2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

2006 FIVB World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	17 November – 3 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)
Officially opened by	Akihito
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Bulgaria
Fourth place	Serbia and Montenegro
Tournament awards
MVP	Gilberto Godoy Filho
Tournament statistics
Matches played	104
Attendance	298,352 (2,869 per match)
Official website
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The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November to 3 December 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. Brazil won the Tournament (retaining their championship title), defeating Poland 3:0 in the final match. Bulgaria placed 3rd, defeating Serbia and Montenegro 3:1 in the 3rd place match. The Polish team dedicated this achievement to the deceased Polish volleyball player Arkadiusz Gołaś. The team honored him at the award ceremony, when they wore T-shirts with the number 16 and the words "Golas".

Host[]

Finals hosts Japan. The tournament was held in six Japan cities.

Qualification[]

Africa (CAVB)	Asia and Oceania (AVC)	Europe (CEV)	North America (NORCECA)	South America (CSV)
Pool C Winners:  Tunisia Pool D Winners:  Egypt	Host Country:  Japan Pool D Winners:  Kazakhstan Pool E Winners:  China Pool F Winners:  Iran Playoff Winners:  South Korea Playoff Runners-up:  Australia	Pool I Winners:  Germany Pool I Runners-up:  Italy Pool J Winners:  Greece Pool J Runners-up:  Serbia and Montenegro Pool K Winners:  France Pool K Runners-up:  Czech Republic Pool L Winners:  Russia Pool L Runners-up:  Poland Playoff Winners:  Bulgaria	Pool D Winners:  United States Pool D Runners-up:  Puerto Rico Pool E Winners:  Cuba Pool E Runners-up:  Canada	Defending Champions:  Brazil Pool A Winners:  Argentina Pool B Winners:  Venezuela

Pools composition[]

First round[]

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 September 2005. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The draw was held in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 16th.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Japan (Hosts)	Brazil (1)	Italy (2)	Serbia and Montenegro (3)
Argentina (7)	France (6)	United States (5)	Russia (4)
Poland (8)	Greece (9)	Venezuela (10)	South Korea (11)
China (18)	Cuba (12)	Bulgaria (16)	Canada (13)
Egypt (21)	Australia (20)	Iran (22)	Tunisia (19)
Puerto Rico (27)	Germany (24)	Czech Republic (23)	Kazakhstan (26)

Second round[]

Pool E		Pool F
1A	Poland	1B	Brazil
1D	Serbia and Montenegro	1C	Bulgaria
2A	Japan	2B	France
2D	Russia	2C	Italy
3A	Argentina	3B	Germany
3D	Canada	3C	Czech Republic
4A	Puerto Rico	4B	Cuba
4D	Tunisia	4C	United States

Squads[]

Venues[]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D and E
Saitama, Japan	Fukuoka, Japan	Nagano, Japan	Sendai, Japan
Saitama Super Arena	Marine Messe Fukuoka	White Ring	Sendai Gymnasium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 8,500	Capacity: 7,000	Capacity: 5,705
Pool F	Final round		Tokyo Hiroshima Saitama Sendai Fukuoka Nagano 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Japan)
Hiroshima, Japan	Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima Green Arena	Yoyogi National Gymnasium	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,750	Capacity: 13,291	Capacity: 10,000

First round[]

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
• The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round.

Qualified for the Second round

Pool A[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	10	5	0	376	312	1.205	15	0	MAX
2	Japan	8	3	2	488	476	1.025	11	10	1.100
3	Argentina	7	2	3	487	485	1.004	9	12	0.750
4	Puerto Rico	7	2	3	490	493	0.994	9	12	0.750
5	China	7	2	3	473	499	0.948	9	13	0.692
6	Egypt	6	1	4	470	519	0.906	8	14	0.571

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Nov	13:00	Poland	3–0	China	25–21	25–20	25–21			75–62	P2 P3
17 Nov	15:00	Puerto Rico	3–2	Argentina	19–25	34–32	28–26	21–25	15–13	117–121	P2 P3
17 Nov	18:00	Egypt	2–3	Japan	13–25	21–25	26–24	26–24	12–15	98–113	P2 P3
18 Nov	13:00	Argentina	0–3	Poland	21–25	22–25	22–25			65–75	P2 P3
18 Nov	15:00	Egypt	3–2	Puerto Rico	27–29	19–25	25–21	25–20	15–12	111–107	P2 P3
18 Nov	18:00	Japan	2–3	China	25–22	22–25	20–25	25–23	13–15	105–110	P2 P3
19 Nov	13:00	China	2–3	Argentina	25–22	21–25	25–17	17–25	15–17	103–106	P2 P3
19 Nov	15:20	Poland	3–0	Egypt	25–13	25–19	26–24			76–56	P2 P3
19 Nov	18:00	Puerto Rico	1–3	Japan	23–25	20–25	25–21	34–36		102–107	P2 P3
21 Nov	13:00	Egypt	2–3	China	25–22	25–22	30–32	20–25	16–18	116–119	P2 P3
21 Nov	15:30	Puerto Rico	0–3	Poland	22–25	22–25	23–25			67–75	P2 P3
21 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–1	Argentina	25–16	22–25	27–25	27–25		101–91	P2 P3
22 Nov	13:00	China	1–3	Puerto Rico	17–25	13–25	25–21	24–26		79–97	P2 P3
22 Nov	15:05	Argentina	3–1	Egypt	25–18	29–31	25–20	25–20		104–89	P2 P3
22 Nov	18:00	Poland	3–0	Japan	25–18	25–21	25–23			75–62	P2 P3

Pool B[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	9	4	1	418	350	1.194	13	4	3.250
2	France	9	4	1	491	466	1.054	13	7	1.857
3	Germany	9	4	1	409	391	1.046	12	5	2.400
4	Cuba	7	2	3	401	424	0.946	8	11	0.727
5	Greece	6	1	4	408	446	0.915	6	13	0.462
6	Australia	5	0	5	402	452	0.889	3	15	0.200

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Nov	14:00	Cuba	1–3	Brazil	25–21	19–25	15–25	22–25		81–96	P2 P3
17 Nov	16:15	Greece	1–3	France	22–25	22–25	25–22	17–25		86–97	P2 P3
17 Nov	18:40	Germany	3–1	Australia	20–25	25–22	25–21	30–28		100–96	P2 P3
18 Nov	14:00	Brazil	3–0	Greece	25–19	25–18	25–16			75–53	P2 P3
18 Nov	16:00	Australia	1–3	France	23–25	28–30	26–24	24–26		101–105	P2 P3
18 Nov	18:40	Germany	3–0	Cuba	25–14	25–23	25–20			75–57	P2 P3
19 Nov	14:00	Cuba	3–0	Australia	25–15	25–19	25–20			75–54	P2 P3
19 Nov	16:00	Greece	0–3	Germany	22–25	26–28	21–25			69–78	P2 P3
19 Nov	18:05	France	3–1	Brazil	20–25	25–22	25–23	29–27		99–97	P2 P3
21 Nov	14:00	Cuba	3–2	Greece	25–19	20–25	25–22	21–25	15–12	106–103	P2 P3
21 Nov	16:35	Australia	0–3	Brazil	19–25	19–25	23–25			61–75	P2 P3
21 Nov	18:25	Germany	3–1	France	22–25	25–21	28–26	25–22		100–94	P2 P3
22 Nov	14:00	Brazil	3–0	Germany	25–13	25–21	25–22			75–56	P2 P3
22 Nov	16:00	France	3–1	Cuba	25–21	25–19	21–25	25–17		96–82	P2 P3
22 Nov	18:20	Greece	3–1	Australia	25–20	25–22	22–25	25–23		97–90	P2 P3

Pool C[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Bulgaria	10	5	0	449	398	1.128	15	4	3.750
2	Italy	9	4	1	463	402	1.152	14	6	2.333
3	Czech Republic	7	2	3	386	377	1.024	8	9	0.889
4	United States	7	2	3	400	420	0.952	8	10	0.800
5	Venezuela	7	2	3	401	433	0.926	8	11	0.727
6	Iran	5	0	5	350	419	0.835	2	15	0.133

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Nov	14:00	United States	1–3	Venezuela	18–25	25–20	21–25	18–25		82–95	P2 P3
17 Nov	16:28	Czech Republic	3–0	Iran	25–23	25–19	25–22			75–64	P2 P3
17 Nov	18:25	Italy	2–3	Bulgaria	25–20	24–26	16–25	25–16	8–15	98–102	P2 P3
18 Nov	14:01	Iran	1–3	Venezuela	20–25	25–23	17–25	20–25		82–98	P2 P3
18 Nov	16:25	Czech Republic	0–3	Italy	22–25	19–25	23–25			64–75	P2 P3
18 Nov	18:21	Bulgaria	3–0	United States	30–28	25–22	25–21			80–71	P2 P3
19 Nov	14:01	United States	3–1	Czech Republic	25–16	15–25	25–20	25–23		90–84	P2 P3
19 Nov	16:20	Venezuela	1–3	Bulgaria	25–22	17–25	22–25	17–25		81–97	P2 P3
19 Nov	18:46	Italy	3–1	Iran	25–15	21–25	25–21	25–19		96–80	P2 P3
21 Nov	14:00	Iran	0–3	Bulgaria	19–25	18–25	23–25			60–75	P2 P3
21 Nov	16:00	Czech Republic	3–0	Venezuela	25–20	25–14	25–19			75–53	P2 P3
21 Nov	18:00	Italy	3–1	United States	22–25	25–17	25–22	25–18		97–82	P2 P3
22 Nov	14:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Czech Republic	20–25	25–22	25–20	25–21		95–88	P2 P3
22 Nov	16:25	United States	3–0	Iran	25–19	25–22	25–23			75–64	P2 P3
22 Nov	18:26	Venezuela	1–3	Italy	13–25	25–22	21–25	15–25		74–97	P2 P3

Pool D[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia and Montenegro	10	5	0	420	339	1.239	15	2	7.500
2	Russia	9	4	1	367	296	1.240	12	3	4.000
3	Canada	8	3	2	403	409	0.985	9	9	1.000
4	Tunisia	7	2	3	406	445	0.912	8	11	0.727
5	South Korea	6	1	4	433	469	0.923	7	13	0.538
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	5	351	422	0.832	2	15	0.133

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Nov	14:00	Canada	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–21	26–24	25–21			76–66	P2 P3
17 Nov	16:00	Russia	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	22–25	18–25	23–25			63–75	P2 P3
17 Nov	18:00	Tunisia	3–2	South Korea	25–22	24–26	17–25	28–26	15–13	109–112	P2 P3
18 Nov	14:00	Russia	3–0	Tunisia	25–15	29–27	25–20			79–62	P2 P3
18 Nov	16:00	Serbia and Montenegro	3–1	Kazakhstan	25–16	22–25	25–18	25–22		97–81	P2 P3
18 Nov	18:10	South Korea	1–3	Canada	28–26	23–25	16–25	23–25		90–101	P2 P3
19 Nov	14:00	Kazakhstan	1–3	South Korea	22–25	25–23	18–25	21–25		86–98	P2 P3
19 Nov	16:15	Tunisia	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	21–25	12–25	23–25			56–75	P2 P3
19 Nov	18:00	Canada	0–3	Russia	19–25	20–25	21–25			60–75	P2 P3
21 Nov	14:00	Tunisia	2–3	Canada	15–25	29–27	25–21	21–25	13–15	103–113	P2 P3
21 Nov	16:35	Serbia and Montenegro	3–1	South Korea	25–22	23–25	25–21	25–18		98–86	P2 P3
21 Nov	18:50	Russia	3–0	Kazakhstan	25–16	25–18	25–18			75–52	P2 P3
22 Nov	14:00	Kazakhstan	0–3	Tunisia	19–25	23–25	24–26			66–76	P2 P3
22 Nov	16:00	Canada	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	18–25	18–25	17–25			53–75	P2 P3
22 Nov	18:00	South Korea	0–3	Russia	13–25	21–25	13–25			47–75	P2 P3

Second round[]

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
• The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round.
• The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals. The third and fourth ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals, whereas the fifth and sixth ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals.

	Qualified for the Semifinals
	Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals
	Qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals

Pool E[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	14	7	0	556	479	1.161	21	2	10.500
2	Serbia and Montenegro	13	6	1	561	479	1.171	18	5	3.600
3	Russia	12	5	2	545	461	1.182	17	6	2.833
4	Japan	11	4	3	600	607	0.988	12	14	0.857
5	Puerto Rico	9	2	5	625	654	0.956	10	17	0.588
6	Canada	9	2	5	527	605	0.871	7	19	0.368
7	Argentina	8	1	6	621	674	0.921	9	20	0.450
8	Tunisia	8	1	6	612	688	0.890	9	20	0.450

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Nov	11:00	Argentina	0–3	Russia	18–25	20–25	14–25			52–75	P2 P3
25 Nov	13:00	Puerto Rico	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro	18–25	23–25	25–20	23–25		89–95	P2 P3
25 Nov	15:05	Poland	3–0	Tunisia	25–22	25–18	25–23			75–63	P2 P3
25 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–1	Canada	23–25	25–21	25–17	25–22		98–85	P2 P3
26 Nov	11:00	Argentina	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro	18–25	16–25	26–24	17–25		77–99	P2 P3
26 Nov	13:05	Poland	3–0	Canada	25–21	25–17	25–17			75–55	P2 P3
26 Nov	15:00	Puerto Rico	0–3	Russia	20–25	16–25	15–25			51–75	P2 P3
26 Nov	18:00	Japan	3–2	Tunisia	23–25	23–25	25–22	25–23	15–6	111–101	P2 P3
28 Nov	11:00	Puerto Rico	3–0	Canada	25–22	25–21	25–16			75–59	P2 P3
28 Nov	13:00	Argentina	3–2	Tunisia	25–20	25–27	21–25	25–21	15–12	111–105	P2 P3
28 Nov	15:25	Poland	3–2	Russia	19–25	19–25	25–22	25–20	15–11	103–103	P2 P3
28 Nov	18:07	Japan	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	26–28	16–25	21–25			63–78	P2 P3
29 Nov	11:00	Argentina	2–3	Canada	25–19	25–18	21–25	20–25	13–15	104–102	P2 P3
29 Nov	13:25	Puerto Rico	2–3	Tunisia	40–38	26–28	25–16	22–25	11–15	124–122	P2 P3
29 Nov	16:05	Poland	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro	28–26	25–19	25–19			78–64	P2 P3
29 Nov	18:05	Japan	0–3	Russia	20–25	18–25	20–25			58–75	P2 P3

Pool F[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	13	6	1	589	510	1.155	19	5	3.800
2	Bulgaria	13	6	1	645	601	1.073	19	9	2.111
3	France	12	5	2	679	640	1.061	18	12	1.500
4	Italy	11	4	3	606	564	1.074	16	11	1.455
5	United States	10	3	4	579	619	0.935	12	15	0.800
6	Germany	9	2	5	577	609	0.947	10	16	0.625
7	Czech Republic	8	1	6	565	602	0.939	6	19	0.316
8	Cuba	8	1	6	523	618	0.846	6	19	0.316

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Nov	11:00	Cuba	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25	18–25	20–25			60–75	P2 P3
25 Nov	13:00	Brazil	3–0	United States	25–19	25–18	25–23			75–60	P2 P3
25 Nov	15:00	France	3–0	Czech Republic	25–19	25–23	25–18			75–60	P2 P3
25 Nov	18:00	Germany	0–3	Italy	23–25	22–25	16–25			61–75	P2 P3
26 Nov	11:00	France	3–2	United States	17–25	25–12	24–26	25–17	15–11	106–91	P2 P3
26 Nov	13:30	Brazil	3–0	Czech Republic	25–22	25–20	26–24			76–66	P2 P3
26 Nov	15:25	Germany	1–3	Bulgaria	22–25	25–23	20–25	18–25		85–98	P2 P3
26 Nov	18:00	Cuba	1–3	Italy	20–25	15–25	25–23	15–25		75–98	P2 P3
28 Nov	11:00	France	2–3	Bulgaria	25–23	25–22	22–25	22–25	10–15	104–110	P2 P3
28 Nov	13:35	Germany	2–3	United States	28–30	25–15	26–24	24–26	13–15	116–110	P2 P3
28 Nov	16:30	Brazil	3–0	Italy	25–23	25–20	25–20			75–63	P2 P3
28 Nov	18:20	Cuba	3–1	Czech Republic	31–29	26–24	24–26	26–24		107–103	P2 P3
29 Nov	11:00	Cuba	0–3	United States	22–25	17–25	22–25			61–75	P2 P3
29 Nov	13:00	Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	25–22	20–25	25–22	25–16		95–85	P2 P3
29 Nov	15:15	Germany	1–3	Czech Republic	23–25	27–25	21–25	13–25		84–100	P2 P3
29 Nov	18:00	France	3–2	Italy	25–23	25–17	17–25	23–25	15–10	105–100	P2 P3

Final round[]

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

9th–12th places[]

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	2 December
	Puerto Rico	1
					3 December
	Germany	3
					Germany	3
	2 December
					United States	2
	United States	3
	Canada	2
					11th place match
					3 December
					Puerto Rico	1
					Canada	3

9th–12th semifinals[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Dec	14:00	TMG	United States	3–2	Canada	25–21	24–26	12–25	25–21	15–9	101–102	P2 P3
2 Dec	16:30	TMG	Puerto Rico	1–3	Germany	19–25	25–23	19–25	18–25		81–98	P2 P3

11th place match[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	12:00	YNG	Puerto Rico	1–3	Canada	17–25	25–18	22–25	21–25		85–93	P2 P3

9th place match[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	13:00	TMG	Germany	3–2	United States	25–17	25–18	25–27	20–25	17–15	112–102	P2 P3

5th–8th places[]

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	2 December
	Russia	0
					3 December
	Italy	3
					Italy	3
	2 December
					France	0
	France	3
	Japan	1
					7th place match
					3 December
					Russia	3
					Japan	1

5th–8th semifinals[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Dec	18:00	YNG	France	3–1	Japan	25–23	25–27	25–18	25–12		100–80	P2 P3
2 Dec	18:50	TMG	Russia	0–3	Italy	23–25	22–25	20–25			65–75	P2 P3

7th place match[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	18:00	YNG	Russia	3–1	Japan	25–18	22–25	25–18	25–17		97–78	P2 P3

5th place match[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	15:40	TMG	Italy	3–0	France	25–19	25–17	30–28			80–64	P2 P3

Final four[]

	Semifinals				Final
	2 December
	Poland	3
					3 December
	Bulgaria	1
					Poland	0
	2 December
					Brazil	3
	Brazil	3
	Serbia and Montenegro	1
					3rd place match
					3 December
					Bulgaria	3
					Serbia and Montenegro	1

Semifinals[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Dec	12:30	YNG	Brazil	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro	25–19	15–25	25–22	25–12		90–78	P2 P3
2 Dec	15:00	YNG	Poland	3–1	Bulgaria	25–20	26–28	25–23	25–23		101–94	P2 P3

3rd place match[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	14:30	YNG	Bulgaria	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro	22–25	25–23	25–23	25–23		97–94	P2 P3

Final[]

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Dec	20:20	YNG	Poland	0–3	Brazil	12–25	22–25	17–25			51–75	P2 P3

Final standing[]

Awards[]

Marketing[]

Official song[]

The competition's official opening song was "Ready Go!" by Morning Musume .

Sponsors[]

• Nippon Life
• Japan Tobacco
• Kyocera
• Asahi Soft Drinks

Broadcasting[]

Region	TV station
Worldwide	TBS BS-TBS

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volleyball World Championships 2006.

• Official website
• Organizer website
• Awards
• Formula