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".

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

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

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	5	5	0	10	15	0	MAX	376	312	1.205	Second round
2	Japan	5	3	2	8	11	10	1.100	488	476	1.025
3	Argentina	5	2	3	7	9	12	0.750	487	485	1.004
4	Puerto Rico	5	2	3	7	9	12	0.750	490	493	0.994
5	China	5	2	3	7	9	13	0.692	473	499	0.948
6	Egypt	5	1	4	6	8	14	0.571	470	519	0.906

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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

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Pool B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	4	1	9	13	4	3.250	418	350	1.194	Second round
2	France	5	4	1	9	13	7	1.857	491	466	1.054
3	Germany	5	4	1	9	12	5	2.400	409	391	1.046
4	Cuba	5	2	3	7	8	11	0.727	401	424	0.946
5	Greece	5	1	4	6	6	13	0.462	408	446	0.915
6	Australia	5	0	5	5	3	15	0.200	402	452	0.889

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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

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Pool C

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	5	5	0	10	15	4	3.750	449	398	1.128	Second round
2	Italy	5	4	1	9	14	6	2.333	463	402	1.152
3	Czech Republic	5	2	3	7	8	9	0.889	386	377	1.024
4	United States	5	2	3	7	8	10	0.800	400	420	0.952
5	Venezuela	5	2	3	7	8	11	0.727	401	433	0.926
6	Iran	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	350	419	0.835

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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

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Pool D

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Serbia and Montenegro	5	5	0	10	15	2	7.500	420	339	1.239	Second round
2	Russia	5	4	1	9	12	3	4.000	367	296	1.240
3	Canada	5	3	2	8	9	9	1.000	403	409	0.985
4	Tunisia	5	2	3	7	8	11	0.727	406	445	0.912
5	South Korea	5	1	4	6	7	13	0.538	433	469	0.923
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	351	422	0.832

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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

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• 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.

Pool E

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	7	7	0	14	21	2	10.500	556	479	1.161	Semifinals
2	Serbia and Montenegro	7	6	1	13	18	5	3.600	561	479	1.171
3	Russia	7	5	2	12	17	6	2.833	545	461	1.182	5th–8th semifinals
4	Japan	7	4	3	11	12	14	0.857	600	607	0.988
5	Puerto Rico	7	2	5	9	10	17	0.588	625	654	0.956	9th–12th semifinals
6	Canada	7	2	5	9	7	19	0.368	527	605	0.871
7	Argentina	7	1	6	8	9	20	0.450	621	674	0.921
8	Tunisia	7	1	6	8	9	20	0.450	612	688	0.890

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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

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Pool F

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	7	6	1	13	19	5	3.800	589	510	1.155	Semifinals
2	Bulgaria	7	6	1	13	19	9	2.111	645	601	1.073
3	France	7	5	2	12	18	12	1.500	679	640	1.061	5th–8th semifinals
4	Italy	7	4	3	11	16	11	1.455	606	564	1.074
5	United States	7	3	4	10	12	15	0.800	579	619	0.935	9th–12th semifinals
6	Germany	7	2	5	9	10	16	0.625	577	609	0.947
7	Czech Republic	7	1	6	8	6	19	0.316	565	602	0.939
8	Cuba	7	1	6	8	6	19	0.316	523	618	0.846

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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

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• 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

More information Date, Time ...

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

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11th place match

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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

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9th place match

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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

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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

More information Date, Time ...

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

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7th place match

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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

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5th place match

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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

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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

More information Date, Time ...

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

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3rd place match

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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

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Final

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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

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