2006 FIVB World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates17 November – 3 December
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Officially opened byAkihito
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place Serbia and Montenegro
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Gilberto Godoy Filho
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Attendance298,352 (2,869 per match)
Official website
FIVB

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".

Host

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

Qualification

Africa (CAVB) Asia and Oceania (AVC) Europe (CEV) North America (NORCECA) South America (CSV)
Pool C Winners:  Tunisia
Pool D Winners:  Egypt		 Host Country:  Japan
Pool D Winners:  Kazakhstan
Pool E Winners:  China
Pool F Winners:  Iran
Playoff Winners:  South Korea
Playoff Runners-up:  Australia		 Pool I Winners:  Germany
Pool I Runners-up:  Italy
Pool J Winners:  Greece
Pool J Runners-up:  Serbia and Montenegro
Pool K Winners:  France
Pool K Runners-up:  Czech Republic
Pool L Winners:  Russia
Pool L Runners-up:  Poland
Playoff Winners:  Bulgaria		 Pool D Winners:  United States
Pool D Runners-up:  Puerto Rico
Pool E Winners:  Cuba
Pool E Runners-up:  Canada		 Defending Champions:  Brazil
Pool A Winners:  Argentina
Pool B Winners:  Venezuela

Pools composition

First round

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 September 2005. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The draw was held in Tokyo, Japan on 29 November 2005. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 16th.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Japan (Hosts)  Brazil (1)  Italy (2)  Serbia and Montenegro (3)
 Argentina (7)  France (6)  United States (5)  Russia (4)
 Poland (8)  Greece (9)  Venezuela (10)  South Korea (11)
 China (18)  Cuba (12)  Bulgaria (16)  Canada (13)
 Egypt (21)  Australia (20)  Iran (22)  Tunisia (19)
 Puerto Rico (27)  Germany (24)  Czech Republic (23)  Kazakhstan (26)

Second round

Pool E Pool F
1A Poland 1B Brazil
1D Serbia and Montenegro 1C Bulgaria
2A Japan 2B France
2D Russia 2C Italy
3A Argentina 3B Germany
3D Canada 3C Czech Republic
4A Puerto Rico 4B Cuba
4D Tunisia 4C United States

Squads

Venues

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D and E
Saitama, Japan Fukuoka, Japan Nagano, Japan Sendai, Japan
Saitama Super Arena Marine Messe Fukuoka White Ring Sendai Gymnasium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 5,705
Pool F Final round
2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Japan)
Hiroshima, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima Green Arena Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,750 Capacity: 13,291 Capacity: 10,000

First round

Japan fans flag.

Pool A

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov13:00Poland 3–0 China25–2125–2025–21  75–62P2 P3
17 Nov15:00Puerto Rico 3–2 Argentina19–2534–3228–2621–2515–13117–121P2 P3
17 Nov18:00Egypt 2–3 Japan13–2521–2526–2426–2412–1598–113P2 P3
18 Nov13:00Argentina 0–3 Poland21–2522–2522–25  65–75P2 P3
18 Nov15:00Egypt 3–2 Puerto Rico27–2919–2525–2125–2015–12111–107P2 P3
18 Nov18:00Japan 2–3 China25–2222–2520–2525–2313–15105–110P2 P3
19 Nov13:00China 2–3 Argentina25–2221–2525–1717–2515–17103–106P2 P3
19 Nov15:20Poland 3–0 Egypt25–1325–1926–24  76–56P2 P3
19 Nov18:00Puerto Rico 1–3 Japan23–2520–2525–2134–36 102–107P2 P3
21 Nov13:00Egypt 2–3 China25–2225–2230–3220–2516–18116–119P2 P3
21 Nov15:30Puerto Rico 0–3 Poland22–2522–2523–25  67–75P2 P3
21 Nov18:00Japan 3–1 Argentina25–1622–2527–2527–25 101–91P2 P3
22 Nov13:00China 1–3 Puerto Rico17–2513–2525–2124–26 79–97P2 P3
22 Nov15:05Argentina 3–1 Egypt25–1829–3125–2025–20 104–89P2 P3
22 Nov18:00Poland 3–0 Japan25–1825–2125–23  75–62P2 P3

Pool B

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00Cuba 1–3 Brazil25–2119–2515–2522–25 81–96P2 P3
17 Nov16:15Greece 1–3 France22–2522–2525–2217–25 86–97P2 P3
17 Nov18:40Germany 3–1 Australia20–2525–2225–2130–28 100–96P2 P3
18 Nov14:00Brazil 3–0 Greece25–1925–1825–16  75–53P2 P3
18 Nov16:00Australia 1–3 France23–2528–3026–2424–26 101–105P2 P3
18 Nov18:40Germany 3–0 Cuba25–1425–2325–20  75–57P2 P3
19 Nov14:00Cuba 3–0 Australia25–1525–1925–20  75–54P2 P3
19 Nov16:00Greece 0–3 Germany22–2526–2821–25  69–78P2 P3
19 Nov18:05France 3–1 Brazil20–2525–2225–2329–27 99–97P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Cuba 3–2 Greece25–1920–2525–2221–2515–12106–103P2 P3
21 Nov16:35Australia 0–3 Brazil19–2519–2523–25  61–75P2 P3
21 Nov18:25Germany 3–1 France22–2525–2128–2625–22 100–94P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Brazil 3–0 Germany25–1325–2125–22  75–56P2 P3
22 Nov16:00France 3–1 Cuba25–2125–1921–2525–17 96–82P2 P3
22 Nov18:20Greece 3–1 Australia25–2025–2222–2525–23 97–90P2 P3

Pool C

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00United States 1–3 Venezuela18–2525–2021–2518–25 82–95P2 P3
17 Nov16:28Czech Republic 3–0 Iran25–2325–1925–22  75–64P2 P3
17 Nov18:25Italy 2–3 Bulgaria25–2024–2616–2525–168–1598–102P2 P3
18 Nov14:01Iran 1–3 Venezuela20–2525–2317–2520–25 82–98P2 P3
18 Nov16:25Czech Republic 0–3 Italy22–2519–2523–25  64–75P2 P3
18 Nov18:21Bulgaria 3–0 United States30–2825–2225–21  80–71P2 P3
19 Nov14:01United States 3–1 Czech Republic25–1615–2525–2025–23 90–84P2 P3
19 Nov16:20Venezuela 1–3 Bulgaria25–2217–2522–2517–25 81–97P2 P3
19 Nov18:46Italy 3–1 Iran25–1521–2525–2125–19 96–80P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Iran 0–3 Bulgaria19–2518–2523–25  60–75P2 P3
21 Nov16:00Czech Republic 3–0 Venezuela25–2025–1425–19  75–53P2 P3
21 Nov18:00Italy 3–1 United States22–2525–1725–2225–18 97–82P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Bulgaria 3–1 Czech Republic20–2525–2225–2025–21 95–88P2 P3
22 Nov16:25United States 3–0 Iran25–1925–2225–23  75–64P2 P3
22 Nov18:26Venezuela 1–3 Italy13–2525–2221–2515–25 74–97P2 P3

Pool D

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00Canada 3–0 Kazakhstan25–2126–2425–21  76–66P2 P3
17 Nov16:00Russia 0–3 Serbia and Montenegro22–2518–2523–25  63–75P2 P3
17 Nov18:00Tunisia 3–2 South Korea25–2224–2617–2528–2615–13109–112P2 P3
18 Nov14:00Russia 3–0 Tunisia25–1529–2725–20  79–62P2 P3
18 Nov16:00Serbia and Montenegro 3–1 Kazakhstan25–1622–2525–1825–22 97–81P2 P3
18 Nov18:10South Korea 1–3 Canada28–2623–2516–2523–25 90–101P2 P3
19 Nov14:00Kazakhstan 1–3 South Korea22–2525–2318–2521–25 86–98P2 P3
19 Nov16:15Tunisia 0–3 Serbia and Montenegro21–2512–2523–25  56–75P2 P3
19 Nov18:00Canada 0–3 Russia19–2520–2521–25  60–75P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Tunisia 2–3 Canada15–2529–2725–2121–2513–15103–113P2 P3
21 Nov16:35Serbia and Montenegro 3–1 South Korea25–2223–2525–2125–18 98–86P2 P3
21 Nov18:50Russia 3–0 Kazakhstan25–1625–1825–18  75–52P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Kazakhstan 0–3 Tunisia19–2523–2524–26  66–76P2 P3
22 Nov16:00Canada 0–3 Serbia and Montenegro18–2518–2517–25  53–75P2 P3
22 Nov18:00South Korea 0–3 Russia13–2521–2513–25  47–75P2 P3

Second round

  • 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

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov11:00Argentina 0–3 Russia18–2520–2514–25  52–75P2 P3
25 Nov13:00Puerto Rico 1–3 Serbia and Montenegro18–2523–2525–2023–25 89–95P2 P3
25 Nov15:05Poland 3–0 Tunisia25–2225–1825–23  75–63P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Japan 3–1 Canada23–2525–2125–1725–22 98–85P2 P3
26 Nov11:00Argentina 1–3 Serbia and Montenegro18–2516–2526–2417–25 77–99P2 P3
26 Nov13:05Poland 3–0 Canada25–2125–1725–17  75–55P2 P3
26 Nov15:00Puerto Rico 0–3 Russia20–2516–2515–25  51–75P2 P3
26 Nov18:00Japan 3–2 Tunisia23–2523–2525–2225–2315–6111–101P2 P3
28 Nov11:00Puerto Rico 3–0 Canada25–2225–2125–16  75–59P2 P3
28 Nov13:00Argentina 3–2 Tunisia25–2025–2721–2525–2115–12111–105P2 P3
28 Nov15:25Poland 3–2 Russia19–2519–2525–2225–2015–11103–103P2 P3
28 Nov18:07Japan 0–3 Serbia and Montenegro26–2816–2521–25  63–78P2 P3
29 Nov11:00Argentina 2–3 Canada25–1925–1821–2520–2513–15104–102P2 P3
29 Nov13:25Puerto Rico 2–3 Tunisia40–3826–2825–1622–2511–15124–122P2 P3
29 Nov16:05Poland 3–0 Serbia and Montenegro28–2625–1925–19  78–64P2 P3
29 Nov18:05Japan 0–3 Russia20–2518–2520–25  58–75P2 P3

Pool F

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
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov11:00Cuba 0–3 Bulgaria22–2518–2520–25  60–75P2 P3
25 Nov13:00Brazil 3–0 United States25–1925–1825–23  75–60P2 P3
25 Nov15:00France 3–0 Czech Republic25–1925–2325–18  75–60P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Germany 0–3 Italy23–2522–2516–25  61–75P2 P3
26 Nov11:00France 3–2 United States17–2525–1224–2625–1715–11106–91P2 P3
26 Nov13:30Brazil 3–0 Czech Republic25–2225–2026–24  76–66P2 P3
26 Nov15:25Germany 1–3 Bulgaria22–2525–2320–2518–25 85–98P2 P3
26 Nov18:00Cuba 1–3 Italy20–2515–2525–2315–25 75–98P2 P3
28 Nov11:00France 2–3 Bulgaria25–2325–2222–2522–2510–15104–110P2 P3
28 Nov13:35Germany 2–3 United States28–3025–1526–2424–2613–15116–110P2 P3
28 Nov16:30Brazil 3–0 Italy25–2325–2025–20  75–63P2 P3
28 Nov18:20Cuba 3–1 Czech Republic31–2926–2424–2626–24 107–103P2 P3
29 Nov11:00Cuba 0–3 United States22–2517–2522–25  61–75P2 P3
29 Nov13:00Brazil 3–1 Bulgaria25–2220–2525–2225–16 95–85P2 P3
29 Nov15:15Germany 1–3 Czech Republic23–2527–2521–2513–25 84–100P2 P3
29 Nov18:00France 3–2 Italy25–2325–1717–2523–2515–10105–100P2 P3

Final round

9th–12th places

Polish players at their semifinal.
 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
 Puerto Rico1
 
3 December
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany3
 
2 December
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Canada2
 
11th place match
 
 
3 December
 
 
 Puerto Rico1
 
 
 Canada3

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Dec14:00TMGUnited States  3–2  Canada 25–2124–2612–2525–2115–9101–102P2 P3
2 Dec16:30TMGPuerto Rico  1–3  Germany 19–2525–2319–2518–25 81–98P2 P3

11th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec12:00YNGPuerto Rico  1–3  Canada 17–2525–1822–2521–25 85–93P2 P3

9th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec13:00TMGGermany  3–2  United States 25–1725–1825–2720–2517–15112–102P2 P3

5th–8th places

Japan vs. France.
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
 Russia0
 
3 December
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy3
 
2 December
 
 France0
 
 France3
 
 
 Japan1
 
7th place match
 
 
3 December
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Japan1

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Dec18:00YNGFrance  3–1  Japan 25–2325–2725–1825–12 100–80P2 P3
2 Dec18:50TMGRussia  0–3  Italy 23–2522–2520–25  65–75P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec18:00YNGRussia  3–1  Japan 25–1822–2525–1825–17 97–78P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec15:40TMGItaly  3–0  France 25–1925–1730–28  80–64P2 P3

Final four

Brazil vs. Serbia & Montenegro.
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
 Poland3
 
3 December
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Poland0
 
2 December
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil3
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro1
 
3rd place match
 
 
3 December
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro1

Semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Dec12:30YNGBrazil  3–1  Serbia and Montenegro 25–1915–2525–2225–12 90–78P2 P3
2 Dec15:00YNGPoland  3–1  Bulgaria 25–2026–2825–2325–23 101–94P2 P3

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec14:30YNGBulgaria  3–1  Serbia and Montenegro 22–2525–2325–2325–23 97–94P2 P3

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Dec20:20YNGPoland  0–3  Brazil 12–2522–2517–25  51–75P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Marketing

Official song

The competition's official opening song was "Ready Go!" by Morning Musume .

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