2006 FIVB Men's World Championship

 

The 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November, 2006 to 3 December, 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. The team of 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 3rd place match.

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Egypt Puerto Rico Poland China Argentina Japan	Germany Cuba Greece France Brazil Australia	Czech Republic Italy United States Venezuela Bulgaria Iran	Russia Tunisia Canada Kazakhstan Serbia and Montenegro South Korea

Japan qualified as the host country, and Brazil qualified as defending champions.
The draw for the 2006 Champioship was held in Tokyo on 29 November 2005.

Squads

2006 FIVB Men's World Championship squads

Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIVB Men's World Championship qualification

Competition formula

First Round

The 24 teams have been drawn into four pools of six teams (A, B, C and D).

The teams play each other in a round-robin format, meaning each team plays five matches in the first round.

The winner of each match receives two match points, the loser receives one point and a team that forfeits a match receives no points.

At the end of the round-robin, the top four teams in each pool advance to the second round (16 teams in total), and the bottom two (eight in total) are eliminated.

If two or more teams have the same number of match points, the tie will be broken by points ratio (the number of points won during the five matches, divided by the number of points lost). This rule will also apply for the second round.

The four teams finishing in fifth position in their respective pools will all be given a final ranking of 17th. The four teams finishing sixth in their pools will all be given a final ranking of 21st.

There will be a total of 60 matches in the first round.

Second Round

The top four teams from Pool A and the top four teams from Pool D will go into Pool E. The top four teams from Pool B and the top four teams from Pool C will go into Pool F.

Each team will play a further four matches in the second round, but only against teams from the different first-round pools. For example, the four teams from Pool A will play only the four teams from Pool D in the second round.

The results and the points of matches in the first round will be carried forward to the second round, and these matches will not be played again.

On completion of the second round, the top six teams in Pool E and top six in Pool F will advance to the final stage (12 teams in total). The bottom two teams in each pool (four teams in total) will be eliminated.

The teams finishing seventh in Pool E and Pool F will both have a final ranking of 13th. The teams finishing eighth in Pool E and Pool F will both have a final ranking of 15th.

There will be a total of 32 matches in the second round.

Semi-Final & Final Round

The top two teams from Pool E and Pool F will enter the semi-finals, with E1 playing F2 and F1 playing E2. The two winners will meet in the final, and the two losers will play for third and fourth positions.

The teams finishing third and fourth in Pool E and Pool F will decide the final rankings from fifth to eighth. E3 will play F4 and F3 will play E4. The two winners will meet to determine fifth and sixth places, and the two losers will contest the play-off for seventh and eighth places.

The teams finishing fifth and sixth in Pool E and Pool F will decide the final rankings from ninth to 12th. E5 will play F6 and F5 will play E6. The two winners will meet to decide ninth and 10 places, and the two losers will meet to decide 11th and 12th places.

There will be a total of 12 matches in the final classification round, making a total of 104 matches in both the women's and men's competitions.

Venues

The first round games of the 2006 World Championship will take place in four cities:

• Saitama Super Arena(Saitama) - Group A
• Marine Messe Fukuoka(Fukuoka) - Group B
• White Ring(Nagano) - Group C
• Sendai Gymnasium(Sendai) - Group D
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium(Tokyo) - Final Round

First round

- After all matches played

* teams in bold secured qualification to second round

Pool A (Saitama)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Poland	10	5	5	0	15	0	376	312	1.205
Japan	8	5	3	2	11	10	488	476	1.025
Argentina	7	5	2	3	9	12	487	485	1.004
Puerto Rico	7	5	2	3	9	12	490	493	0.994
People's Republic of China	7	5	2	3	9	13	473	499	0.948
Egypt	6	5	1	4	8	14	470	519	0.906

November 17, 2006

Poland	3–0	China
Puerto Rico	3–2	Argentina
Egypt	2–3	Japan

November 18, 2006

Argentina	0–3	Poland
Egypt	3–2	Puerto Rico
Japan	2–3	China

November 19, 2006

China	2–3	Argentina
Poland	3–0	Egypt
Puerto Rico	1–3	Japan

November 21, 2006

Egypt	2–3	China
Puerto Rico	0–3	Poland
Japan	3–1	Argentina

November 22, 2006

China	1–3	Puerto Rico
Argentina	3–1	Egypt
Poland	3–0	Japan

Pool B (Fukuoka)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Brazil	9	5	4	1	13	4	418	350	1.194
France	9	5	4	1	13	7	491	466	1.054
Germany	9	5	4	1	12	5	409	391	1.046
Cuba	7	5	2	3	8	11	401	424	0.946
Greece	6	5	1	4	6	13	408	446	0.915
Australia	5	5	0	5	3	15	402	452	0.889

November 17, 2006

Cuba	1–3	Brazil
Greece	1–3	France
Germany	3–1	Australia

November 18, 2006

Brazil	3–0	Greece
Australia	1–3	France
Germany	3–0	Cuba

November 19, 2006

Cuba	3–0	Australia
Greece	0–3	Germany
France	3–1	Brazil

November 21, 2006

Cuba	3–2	Greece
Australia	0–3	Brazil
Germany	3–1	France

November 22, 2006

Brazil	3–0	Germany
France	3–1	Cuba
Greece	3–1	Australia

Pool C (Nagano)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Bulgaria	10	5	5	0	15	4	449	398	1.128
Italy	9	5	4	1	14	6	463	402	1.152
Czech Republic	7	5	2	3	8	9	386	377	1.024
U.S.A.	7	5	2	3	8	10	400	420	0.952
Venezuela	7	5	2	3	8	11	401	433	0.926
Iran	5	5	0	5	2	15	350	419	0.835

November 17, 2006

USA	1–3	Venezuela
Czech Republic	3–0	Iran
Italy	2–3	Bulgaria

November 18, 2006

Iran	1–3	Venezuela
Czech Republic	0–3	Italy
Bulgaria	3–0	USA

November 19, 2006

USA	3–1	Czech Republic
Venezuela	1–3	Bulgaria
Italy	3–1	Iran

November 21, 2006

Iran	0–3	Bulgaria
Czech Republic	3–0	Venezuela
Italy	3–1	USA

November 22, 2006

Bulgaria	3–1	Czech Republic
USA	3–0	Iran
Venezuela	1–3	Italy

Pool D (Sendai)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Serbia and Montenegro	10	5	5	0	15	2	420	339	1.239
Russia	9	5	4	1	12	3	367	296	1.240
Canada	8	5	3	2	9	9	403	409	0.985
Tunisia	7	5	2	3	8	11	406	445	0.912
Korea	6	5	1	4	7	13	433	469	0.923
Kazakhstan	5	5	0	5	2	15	351	422	0.832

November 17, 2006

Canada	3–0	Kazakhstan
Russia	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro
Tunisia	3–2	Korea

November 18, 2006

Russia	3–0	Tunisia
Serbia and Montenegro	3–1	Kazakhstan
Korea	1–3	Canada

November 19, 2006

Kazakhstan	1–3	Korea
Tunisia	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro
Canada	0–3	Russia

November 21, 2006

Tunisia	2–3	Canada
Serbia and Montenegro	3–1	Korea
Russia	3–0	Kazakhstan

November 22, 2006

Kazakhstan	0–3	Tunisia
Canada	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro
Korea	0–3	Russia

Second round

Pool E (Sendai)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Poland	14	7	7	0	21	2	556	479	1.161
Serbia and Montenegro	13	7	6	1	18	5	561	479	1.171
Russia	12	7	5	2	17	6	545	461	1.182
Japan	11	7	4	3	12	14	600	607	0.988
Puerto Rico	9	7	2	5	10	17	625	654	0.956
Canada	9	7	2	5	7	19	527	605	0.871
Argentina	8	7	1	6	9	20	621	674	0.921
Tunisia	8	7	1	6	9	20	612	688	0.890

November 25, 2006

Argentina	0–3	Russia
Puerto Rico	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro
Poland	3–0	Tunisia
Japan	3–1	Canada

November 26, 2006

Argentina	1–3	Serbia and Montenegro
Poland	3–0	Canada
Puerto Rico	0–3	Russia
Japan	3–2	Tunisia

November 28, 2006

Puerto Rico	3–0	Canada
Argentina	3–2	Tunisia
Poland	3–2	Russia
Japan	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro

November 29, 2006

Argentina	2–3	Canada
Puerto Rico	2–3	Tunisia
Poland	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro
Japan	0–3	Russia

Pool F (Hiroshima)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Ratio
Brazil	13	7	6	1	19	5	589	510	1.155
Bulgaria	13	7	6	1	19	9	645	601	1.073
France	12	7	5	2	18	12	679	640	1.061
Italy	11	7	4	3	16	11	606	564	1.074
U.S.A.	10	7	3	4	12	15	579	619	0.935
Germany	9	7	2	5	10	16	577	609	0.947
Czech Republic	8	7	1	6	6	19	565	602	0.939
Cuba	8	7	1	6	6	19	523	618	0.846

November 25, 2006

Cuba	0–3	Bulgaria
Brazil	3–0	U.S.A.
France	3–0	Czech Republic
Germany	0–3	Italy

November 26, 2006

France	3–2	U.S.A.
Brazil	3–0	Czech Republic
Germany	1–3	Bulgaria
Cuba	1–3	Italy

November 28, 2006

France	2–3	Bulgaria
Germany	2–3	U.S.A.
Brazil	3–0	Italy
Cuba	3–1	Czech Republic

November 29, 2006

Cuba	0–3	U.S.A.
Brazil	3–1