2007 FIVB Volleyball World League

2007 World League

The Spodek held the final
Tournament details
Host nation	Poland (Final)
Dates	25 May – 15 July
Teams	16
Champions	Brazil (7th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Ricardo Garcia
Official website
FIVB
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The 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 18th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 25 May to 15 July 2007. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland.

Pools composition[]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Brazil  Canada  South Korea  Finland	France  United States  Japan  Italy	Russia  Cuba  Egypt  Serbia	Bulgaria  Argentina  China  Poland

Intercontinental round[]

• The Final Round hosts Poland, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Poland are ranked first in Pool D, the team ranked second of Pool D will qualify for the Final Round.

	Qualified for the Final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Final round
	Qualified as wild card for the Final round

Pool A[]

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Brazil	24	12	0	1,008	826	1.220	36	5	7.200
2	Finland	19	7	5	1,043	1,025	1.018	24	22	1.091
3	South Korea	15	3	9	962	1,065	0.903	17	28	0.607
4	Canada	14	2	10	913	1,010	0.904	10	32	0.313

May 25, 2007

	Canada	3–1	Finland	18–25, 25–20, 28–26, 25–18

May 26, 2007

	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	17–25, 23–25, 26–28
	Canada	1–3	Finland	25–19, 22–25, 24–26, 19–25

May 27, 2007

	South Korea	2–3	Brazil	25–23, 19–25, 29–27, 23–25, 15–17

June 1, 2007

	Brazil	3–1	Finland	25–17, 25–14, 20–25, 25–19

June 2, 2007

	South Korea	3–1	Canada	26–24, 26–24, 20–25, 25,23
	Brazil	3–0	Finland	25–15, 25–19, 25–20

June 3, 2007

	South Korea	3–0	Canada	25–19, 25–23, 25–19

June 8, 2007

	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	25–19, 25–16, 25–15
	Finland	3–0	Canada	25–23, 25–15, 25–18

June 9, 2007

	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	25–22, 25–19, 25–14
	Finland	3–1	Canada	26–24, 24–26, 25–18, 25–23

June 15, 2007

	Brazil	3–0	Canada	25–21, 25–20, 25–13
	Finland	3–1	South Korea	25–22, 26–24, 22–25, 25–19

June 16, 2007

	Brazil	3–1	Canada	25–14, 20–25, 25–22, 25–18
	Finland	3–1	South Korea	22–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17

June 22, 2007

	Canada	0–3	Brazil	18–25, 23–25, 21–25

June 23, 2007

	South Korea	1–3	Finland	16–25, 19–25, 26–24, 14–25
	Canada	0–3	Brazil	23–25, 22–25, 22–25

June 24, 2007

	South Korea	2–3	Finland	25–21, 20–25, 25–22, 19–25, 12–15

June 29, 2007

	Finland	0–3	Brazil	21–25, 22–25, 23–25
	Canada	3–1	South Korea	25–19, 21–25, 25–21, 25–19

June 30, 2007

	Finland	1–3	Brazil	20–25, 25–23, 21–25, 21–25
	Canada	0–3	South Korea	20–25, 22–25, 23–25

Pool B[]

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	United States	22	10	2	1,110	1,003	1.107	33	12	2.750
2	France	19	7	5	1,156	1,125	1.028	28	23	1.217
3	Italy	16	4	8	1,097	1,152	0.952	19	30	0.633
4	Japan	15	3	9	1,048	1,131	0.927	17	32	0.531

May 26, 2007

	United States	2–3	France	25–13, 19–25, 17–25, 26–24, 13–15

May 27, 2007

	United States	3–1	France	25–22, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20

June 1, 2007

	Italy	3–2	France	25–20, 25–20, 22–25, 15–25, 17–15
	United States	3–1	Japan	25–17, 23–25, 27–25, 25–19

June 2, 2007

	United States	3–1	Japan	20–25, 25–22, 25–22, 25–18

June 3, 2007

	Italy	0–3	France	20–25, 23–25, 26–28

June 8, 2007

	France	3–1	United States	25–22, 19–25, 38–36, 25–18

June 9, 2007

	Japan	1–3	Italy	25–17, 18–25, 20–25, 21–25
	France	1–3	United States	25–22, 27–29, 23–25, 21–25

June 10, 2007

	Japan	3–2	Italy	26–24, 25–22, 22–25, 31–33, 15–13

June 15, 2007

	United States	3–1	Italy	25–21, 25–21, 25–27, 29–27

June 16, 2007

	France	3–0	Japan	25–19, 25–22, 25–20
	United States	3–0	Italy	25–19, 30–28, 25–23

June 17, 2007

	France	3–2	Japan	25–13, 25–19, 22–25, 20–25, 15–12

June 22, 2007

	France	2–3	Italy	25–23, 18–25, 19–25, 25–23, 17–19

June 23, 2007

	Japan	0–3	United States	17–25, 23–25, 15–25
	France	3–1	Italy	25–23, 25–20, 25–27, 25–17

June 24, 2007

	Japan	0–3	United States	23–25, 22–25, 22–25

June 29, 2007

	Italy	1–3	United States	18–25, 25–23, 16–25, 29–31

June 30, 2007

	Japan	2–3	France	26–24, 25–19, 19–25, 24–26, 11–15

July 1, 2007

	Japan	3–1	France	19–25, 25–20, 25–19 e 25–20
	Italy	0–3	United States	28–26, 25–21, 25–13

July 6, 2007

	Italy	2–3	Japan	21–25, 21–25, 25–19, 25–23, 11–15

July 8, 2007

	Italy	3–1	Japan	25–21, 27–25, 22–25, 25–18

Pool C[]

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Russia	22	10	2	1,022	898	1.138	31	10	3.100
2	Cuba	19	7	5	1,047	990	1.058	26	19	1.368
3	Serbia	19	7	5	968	977	0.991	24	18	1.333
4	Egypt	12	0	12	796	968	0.822	2	36	0.056

May 25, 2007

	Cuba	3–1	Egypt	25–17, 25–20, 22–25, 25–21

May 26, 2007

	Russia	3–0	Serbia	29–27, 25–14, 25–21
	Cuba	3–0	Egypt	25–18, 25–22, 25–19

May 27, 2007

	Russia	3–1	Serbia	25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 30–28

June 1, 2007

	Serbia	3–0	Egypt	25–23, 25–19, 32–30
	Cuba	2–3	Russia	26–24, 23–25, 15–25, 25–20, 13–15

June 2, 2007

	Serbia	3–0	Egypt	28–26, 25–20, 25–22
	Cuba	3–1	Russia	27–25, 25–19, 21–25, 30–28

June 8, 2007

	Egypt	0–3	Russia	15–25, 34–36, 19–25
	Cuba	3–2	Serbia	25–19, 22–25, 28–30, 25–17, 15–12

June 9, 2007

	Cuba	1–3	Serbia	23–25, 23–25, 32–30, 21–25

June 10, 2007

	Egypt	0–3	Russia	19–25, 22–25, 22–25

June 16, 2007

	Russia	3–0	Egypt	25–19, 25–8, 25–15
	Serbia	3–2	Cuba	15–25, 18–25, 25–19, 27–25, 15–6

June 17, 2007

	Russia	3–1	Egypt	24–26, 26–24, 25–17, 25–22
	Serbia	0–3	Cuba	18–25, 16–25, 16–25

June 22, 2007

	Egypt	0–3	Serbia	22–25, 22–25, 18–25

June 23, 2007

	Russia	3–0	Cuba	26–24, 30–28, 25–15

June 24, 2007

	Russia	3–0	Cuba	25–16, 25–21, 29–27
	Egypt	0–3	Serbia	23–25, 20–25, 23–25

June 29, 2007

	Egypt	0–3	Cuba	22–25, 20–25, 20–25
	Serbia	0–3	Russia	31–33, 23–25, 12–25

July 1, 2007

	Egypt	0–3	Cuba	23–25, 17–25, 22–25
	Serbia	3–0	Russia	25–22, 25–16, 25–19

Pool D[]

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Poland	24	12	0	1,133	995	1.139	36	11	3.273
2	Bulgaria	20	8	4	1,013	929	1.090	28	15	1.867
3	China	16	4	8	1,007	1,076	0.936	18	29	0.621
4	Argentina	12	0	12	913	1,066	0.856	9	36	0.250

May 25, 2007

	Poland	3–0	China	25–20, 25–16, 25–21

May 26, 2007

	Poland	3–2	China	24–26, 25–20, 23–25, 25–16, 15–13
	Bulgaria	3–0	Argentina	25–22, 25–21, 25–19

May 27, 2007

	Bulgaria	3–0	Argentina	25–14, 25–19, 25–23

June 1, 2007

	Poland	3–1	Argentina	23–25, 27–25, 25–17, 25–23
	Bulgaria	3–1	China	25–16, 19–25, 25–22, 25–17

June 3, 2007

	Bulgaria	3–0	China	25–18, 25–16, 25–21
	Poland	3–0	Argentina	25–16, 25–22, 25–18

June 9, 2007

	China	1–3	Poland	28–26, 14–25, 18–25, 17–25
	Argentina	2–3	Bulgaria	25–20, 21–25, 25–21, 18–25, 13–15

June 10, 2007

	China	2–3	Poland	25–20, 25–19, 20–25, 29–31, 14–16
	Argentina	0–3	Bulgaria	19–25, 18–25, 13–25

June 16, 2007

	China	0–3	Bulgaria	23–25, 24–26, 18–25
	Argentina	1–3	Poland	29–31, 12–25, 25–17, 18–25

June 17, 2007

	China	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25, 24–26, 27–29
	Argentina	0–3	Poland	21–25, 23–25, 17–25

June 23, 2007

	China	3–0	Argentina	25–17, 25–17, 25–21
	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	25–21, 19–25, 23–25, 23–25

June 24, 2007

	China	3–2	Argentina	22–25, 25–22, 25–19, 23–25, 15–11
	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	23–25, 22–25, 25–20, 20–25

June 29, 2007

	Poland	3–1	Bulgaria	22–25, 25–23, 25–22, 25–16
	Argentina	2–3	China	20–25, 25–16, 25–23, 15–25, 13–15

June 30, 2007

	Poland	3–1	Bulgaria	23–25, 25–20, 25–23, 25–23

July 1, 2007

	Argentina	1–3	China	25–18, 21–25, 26–28, 25–27

Final round[]

• Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool play[]

Qualified for the Semifinals

Pool E[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	4	2	0	204	197	1.036	6	2	3.000
2	United States	3	1	1	157	153	1.026	3	3	1.000
3	France	2	0	2	185	196	0.944	2	6	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	20:08	Poland	3–2	France	38–36	19–25	21–25	25–21	15–11	118–118	P2 P3
12 Jul	20:07	France	0–3	United States	21–25	20–25	26–28			67–78	P2 P3
13 Jul	20:07	Poland	3–0	United States	25–22	36–34	25–23			86–79	P2 P3

Pool F[]

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	3	1	1	167	163	1.025	4	3	1.333
2	Brazil	3	1	1	203	199	1.020	5	4	1.250
3	Bulgaria	3	1	1	172	180	0.956	3	5	0.600

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	17:07	Brazil	2–3	Bulgaria	25–21	20–25	25–21	23–25	12–15	105–107	P2 P3
12 Jul	17:07	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	23–25	21–25	21–25			65–75	P2 P3
13 Jul	17:07	Russia	1–3	Brazil	25–22	23–25	20–25	24–26		92–98	P2 P3

Final four[]

	Semifinals				Final
	14 July
	Russia	3
					15 July
	United States	1
					Russia	1
	14 July
					Brazil	3
	Poland	1
	Brazil	3
					3rd place match
					15 July
					Poland	1
					United States	3

Semifinals[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	17:07	Russia	3–1	United States	25–22	17–25	25–13	25–21		92–81	P2 P3
14 Jul	20:07	Poland	1–3	Brazil	23–25	25–23	21–25	23–25		92–98	P2 P3

3rd place match[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	17:07	Poland	1–3	United States	19–25	21–25	25–22	19–25		84–97	P2 P3

Final[]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	20:07	Russia	1–3	Brazil	25–18	23–25	26–28	22–25		96–96	P2 P3

Final standing[]

Awards[]

External links[]

• Official website