FIVB World League 1990

The FIVB World League 1990 was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka, Japan.

Competing nations

Intercontinental Round

Pool A

Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	SR	PW	PL	PR
Italy	21	9	3	31	19	1.632	-	-	-
Brazil	21	9	3	29	20	1.450	-	-	-
France	17	5	7	24	26	0.923	-	-	-
United States	13	1	11	15	34	0.441	-	-	-

Pool B

Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	SR	PW	PL	PR
Netherlands	23	11	1	34	4	8.500	-	-	-
Soviet Union	20	8	4	26	15	1.733	-	-	-
Japan	17	5	7	16	23	0.696	-	-	-
China	12	0	12	2	36	0.056	-	-	-

Final Round

• All matches in Osaka, Japan.

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	1990-07-14 - Osaka
	Italy	3
	Soviet Union	2
					1990-07-15 - Osaka
					Italy	3
					Netherlands	0
					3rd place
	1990-07-14 - Osaka			1990-07-15 - Osaka
	Brazil	0		Soviet Union	1
	Netherlands	3			Brazil	3

July 14, 1990

Italy	3–2	Soviet Union	15-12, 16-17, 15-11, 14-16, 15-9
Brazil	0–3	Netherlands	7-15, 7-15, 10-15

July 15, 1990

Soviet Union	1–3	Brazil	16-14, 7-15, 10-15, 12-15
Italy	3–0	Netherlands	15-7, 16-14, 16-14

Final Standings

Place Team  Italy  Netherlands  Brazil 4.  Soviet Union 5.  France 6.  Japan 7.  United States 8.  China

FIVB World League 1990 Champions  Italy First title

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Andrea Zorzi

• Best Spiker
  • Ron Zwerver

• Best Setter
  • Paolo Tofoli

• Best Blocker
  • Andrea Gardini

• Best Receiver
  • Paolo Tofoli

External links

• 1990 World League Results
• Sports123
• Volleyball Almanac

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