1977_FIVB_Men's_World_Cup

1977 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Japan
Dates	17–29 November
Teams	12
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	Cuba
Fourth place	Poland
Tournament awards
MVP	Tomasz Wójtowicz
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1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

Volleyball competition held in Japan

The 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 29 November 1977 in Japan. It was the 3rd edition of the competition.

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The FIVB Men’s World Cup made its final breakthrough when the decision was taken to hold the competition in Japan from that point on. The tournament was held there for the first time in 1977, and the mix of competitors from around the world was the most varied it had ever been. Only three of the twelve participating teams were from Europe. Soviet Union won their second title of World Cup.^[1]

Results

First round

Second round

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FIVB Men’s World Cup: A history of Russian success - fivb.org - 07-09-2015

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Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	—	―	1	Japan
1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship	25 Sep – 2 Oct 1977	Finland	3	Soviet Union
				Poland
				~~Romania~~ Bulgaria *
1975 Men's European Volleyball Championship	18–25 Oct 1975	Yugoslavia	1	~~Yugoslavia~~ United States *
1977 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	1977	Santo Domingo	3	Cuba
				Mexico
				Canada
Asian Qualifier	16–21 November 1976	Hong Kong	2	South Korea
Asian Qualifier	16–21 November 1976	Hong Kong	2	China
1977 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	26 Feb – 5 Mar 1977	Peru	1	Brazil
1976 Men's African Volleyball Championship	1976	Tunis	1	Egypt
Total			12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	4	6	2	3.000	113	75	1.507	1st–8th pools
2	Brazil	2	1	1	3	5	3	1.667	99	91	1.088	1st–8th pools
3	United States	2	0	2	2	0	6	0.000	44	90	0.489	9th–12th places

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
17 Nov	Brazil	3–0	United States	15–8	15–8	15–7			45–23
18 Nov	Japan	3–0	United States	15–7	15–9	15–5			45–21
19 Nov	Japan	3–2	Brazil	13–15	10–15	15–9	15–10	15–5	68–54

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	2	2	0	4	6	1	6.000	97	58	1.672	1st–8th pools
2	China	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	80	68	1.176	1st–8th pools
3	Canada	2	0	2	2	0	6	0.000	39	90	0.433	9th–12th places

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
17 Nov	China	3–0	Canada	15–5	15–3	15–8		45–16
18 Nov	Poland	3–0	Canada	15–13	15–7	15–3		45–23
19 Nov	Poland	3–1	China	15–5	15–8	7–15	15–7	52–35

1977_FIVB_Men's_World_Cup

1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

Qualification

Results

First round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Second round

Pool E

Pool F

9th–12th places

Final round

5th–8th places

Final places

Final standing

Awards

References

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	2	2	0	4	6	0	MAX	90	50	1.800	1st–8th pools
2	South Korea	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	68	1.132	1st–8th pools
3	Mexico	2	0	2	2	0	6	0.000	41	90	0.456	9th–12th places

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
17 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	South Korea	15–9	15–12	15–11	45–32
18 Nov	South Korea	3–0	Mexico	15–13	15–3	15–7	45–23
19 Nov	Soviet Union	3–0	Mexico	15–4	15–7	15–7	45–18

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	2	2	0	4	6	1	6.000	96	47	2.043	1st–8th pools
2	Bulgaria	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	80	64	1.250	1st–8th pools
3	Egypt	2	0	2	2	0	6	0.000	25	90	0.278	9th–12th places

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
17 Nov	Cuba	3–1	Bulgaria	15–5	6–15	15–7	15–8	51–35
18 Nov	Cuba	3–0	Egypt	15–8	15–1	15–3		45–12
19 Nov	Bulgaria	3–0	Egypt	15–4	15–1	15–8		45–13

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	6	9	3	3.000	167	141	1.184	Final places
2	Japan	3	2	1	5	8	6	1.333	168	148	1.135	Final places
3	China	3	1	2	4	6	6	1.000	141	146	0.966	5th–8th places
4	South Korea	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	103	144	0.715	5th–8th places

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Nov	Japan	3–2	China	15–9	15–8	14–16	15–9		59–42
22 Nov	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	15–7	15–12	15–13			45–32
23 Nov	Japan	3–1	South Korea	15–11	8–15	15–6	15–10		53–42
23 Nov	Cuba	3–1	China	15–13	13–15	15–13	15–12		58–53
24 Nov	China	3–0	South Korea	15–12	15–3	16–14			46–29
24 Nov	Cuba	3–2	Japan	15–8	7–15	12–15	15–7	15–11	64–56

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	6	9	4	2.250	177	126	1.405	Final places
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	159	129	1.233	Final places
3	Brazil	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	103	127	0.811	5th–8th places
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	100	157	0.637	5th–8th places

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
9	Mexico	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	153	84	1.821
10	United States	3	2	1	5	6	4	1.500	124	102	1.216
11	Egypt	3	1	2	4	3	7	0.429	89	145	0.614
12	Canada	3	0	3	3	3	9	0.333	135	170	0.794

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
22 Nov	Mexico	3–1	Canada	15–10	15–4	13–15	15–10	58–39
22 Nov	United States	3–0	Egypt	15–6	15–2	15–3		45–11
23 Nov	Mexico	3–0	United States	15–7	15–8	15–5		45–20
23 Nov	Egypt	3–1	Canada	15–10	8–15	15–12	15–13	53–50
24 Nov	United States	3–1	Canada	15–11	14–16	15–10	15–9	59–46
24 Nov	Mexico	3–0	Egypt	15–3	20–18	15–4		50–25

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
5	China	3	2	1	5	7	3	2.333	131	112	1.170
6	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	131	120	1.092
7	South Korea	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	141	132	1.068
8	Brazil	3	1	2	4	4	8	0.500	130	169	0.769

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Nov	China	3–0	South Korea	15–9	15–11	15–10			45–30
27 Nov	Bulgaria	3–1	Brazil	12–15	15–11	15–5	15–4		57–35
28 Nov	China	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–6	16–14			46–28
28 Nov	South Korea	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–8	15–5			45–20
29 Nov	Brazil	3–2	South Korea	15–10	10–15	15–12	11–15	16–14	67–66
29 Nov	Bulgaria	3–1	China	9–15	15–8	15–8	15–9		54–40

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	149	70	2.129
2	Japan	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	0	0	—
3	Cuba	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	100	138	0.725
4	Poland	3	1	2	4	3	8	0.375	0	0	—