

Best Libero – $10,000

References

1. "World League expands to 28 countries". FIVB. 1 December 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Final Standing
• Awards
• Statistics of Group 1 Final Round
• Statistics of Group 1
• Statistics of Group 2
• Statistics of Group 3