1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

1990 FIVB World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Brazil
Dates18–28 October
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Officially opened byFernando Collor de Mello
Champions Italy (1st title)

The 1990 FIVB Men's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 18 to 28 October 1990 in Brazil.

Qualification

Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1  Brazil
1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 25 Sep – 5 Oct 1986  France 7  United States
 Soviet Union
 Bulgaria
 Cuba
 France
 Argentina
 Czechoslovakia
1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship 23 Sep – 1 October 1989  Sweden 1  Italy
1989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship 8–15 July 1989 Puerto Rico San Juan 1  Canada
1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship 23–30 September 1989 Brazil Curitiba 1  Venezuela
1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 15–24 September 1989 South Korea Seoul 1  South Korea
1989 Men's African Volleyball Championship September 1989 Ivory Coast Abidjan 1  Cameroon
1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World B Championship 12–22 April 1990 Japan Japan 3  Sweden
 Netherlands
 Japan
Total 16

Venues

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1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (Brazil)
 Pool A and Final round Pool B, D and Final round Pool C and Final round
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brasilia, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Maracanãzinho Nilson Nelson Gymnasium Ginásio Tarumã
Capacity: 11,800 Capacity: 24,286 Capacity: 4,555
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Squads

Main article: 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Rio de Janeiro

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 160 114 1.404 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 1 5 8 6 1.333 201 172 1.169 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 129 170 0.759
4  South Korea 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 143 177 0.808 13th–16th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct 16:00 Brazil  3–0  Czechoslovakia 15–7 15–7 15–9     45–23
18 Oct 18:30 Sweden  3–1  South Korea 15–8 15–11 16–17 15–10   61–46
19 Oct 16:00 Brazil  3–0  South Korea 15–8 15–4 15–7     45–19
19 Oct 18:30 Sweden  3–2  Czechoslovakia 12–15 15–9 11–15 15–4 15–13 68–56
20 Oct 16:00 Brazil  3–2  Sweden 15–17 16–14 8–15 16–14 15–12 70–72
20 Oct 18:30 Czechoslovakia  3–2  South Korea 15–11 5–15 15–11 14–16 15–11 64–64

Pool B

Location: Brasília

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 68 1.985 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 107 90 1.189 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Canada 3 1 2 4 3 7 0.429 113 134 0.843
4  United States 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 87 150 0.580 13th–16th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct 18:30 Argentina  3–0  Canada 15–9 15–11 15–13     45–33
18 Oct 21:00 Netherlands  3–0  United States 15–7 15–12 15–6     45–25
19 Oct 18:30 Canada  3–1  United States 15–13 15–11 15–17 15–3   60–44
19 Oct 21:00 Argentina  3–0  Netherlands 15–7 15–3 15–7     45–17
20 Oct 12:30 Netherlands  3–0  Canada 15–3 15–9 15–8     45–20
20 Oct 21:00 Argentina  3–0  United States 15–3 15–8 15–7     45–18

Pool C

Location: Curitiba

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 135 53 2.547 Quarterfinals
2  France 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 114 102 1.118 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Japan 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 86 108 0.796
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 65 137 0.474 13th–16th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct 18:30 Japan  3–0  Venezuela 15–6 15–4 15–8     45–18
18 Oct 21:00 Soviet Union  3–0  France 15–6 15–10 15–6     45–22
19 Oct 18:30 Soviet Union  3–0  Japan 15–10 15–7 15–1     45–18
19 Oct 21:00 France  3–0  Venezuela 15–11 17–15 15–8     47–34
20 Oct 18:30 France  3–0  Japan 15–7 15–11 15–5     45–23
20 Oct 21:00 Soviet Union  3–0  Venezuela 15–4 15–2 15–7     45–13

Pool D

Location: Brasília

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 154 119 1.294 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 1 5 6 4 1.500 132 103 1.282 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Bulgaria 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 147 137 1.073
4  Cameroon 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 61 135 0.452 13th–16th places
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct 10:00 Italy  3–0  Cameroon 15–4 15–3 15–10     45–17
18 Oct 12:30 Cuba  3–2  Bulgaria 11–15 8–15 15–10 15–11 15–10 64–61
19 Oct 10:00 Cuba  3–0  Cameroon 15–8 15–9 15–11     45–28
19 Oct 12:30 Italy  3–1  Bulgaria 15–9 15–5 12–15 15–12   57–41
20 Oct 10:00 Bulgaria  3–0  Cameroon 15–3 15–5 15–8     45–16
20 Oct 18:30 Cuba  3–0  Italy 15–13 15–9 15–8     45–30

Final round

Play-off
23 October – Brasília 		Quarterfinals
26 October – Rio de Janeiro 		Semifinals
27 October – Rio de Janeiro 		Final
28 October – Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil 3
 France 3  France 0
 Canada 1  Brazil 2
 Italy 3
 Argentina 0
 Italy 3  Italy 3
 Czechoslovakia 0  Italy 3
 Cuba 1
 Soviet Union 3
 Sweden 0  Bulgaria 0
 Bulgaria 3  Soviet Union 1 Third place
 Cuba 3
 Cuba 3  Brazil 0
 Netherlands 3  Netherlands 2  Soviet Union 3
 Japan 0
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place
 
      
 
 27 October
 
 
  France 0
 
 28 October
 
  Argentina 3
 
  Argentina 2
 
 27 October
 
  Bulgaria 3
 
  Bulgaria 3
 
 
  Netherlands 2
 
7th place
 
 
 28 October
 
 
  France 1
 
 
  Netherlands 3

Play-offs for quarterfinals

Location: Brasília

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
23 Oct 10:00 France  3–1  Canada 15–3 12–15 17–15 15–9   59–42
23 Oct 12:30 Netherlands  3–0  Japan 15–4 15–12 15–3     45–19
23 Oct 18:30 Sweden  0–3  Bulgaria 7–15 12–15 10–15     29–45
23 Oct 21:00 Italy  3–0  Czechoslovakia 15–6 16–14 15–5     46–25

Group head matches

Location: Rio de Janeiro

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
23 Oct   Cuba  3–2  Brazil 13–15 16–17 15–8 15–8 15–10 74–58
23 Oct   Argentina  3–2  Soviet Union 15–4 7–15 15–11 13–15 15–11 65–56

13th–16th places

Location: Curitiba

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
13  United States 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 159 120 1.325
14  South Korea 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 124 87 1.425
15  Cameroon 3 1 2 4 4 6 0.667 109 124 0.879
16  Venezuela 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 88 149 0.591
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
23 Oct   South Korea  3–0  Cameroon 15–10 15–2 15–7     45–19
23 Oct   United States  3–1  Venezuela 15–5 15–7 14–16 15–13   59–41
24 Oct   United States  3–0  South Korea 15–12 15–9 15–13     45–34
24 Oct   Cameroon  3–0  Venezuela 15–4 15–7 15–13     45–24
26 Oct   United States  3–1  Cameroon 15–9 15–10 10–15 15–11   55–45
26 Oct   South Korea  3–0  Venezuela 15–8 15–7 15–8     45–23

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place
 
      
 
 24 October – Brasília
 
 
  Czechoslovakia 3
 
 26 October – Brasília
 
  Canada 2
 
  Czechoslovakia 3
 
 24 October – Brasília
 
  Sweden 0
 
  Sweden 3
 
 
  Japan 0
 
11th place
 
 
 26 October – Brasília
 
 
  Canada 2
 
 
  Japan 3
9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
24 Oct   Czechoslovakia  3–2  Canada 15–4 15–11 5–15 5–15 15–10 55–55
24 Oct   Sweden  3–0  Japan 15–10 15–8 15–11     45–29
11th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Oct   Canada  2–3  Japan            
9th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Oct   Czechoslovakia  3–0  Sweden 15–9 15–4 15–7     45–20

Finals

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Oct   Brazil  3–0  France 15–8 15–0 15–9     45–17
26 Oct   Argentina  0–3  Italy 15–17 11–15 13–15     39–47
26 Oct   Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–12 15–4 15–11     45–27
26 Oct   Cuba  3–2  Netherlands 8–15 15–10 11–15 17–15 15–9 66–64
5th–8th semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Oct 10:00 Bulgaria  3–2  Netherlands 10–15 15–11 1–15 15–10 17–15 58–66
27 Oct 12:30 France  0–3  Argentina 13–15 14–16 11–15     38–46
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Oct 16:00 Brazil  2–3  Italy 15–6 9–15 8–15 15–8 13–15 60–59
27 Oct 18:30 Soviet Union  1–3  Cuba 15–7 12–15 9–15 11–15   47–52
7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct   France  1–3  Netherlands 1–15 15–8 8–15 7–15   31–53
5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct   Argentina  2–3  Bulgaria 15–7 16–14 10–15 12–15 10–15 63–66
3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct   Brazil  0–3  Soviet Union 8–15 8–15 4–15     20–45
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Oct   Italy  3–1  Cuba 12–15 15–11 15–6 16–14   58–46

Final standing

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