2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being held at Spodek, Katowice.

2014 Men's World Championship
Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2014
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
Dates30 August – 21 September
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Officially opened byBronisław Komorowski
Champions Poland (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Germany
Fourth place France
Tournament awards
MVP Mariusz Wlazły
Best Setter Lukas Kampa
Best OH Ricardo Lucarelli
Murilo Endres
Best MB Marcus Böhme
Karol Kłos
Best OPP Mariusz Wlazły
Best Libero Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played103
Attendance563,263 (5,469 per match)
Official website

The tournament was won by the host country Poland, who beat Brazil (who won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned as champions in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).[1]

563,263 fans[lower-alpha 1] watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.[2]

Host

Finals hosts Poland. The tournament was held in seven Poland cities.

Information

On 4 September 2008 the FIVB announced it had agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2014. "This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in volleyball but throughout the whole sports family," said FIVB Honorary Life President Rubén Acosta. "Poland – I'm sure about it – will make this championship very special."

Acosta and FIVB President Wei Jizhong agreed the deal in Warsaw following negotiations with the Polish Minister of Sport, Mirosław Drzewiecki; Mirosław Błaszczyk, President of the Board of Administration of Polsat Television; Polsat Television Sports Department Director, Marian Kmita and Polish Volleyball Federation President, Mirosław Przedpełski.

Volleyball in Poland has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity during the 2000s. The Polish Men's team finished as runners-up at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan and a year later, Katowice hosted one of the best-ever FIVB Volleyball World League Final Rounds. The remaining 12 teams were drawn across the bottom three positions of each of the four first round pools.

A record number of 279 teams participated in the qualification process for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championships. This total, coming from 166 national federations across the five FIVB confederations, represents an increase of 65 teams from the previous best of 214 teams from 119 federations for the 2010 World Championships (compared with 102 in 2006, 72 in 2002 and 63 in 1998).

Qualification
Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Hosts Poland were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five, and South America three places.

Africa (CAVB) Asia and Oceania (AVC) Europe (CEV) North America (NORCECA) South America (CSV)
Pool T Winners:  Cameroon
Pool U Winners:  Egypt
Pool V Winners:  Tunisia		 Pool A Winners:  Australia
Pool B Winners:  Iran
Pool C Winners:  China
Pool D Winners:  South Korea		 Host Country:  Poland
2013 CEV Champions:  Russia
2013 CEV Runners-up:  Italy
Pool I Winners:  Bulgaria
Pool J Winners:  Serbia
Pool K Winners:  Germany
Pool L Winners:  Belgium
Pool M Winners:  Finland
Third Round Best Runners-up:  France		 Pool O Winners:  United States
Pool P Winners:  Cuba
Pool Q Winners:  Canada
Pool R Winners:  Mexico
Playoff Winners:  Puerto Rico		 2013 CSV Champions:  Brazil
2013 CSV Runners-up:  Argentina
Qualifier 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 October 2013.[3] 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.[4] The draw was held in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January 2014. Because the CAVB and NORCECA qualification process were in progress on 27 January 2014, the best world rankings of CAVB (13, 15 and 19) and NORCECA (4, 7, 11, 20 and 22) were used when the draw was made.[5] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Poland (Hosts)  Brazil (1)  Russia (2)  Italy (3)
 Argentina (7)  Cuba (7, NOR 2)  Bulgaria (6)  United States (4, NOR 1)
 Serbia (9)  Germany (10)  Canada (11, NOR 3)  Iran (12)
 Australia (14)  Tunisia (13, CAVB 1)  Egypt (15, CAVB 2)  France (16)
 Cameroon (19, CAVB 3)  South Korea (21)  China (18)  Puerto Rico (20, NOR 4)
 Venezuela (31)  Finland (30)  Mexico (22, NOR 5)  Belgium (37)

Second round
Pool E Pool F
1A Poland 1B Brazil
1D France 1C Russia
2A Serbia 2B Germany
2D Iran 2C Canada
3A Argentina 3B Finland
3D United States 3C Bulgaria
4A Australia 4B Cuba
4D Italy 4C China

Third round

The third round draw was held in Łódź, Poland on 14 September 2014.[6] The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.

Pool G Pool H
1E France 1F Brazil
3F Germany 2E Poland
3E Iran 2F Russia

Squads
Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Venues

It was the first time Poland had hosted an FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Matches were played in Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw.

Pool A (only 30 August) Pool A (excl. 30 August) and F Pool B, F, G and Final four Pool C
Warsaw, Poland Wrocław, Poland Katowice, Poland Gdańsk–Sopot, Poland
National Stadium Centennial Hall Spodek Ergo Arena
Capacity: 62,100 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 11,409
Pool D Pool E, H and 5th place match Pool E
Kraków, Poland Łódź, Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland
Kraków Arena Atlas Arena Łuczniczka
Capacity: 15,328 Capacity: 13,805 Capacity: 8,500

Pool standing procedure
  1. Match points
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Opening ceremony
National Stadium, Warsaw

The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Poland 2014 began on August 30 with a dream opening match between the hosts and Serbia, who played to a record 62,000 spectators at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

First round
Qualified for the Second round

Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 15 5 0 15 1 15.000 400 311 1.286
2  Serbia 12 4 1 12 6 2.000 425 396 1.073
3  Argentina 9 3 2 10 6 1.667 372 342 1.088
4  Australia 5 2 3 7 11 0.636 384 397 0.967
5  Venezuela 4 1 4 5 13 0.385 366 424 0.863
6  Cameroon 0 0 5 3 15 0.200 382 459 0.832
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug20:15Poland  3–0  Serbia 25–1925–1825–18  75–55P2 P3
31 Aug16:30Venezuela  0–3  Argentina 23–2517–2519–25  59–75P2 P3
31 Aug20:25Cameroon  0–3  Australia 22–2515–2518–25  55–75P2 P3
2 Sep13:10Argentina  1–3  Serbia 17–2525–2021–2521–25 84–95P2 P3
2 Sep16:40Venezuela  3–1  Cameroon 25–2225–2131–3325–14 106–90P2 P3
2 Sep20:25Australia  0–3  Poland 17–2519–2522–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Sep13:10Cameroon  0–3  Argentina 17–2518–2523–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Sep16:40Serbia  3–1  Australia 25–2325–2222–2525–17 97–87P2 P3
4 Sep20:25Poland  3–0  Venezuela 25–2025–1325–14  75–47P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Argentina  3–0  Australia 25–1825–1925–18  75–55P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Venezuela  0–3  Serbia 20–2517–2522–25  59–75P2 P3
6 Sep20:25Cameroon  1–3  Poland 27–2523–2516–2522–25 88–100P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Australia  3–2  Venezuela 25–2023–2521–2525–1615–9109–95P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Poland  3–0  Argentina 25–2025–2025–23  75–63P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Serbia  3–1  Cameroon 25–2124–2629–2725–17 103–91P2 P3

Pool B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 14 5 0 15 3 5.000 428 352 1.216
2  Germany 12 4 1 12 5 2.400 398 338 1.178
3  Finland 8 3 2 10 8 1.250 415 396 1.048
4  Cuba 6 2 3 9 12 0.750 448 466 0.961
5  South Korea 4 1 4 6 13 0.462 390 441 0.884
6  Tunisia 1 0 5 4 15 0.267 361 447 0.808
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep13:10Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–2125–1925–17  75–57P2 P3
1 Sep16:40Finland  3–2  Cuba 18–2521–2527–2525–2315–12106–110P2 P3
1 Sep20:25South Korea  3–1  Tunisia 24–2626–2425–2125–18 100–89P2 P3
3 Sep13:10Cuba  0–3  Germany 16–2521–2519–25  56–75P2 P3
3 Sep16:40Finland  3–0  South Korea 25–2226–2425–15  76–61P2 P3
3 Sep20:25Tunisia  0–3  Brazil 18–2510–2517–25  45–75P2 P3
5 Sep13:10South Korea  1–3  Cuba 21–2525–2314–2522–25 82–98P2 P3
5 Sep16:40Germany  3–1  Tunisia 25–1325–1921–2525–12 96–69P2 P3
5 Sep20:25Brazil  3–0  Finland 27–2525–2126–24  78–70P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Cuba  3–2  Tunisia 16–2525–2025–2320–2515–13101–106P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Finland  1–3  Germany 20–2525–1924–2619–25 88–95P2 P3
6 Sep20:25South Korea  2–3  Brazil 25–2113–2521–2525–1713–1597–103P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Tunisia  0–3  Finland 18–2514–2520–25  52–75P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Germany  3–0  South Korea 25–1325–1625–21  75–50P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Brazil  3–1  Cuba 22–2525–2325–1825–17 97–83P2 P3

Pool C
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 14 5 0 15 3 5.000 429 347 1.236
2  Canada 11 4 1 12 5 2.400 392 349 1.123
3  Bulgaria 10 3 2 13 8 1.625 462 437 1.057
4  China 6 2 3 6 11 0.545 386 408 0.946
5  Mexico 2 1 4 5 14 0.357 370 442 0.837
6  Egypt 2 0 5 5 15 0.333 411 467 0.880
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep13:10Russia  3–0  Canada 25–2125–1925–21  75–61P2 P3
1 Sep16:40Mexico  0–3  Bulgaria 16–2517–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
1 Sep20:25China  3–1  Egypt 25–2025–2023–2533–31 106–96P2 P3
3 Sep13:10Bulgaria  2–3  Canada 25–1717–2525–2024–268–1599–103P2 P3
3 Sep16:40Mexico  1–3  China 25–2019–2520–2520–25 84–95P2 P3
3 Sep20:25Egypt  0–3  Russia 22–2515–2515–25  52–75P2 P3
5 Sep13:10China  0–3  Bulgaria 23–2523–2519–25  65–75P2 P3
5 Sep16:40Canada  3–0  Egypt 25–1425–1925–22  75–55P2 P3
5 Sep20:25Russia  3–1  Mexico 21–2525–2025–1425–17 96–76P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Bulgaria  3–2  Egypt 25–2226–2423–2520–2515–11109–107P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Mexico  0–3  Canada 17–2518–2519–25  54–75P2 P3
6 Sep20:25China  0–3  Russia 22–2511–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Egypt  2–3  Mexico 25–1620–2521–2525–2110–15101–102P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Canada  3–0  China 26–2427–2525–17  78–66P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Russia  3–2  Bulgaria 20–2523–2525–2025–2315–11108–104P2 P3

Pool D
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 12 4 1 14 7 2.000 469 437 1.073
2  Iran 11 4 1 13 7 1.857 462 420 1.100
3  United States 9 3 2 12 9 1.333 461 419 1.100
4  Italy 5 2 3 9 12 0.750 462 473 0.977
5  Belgium 5 1 4 9 12 0.750 437 467 0.936
6  Puerto Rico 3 1 4 3 13 0.231 315 390 0.808
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Aug13:10Italy  1–3  Iran 16–2525–2321–2522–25 84–98P2 P3
31 Aug16:40Belgium  2–3  United States 21–2525–1716–2525–2111–1598–103P2 P3
31 Aug20:25Puerto Rico  0–3  France 23–2522–2524–26  69–76P2 P3
2 Sep13:10United States  2–3  Iran 23–2519–2525–1925–1815–17107–104P2 P3
2 Sep16:40Belgium  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–1925–1725–20  75–56P2 P3
2 Sep20:25France  2–3  Italy 25–2025–2023–2513–2512–1598–105P2 P3
4 Sep13:10Puerto Rico  0–3  United States 15–258–2520–25  43–75P2 P3
4 Sep16:40Iran  1–3  France 18–2525–1419–2527–29 89–93P2 P3
4 Sep20:25Italy  3–1  Belgium 26–2825–1525–1628–26 104–85P2 P3
6 Sep13:10United States  1–3  France 25–1917–2515–2521–25 78–94P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Belgium  1–3  Iran 23–2515–2525–2120–25 83–96P2 P3
6 Sep20:25Puerto Rico  3–1  Italy 19–2525–1925–2325–22 94–89P2 P3
7 Sep13:10France  3–2  Belgium 25–1421–2525–2022–2515–12108–96P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Iran  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–1725–2225–14  75–53P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Italy  1–3  United States 18–2520–2525–2317–25 80–98P2 P3

Second round
  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • 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 three teams in each pool qualified for the third round.
Qualified for the Third round

Pool E
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 17 5 2 19 11 1.727 693 649 1.068
2  Poland 16 6 1 19 8 2.375 636 568 1.120
3  Iran 15 5 2 18 11 1.636 659 623 1.058
4  United States 14 4 3 17 12 1.417 673 633 1.063
5  Serbia 9 3 4 12 14 0.857 601 617 0.974
6  Argentina 8 3 4 11 15 0.733 570 602 0.947
7  Italy 5 2 5 10 18 0.556 615 645 0.953
8  Australia 0 0 7 4 21 0.190 509 619 0.822
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  1–3  France 25–2117–2527–2918–25 87–100P2 P3
10 Sep16:40ATASerbia  3–0  Italy 25–1929–2725–22  79–68P2 P3
10 Sep20:25ATAPoland  1–3  United States 27–2922–2527–2523–25 99–104P2 P3
10 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  Iran 23–2521–2525–2117–25 86–96P2 P3
11 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  0–3  Iran 15–2523–2516–25  54–75P2 P3
11 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  United States 25–2329–3117–2521–25 92–104P2 P3
11 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–1  Italy 19–2525–1825–2026–24 95–87P2 P3
11 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  France 22–2518–2532–3017–25 89–105P2 P3
13 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  3–1  Italy 17–2525–2130–2825–21 97–95P2 P3
13 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  France 27–2523–2523–2520–25 93–100P2 P3
13 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–2  Iran 25–1725–1624–2619–2516–14109–98P2 P3
13 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  0–3  United States 15–2519–2520–25  54–75P2 P3
14 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  3–2  United States 19–2528–2625–2023–2515–11110–107P2 P3
14 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  Iran 25–2725–2222–2518–25 90–99P2 P3
14 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–2  France 25–1821–2525–2322–2515–12108–103P2 P3
14 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  Italy 23–2514–2525–2118–25 80–96P2 P3

Pool F
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 21 7 0 21 2 10.500 578 476 1.214
2  Russia 17 6 1 19 6 3.167 592 498 1.189
3  Germany 15 5 2 15 8 1.875 537 497 1.080
4  Canada 10 4 3 12 13 0.923 574 560 1.025
5  Finland 6 2 5 9 17 0.529 561 602 0.932
6  Cuba 6 1 6 11 18 0.611 601 660 0.911
7  Bulgaria 5 1 6 8 18 0.444 534 604 0.884
8  China 4 2 5 6 19 0.316 508 588 0.864
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1525–2125–21  75–57P2 P3
10 Sep16:40CEHFinland  0–3  Russia 10–2518–2516–25  44–75P2 P3
10 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–0  China 25–1925–2225–17  75–58P2 P3
10 Sep20:25CEHCuba  2–3  Canada 27–2518–2525–2311–2513–1594–113P2 P3
11 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  China 25–1425–2325–18  75–55P2 P3
11 Sep16:40CEHFinland  0–3  Canada 25–2725–2719–25  69–79P2 P3
11 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–1  Bulgaria 25–1625–1523–2525–17 98–73P2 P3
11 Sep20:25CEHCuba  1–3  Russia 18–2525–2315–2519–25 77–98P2 P3
13 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  Canada 25–1925–2329–27  79–69P2 P3
13 Sep16:40CEHFinland  2–3  China 25–2222–2523–2525–2014–16109–108P2 P3
13 Sep20:25SPOGermany  0–3  Russia 17–2518–2524–26  59–76P2 P3
13 Sep20:25CEHCuba  3–0  Bulgaria 25–2325–1830–28  80–69P2 P3
14 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–1  Russia 25–2124–2625–1925–19 99–85P2 P3
14 Sep16:40CEHFinland  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1825–2125–18  75–57P2 P3
14 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–0  Canada 28–2625–2225–23  78–71P2 P3
14 Sep20:25CEHCuba  2–3  China 25–1920–2525–1820–2511–15101–102P2 P3

Third round
  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match.
Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th place match

Pool G
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 5 2 0 6 2 3.000 182 163 1.117
2  Germany 3 1 1 3 3 1.000 136 131 1.038
3  Iran 1 0 2 2 6 0.333 157 181 0.867
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep20:25France  3–0  Germany 25–1526–2425–22  76–61P2 P3
17 Sep20:25Germany  3–0  Iran 25–1525–2125–19  75–55P2 P3
18 Sep20:25France  3–2  Iran 25–2025–2322–2519–2515–9106–102P2 P3

Pool H
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 4 2 0 6 4 1.500 211 210 1.005
2  Brazil 4 1 1 5 3 1.667 180 166 1.084
3  Russia 1 0 2 2 6 0.333 168 183 0.918
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep20:25Poland  3–2  Brazil 25–2222–2514–2525–1817–15103–105P2 P3
17 Sep20:25Brazil  3–0  Russia 25–2225–2025–21  75–63P2 P3
18 Sep20:25Poland  3–2  Russia 25–2225–2221–2522–2515–11108–105P2 P3

Final round

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep13:40Iran  0–3  Russia 19–2521–2518–25  58–75P2 P3

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 September
 
 
 France2
 
21 September
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
20 September
 
 Poland3
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
21 September
 
 
 France0
 
 
 Germany3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep16:40France  2–3  Brazil 18–2525–2323–2525–2212–15103–110P2 P3
20 Sep20:25Germany  1–3  Poland 24–2626–2825–2321–25 96–102P2 P3

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep16:40France  0–3  Germany 21–2524–2623–25  68–76P2 P3

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep20:25Brazil  1–3  Poland 25–1822–2523–2522–25 92–93P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Prize money

Marketing

Sponsors

Official song

The competition's official opening song was "Start a Fire" by Margaret. She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was transmitted in over 168 countries.[7][8]

Trophy

The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry.[9]

Broadcasting
Advertising the World Championships in Katowice
USA v Argentina 14 September 2014 in Łuczniczka
Region TV station
Europe
 BelgiumVRT
 BulgariaNova TV - Nova Sports[10]
 FinlandYLE
 FranceBeIN Sport
 North MacedoniaMRT
 GermanyZDF
 PolandPolsat
 RussiaVGTRK
 RomaniaRomtelecom
 SerbiaRTS
 ItalyRAI
Rest of the world
Sub-Saharan Africa i South AfricaSuperSport International
North AfricaBeIN Sport
Central America - CaribbeanSKY México
North AmericaBeIN Sport
Near EastBeIN Sport - Dubai Sport
 ArgentinaTyC Sports
 BrazilSporTV - Globosat
 ChinaCCTV
 JapanTBS
 VenezuelaTVes
 United StatesBeIN Sport
Worldwide
PerformLive Sport TV

Source: FIVB.com

Fans

More than a half million fans (563,263) have watched the matches so far, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years ago, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006 it was 298,352. The first round alone topped the numbers achieved by the World Championship in Italy four years ago. The average number of spectators per match was 5,469. Not surprisingly, Poland have been the most popular team with a total of 173,234 fans attending their games, 60,000 more than the second-ranked team Serbia.

See also

Notes
  1. FIVB announced that the final attendance for this tournament was 563,263. But, in fact, the total number of spectators based on match reports was 586,887, not 563,263.

References
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