2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

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".

2006 Men's 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
MVP Gilberto Godoy Filho
Tournament statistics
Matches played104
Attendance298,352 (2,869 per match)
Official website

Host

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

Qualification
Main article: 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 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
Main article: 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 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 Final round
Hiroshima, Japan Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima Green Arena Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,750 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 13,291

First round
Japan fans flag.
Qualified for the Second round

Pool A
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 10 5 0 376 312 1.205 15 0 MAX
2  Japan 8 3 2 488 476 1.025 11 10 1.100
3  Argentina 7 2 3 487 485 1.004 9 12 0.750
4  Puerto Rico 7 2 3 490 493 0.994 9 12 0.750
5  China 7 2 3 473 499 0.948 9 13 0.692
6  Egypt 6 1 4 470 519 0.906 8 14 0.571
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov13:00Poland  3–0  China 25–2125–2025–21  75–62P2 P3
17 Nov15:00Puerto Rico  3–2  Argentina 19–2534–3228–2621–2515–13117–121P2 P3
17 Nov18:00Egypt  2–3  Japan 13–2521–2526–2426–2412–1598–113P2 P3
18 Nov13:00Argentina  0–3  Poland 21–2522–2522–25  65–75P2 P3
18 Nov15:00Egypt  3–2  Puerto Rico 27–2919–2525–2125–2015–12111–107P2 P3
18 Nov18:00Japan  2–3  China 25–2222–2520–2525–2313–15105–110P2 P3
19 Nov13:00China  2–3  Argentina 25–2221–2525–1717–2515–17103–106P2 P3
19 Nov15:20Poland  3–0  Egypt 25–1325–1926–24  76–56P2 P3
19 Nov18:00Puerto Rico  1–3  Japan 23–2520–2525–2134–36 102–107P2 P3
21 Nov13:00Egypt  2–3  China 25–2225–2230–3220–2516–18116–119P2 P3
21 Nov15:30Puerto Rico  0–3  Poland 22–2522–2523–25  67–75P2 P3
21 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Argentina 25–1622–2527–2527–25 101–91P2 P3
22 Nov13:00China  1–3  Puerto Rico 17–2513–2525–2124–26 79–97P2 P3
22 Nov15:05Argentina  3–1  Egypt 25–1829–3125–2025–20 104–89P2 P3
22 Nov18:00Poland  3–0  Japan 25–1825–2125–23  75–62P2 P3

Pool B
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 9 4 1 418 350 1.194 13 4 3.250
2  France 9 4 1 491 466 1.054 13 7 1.857
3  Germany 9 4 1 409 391 1.046 12 5 2.400
4  Cuba 7 2 3 401 424 0.946 8 11 0.727
5  Greece 6 1 4 408 446 0.915 6 13 0.462
6  Australia 5 0 5 402 452 0.889 3 15 0.200
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00Cuba  1–3  Brazil 25–2119–2515–2522–25 81–96P2 P3
17 Nov16:15Greece  1–3  France 22–2522–2525–2217–25 86–97P2 P3
17 Nov18:40Germany  3–1  Australia 20–2525–2225–2130–28 100–96P2 P3
18 Nov14:00Brazil  3–0  Greece 25–1925–1825–16  75–53P2 P3
18 Nov16:00Australia  1–3  France 23–2528–3026–2424–26 101–105P2 P3
18 Nov18:40Germany  3–0  Cuba 25–1425–2325–20  75–57P2 P3
19 Nov14:00Cuba  3–0  Australia 25–1525–1925–20  75–54P2 P3
19 Nov16:00Greece  0–3  Germany 22–2526–2821–25  69–78P2 P3
19 Nov18:05France  3–1  Brazil 20–2525–2225–2329–27 99–97P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Cuba  3–2  Greece 25–1920–2525–2221–2515–12106–103P2 P3
21 Nov16:35Australia  0–3  Brazil 19–2519–2523–25  61–75P2 P3
21 Nov18:25Germany  3–1  France 22–2525–2128–2625–22 100–94P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–1325–2125–22  75–56P2 P3
22 Nov16:00France  3–1  Cuba 25–2125–1921–2525–17 96–82P2 P3
22 Nov18:20Greece  3–1  Australia 25–2025–2222–2525–23 97–90P2 P3

Pool C
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 10 5 0 449 398 1.128 15 4 3.750
2  Italy 9 4 1 463 402 1.152 14 6 2.333
3  Czech Republic 7 2 3 386 377 1.024 8 9 0.889
4  United States 7 2 3 400 420 0.952 8 10 0.800
5  Venezuela 7 2 3 401 433 0.926 8 11 0.727
6  Iran 5 0 5 350 419 0.835 2 15 0.133
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00United States  1–3  Venezuela 18–2525–2021–2518–25 82–95P2 P3
17 Nov16:28Czech Republic  3–0  Iran 25–2325–1925–22  75–64P2 P3
17 Nov18:25Italy  2–3  Bulgaria 25–2024–2616–2525–168–1598–102P2 P3
18 Nov14:01Iran  1–3  Venezuela 20–2525–2317–2520–25 82–98P2 P3
18 Nov16:25Czech Republic  0–3  Italy 22–2519–2523–25  64–75P2 P3
18 Nov18:21Bulgaria  3–0  United States 30–2825–2225–21  80–71P2 P3
19 Nov14:01United States  3–1  Czech Republic 25–1615–2525–2025–23 90–84P2 P3
19 Nov16:20Venezuela  1–3  Bulgaria 25–2217–2522–2517–25 81–97P2 P3
19 Nov18:46Italy  3–1  Iran 25–1521–2525–2125–19 96–80P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Iran  0–3  Bulgaria 19–2518–2523–25  60–75P2 P3
21 Nov16:00Czech Republic  3–0  Venezuela 25–2025–1425–19  75–53P2 P3
21 Nov18:00Italy  3–1  United States 22–2525–1725–2225–18 97–82P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Bulgaria  3–1  Czech Republic 20–2525–2225–2025–21 95–88P2 P3
22 Nov16:25United States  3–0  Iran 25–1925–2225–23  75–64P2 P3
22 Nov18:26Venezuela  1–3  Italy 13–2525–2221–2515–25 74–97P2 P3

Pool D
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia and Montenegro 10 5 0 420 339 1.239 15 2 7.500
2  Russia 9 4 1 367 296 1.240 12 3 4.000
3  Canada 8 3 2 403 409 0.985 9 9 1.000
4  Tunisia 7 2 3 406 445 0.912 8 11 0.727
5  South Korea 6 1 4 433 469 0.923 7 13 0.538
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 5 351 422 0.832 2 15 0.133
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov14:00Canada  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2126–2425–21  76–66P2 P3
17 Nov16:00Russia  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro 22–2518–2523–25  63–75P2 P3
17 Nov18:00Tunisia  3–2  South Korea 25–2224–2617–2528–2615–13109–112P2 P3
18 Nov14:00Russia  3–0  Tunisia 25–1529–2725–20  79–62P2 P3
18 Nov16:00Serbia and Montenegro  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–1622–2525–1825–22 97–81P2 P3
18 Nov18:10South Korea  1–3  Canada 28–2623–2516–2523–25 90–101P2 P3
19 Nov14:00Kazakhstan  1–3  South Korea 22–2525–2318–2521–25 86–98P2 P3
19 Nov16:15Tunisia  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro 21–2512–2523–25  56–75P2 P3
19 Nov18:00Canada  0–3  Russia 19–2520–2521–25  60–75P2 P3
21 Nov14:00Tunisia  2–3  Canada 15–2529–2725–2121–2513–15103–113P2 P3
21 Nov16:35Serbia and Montenegro  3–1  South Korea 25–2223–2525–2125–18 98–86P2 P3
21 Nov18:50Russia  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1625–1825–18  75–52P2 P3
22 Nov14:00Kazakhstan  0–3  Tunisia 19–2523–2524–26  66–76P2 P3
22 Nov16:00Canada  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro 18–2518–2517–25  53–75P2 P3
22 Nov18:00South Korea  0–3  Russia 13–2521–2513–25  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.
Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals
Qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals

Pool E
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 14 7 0 556 479 1.161 21 2 10.500
2  Serbia and Montenegro 13 6 1 561 479 1.171 18 5 3.600
3  Russia 12 5 2 545 461 1.182 17 6 2.833
4  Japan 11 4 3 600 607 0.988 12 14 0.857
5  Puerto Rico 9 2 5 625 654 0.956 10 17 0.588
6  Canada 9 2 5 527 605 0.871 7 19 0.368
7  Argentina 8 1 6 621 674 0.921 9 20 0.450
8  Tunisia 8 1 6 612 688 0.890 9 20 0.450
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov11:00Argentina  0–3  Russia 18–2520–2514–25  52–75P2 P3
25 Nov13:00Puerto Rico  1–3  Serbia and Montenegro 18–2523–2525–2023–25 89–95P2 P3
25 Nov15:05Poland  3–0  Tunisia 25–2225–1825–23  75–63P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Canada 23–2525–2125–1725–22 98–85P2 P3
26 Nov11:00Argentina  1–3  Serbia and Montenegro 18–2516–2526–2417–25 77–99P2 P3
26 Nov13:05Poland  3–0  Canada 25–2125–1725–17  75–55P2 P3
26 Nov15:00Puerto Rico  0–3  Russia 20–2516–2515–25  51–75P2 P3
26 Nov18:00Japan  3–2  Tunisia 23–2523–2525–2225–2315–6111–101P2 P3
28 Nov11:00Puerto Rico  3–0  Canada 25–2225–2125–16  75–59P2 P3
28 Nov13:00Argentina  3–2  Tunisia 25–2025–2721–2525–2115–12111–105P2 P3
28 Nov15:25Poland  3–2  Russia 19–2519–2525–2225–2015–11103–103P2 P3
28 Nov18:07Japan  0–3  Serbia and Montenegro 26–2816–2521–25  63–78P2 P3
29 Nov11:00Argentina  2–3  Canada 25–1925–1821–2520–2513–15104–102P2 P3
29 Nov13:25Puerto Rico  2–3  Tunisia 40–3826–2825–1622–2511–15124–122P2 P3
29 Nov16:05Poland  3–0  Serbia and Montenegro 28–2625–1925–19  78–64P2 P3
29 Nov18:05Japan  0–3  Russia 20–2518–2520–25  58–75P2 P3

Pool F
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 13 6 1 589 510 1.155 19 5 3.800
2  Bulgaria 13 6 1 645 601 1.073 19 9 2.111
3  France 12 5 2 679 640 1.061 18 12 1.500
4  Italy 11 4 3 606 564 1.074 16 11 1.455
5  United States 10 3 4 579 619 0.935 12 15 0.800
6  Germany 9 2 5 577 609 0.947 10 16 0.625
7  Czech Republic 8 1 6 565 602 0.939 6 19 0.316
8  Cuba 8 1 6 523 618 0.846 6 19 0.316
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Nov11:00Cuba  0–3  Bulgaria 22–2518–2520–25  60–75P2 P3
25 Nov13:00Brazil  3–0  United States 25–1925–1825–23  75–60P2 P3
25 Nov15:00France  3–0  Czech Republic 25–1925–2325–18  75–60P2 P3
25 Nov18:00Germany  0–3  Italy 23–2522–2516–25  61–75P2 P3
26 Nov11:00France  3–2  United States 17–2525–1224–2625–1715–11106–91P2 P3
26 Nov13:30Brazil  3–0  Czech Republic 25–2225–2026–24  76–66P2 P3
26 Nov15:25Germany  1–3  Bulgaria 22–2525–2320–2518–25 85–98P2 P3
26 Nov18:00Cuba  1–3  Italy 20–2515–2525–2315–25 75–98P2 P3
28 Nov11:00France  2–3  Bulgaria 25–2325–2222–2522–2510–15104–110P2 P3
28 Nov13:35Germany  2–3  United States 28–3025–1526–2424–2613–15116–110P2 P3
28 Nov16:30Brazil  3–0  Italy 25–2325–2025–20  75–63P2 P3
28 Nov18:20Cuba  3–1  Czech Republic 31–2926–2424–2626–24 107–103P2 P3
29 Nov11:00Cuba  0–3  United States 22–2517–2522–25  61–75P2 P3
29 Nov13:00Brazil  3–1  Bulgaria 25–2220–2525–2225–16 95–85P2 P3
29 Nov15:15Germany  1–3  Czech Republic 23–2527–2521–2513–25 84–100P2 P3
29 Nov18:00France  3–2  Italy 25–2325–1717–2523–2515–10105–100P2 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

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