2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

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2010 FIVB World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates25 September – 10 October
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Officially opened byGiorgio Napolitano
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place Serbia
Fourth place Italy
Tournament awards
MVPBrazil Murilo Endres
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Attendance339,324 (4,350 per match)
Official website
FIVB Volley2010

The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in ten venues across ten Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica, Rome.

The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Cuba in final. Brazil won their third straight world championship having won previously in 2002 and 2006.[1] The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP.[2]

Brazil's victory continued their eight-year period of domination of world volleyball. Brazil has now won 15 of 17 major competitions since 2002. Brazil's third straight world championship equals the record for consecutive titles set by Italy in the 1990s.

Host

Finals hosts Italy. The tournament was held in ten Italy cities.

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Two spots were guaranteed to the host country Italy and 2006 champions Brazil. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 22 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five and South America two places. Qualification competitions took place ranging from January to August 2009.

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

Pools composition

First round

Teams map

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 28 July 2009.[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. The draw was held in Rome, Italy on 28 October 2009. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 6th.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
 Italy (Hosts)  Brazil (1)  Russia (2)  United States (3)  Bulgaria (4)  Serbia (5)
 Japan (12)  Spain (11)  Puerto Rico (10)  Argentina (9)  China (8)  Poland (7)
 Egypt (18)  Cuba (13)  Australia (15)  Venezuela (15)  France (17)  Germany (14)
 Iran (24)  Tunisia (20)  Cameroon (23)  Mexico (35)  Czech Republic (27)  Canada (21)

Second round

Pool G Pool H Pool I Pool L Pool M Pool N
1A  Italy 1B  Cuba 1C  Russia 1D  United States 1E  France 1F  Poland
2C  Puerto Rico 2F  Serbia 2A  Egypt 2E  Czech Republic 2D  Argentina 2B  Brazil
3F  Germany 3D  Mexico 3B  Spain 3C  Cameroon 3A  Japan 3E  Bulgaria

Third round

Pool O Pool P Pool Q Pool R
1G  Italy 1H  Serbia 1I  Spain 1L  Czech Republic
2L  United States 1M  Argentina 1N  Bulgaria 2G  Germany
2M  France 2I  Russia 2H  Cuba 2N  Brazil

Squads

Main article: 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Venues

Pool A, H and M Pool B Pool C and 5th–8th places Pool D
Assago, Italy Verona, Italy Modena, Italy Reggio Calabria, Italy
Mediolanum Forum PalaOlimpia PalaPanini PalaCalafiore
Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 6,200 Capacity: 5,100 Capacity: 7,200
Pool E
Pool F
Turin, Italy Trieste, Italy
PalaRuffini PalaTrieste
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,972
Pool G and I Pool L and N Pool O, R and Final four Pool P, Q and 9th–12th places
Catania, Italy Ancona, Italy Rome, Italy Florence, Italy
PalaCatania PalaRossini PalaLottomatica Nelson Mandela Forum
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 10,710 Capacity: 5,500

First round

Pool A

Pool A featured host country Italy, as well as Egypt, Japan and Iran. Italy defeated all three teams, while the remaining teams each finished with a 1–2 record. Iran were eliminated by virtue of scoring the fewest points during the three-game schedule.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 262 207 1.266 Second round
2  Egypt 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 243 254 0.957
3  Japan 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 259 274 0.945
4  Iran 3 1 2 4 5 7 0.714 247 276 0.895
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 Egypt  3–0  Iran 25–21 25–17 25–21     75–59 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 Italy  3–0  Japan 25–20 25–16 25–14     75–50 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Iran  3–1  Japan 15–25 25–17 26–24 25–23   91–89 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 Egypt  0–3  Italy 20–25 17–25 23–25     60–75 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Japan  3–2  Egypt 32–34 23–25 25–19 25–17 15–13 120–108 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 Italy  3–2  Iran 25–21 25–10 21–25 26–28 15–13 112–97 P2 P3

Pool B

Pool B featured reigning champions Brazil, as well as Cuba, Spain and Tunisia. Cuba won all three of their matches. Tunisia were defeated in every match and eliminated from the competition. Brazil and Cuba would face each other again in the tournament final, where Brazil would repeat as world champions.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 296 263 1.125 Second round
2  Brazil 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 291 256 1.137
3  Spain 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 292 302 0.967
4  Tunisia 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 192 250 0.768
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 Brazil  3–0  Tunisia 25–14 25–21 25–14     75–49 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 Spain  2–3  Cuba 25–23 18–25 19–25 25–20 13–15 100–108 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Tunisia  0–3  Cuba 18–25 15–25 15–25     48–75 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 Brazil  3–1  Spain 30–28 21–25 25–20 25–19   101–92 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Spain  3–1  Tunisia 25–23 25–22 25–27 25–23   100–95 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 Cuba  3–2  Brazil 34–32 18–25 23–25 25–21 15–12 115–115 P2 P3

Pool C

Pool C featured Russia, Puerto Rico, Cameroon and Australia. Russia won all their matches, while Australia were eliminated after going 0–3.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 283 224 1.263 Second round
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 272 264 1.030
3  Cameroon 3 1 2 4 3 7 0.429 213 237 0.899
4  Australia 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 253 296 0.855
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 Russia  3–0  Cameroon 25–11 25–20 25–22     75–53 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 Australia  1–3  Puerto Rico 22–25 22–25 28–26 19–25   91–101 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Cameroon  0–3  Puerto Rico 22–25 23–25 19–25     64–75 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 Russia  3–1  Australia 25–17 25–12 24–26 25–20   99–75 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Australia  1–3  Cameroon 25–21 22–25 21–25 19–25   87–96 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 Puerto Rico  2–3  Russia 25–21 14–25 21–25 25–23 11–15 96–109 P2 P3

Pool D

Pool D featured the United States, Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela. Venezuela were eliminated after not winning a single set.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 280 254 1.102 Second round
2  Argentina 3 2 1 5 7 4 1.750 259 228 1.136
3  Mexico 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 247 260 0.950
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 181 225 0.804
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 Venezuela  0–3  Argentina 23–25 17–25 18–25     58–75 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 United States  3–2  Mexico 22–25 19–25 25–18 25–22 15–11 106–101 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Argentina  3–1  Mexico 25–12 25–19 17–25 25–15   92–71 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 Venezuela  0–3  United States 19–25 23–25 19–25     61–75 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Mexico  3–0  Venezuela 25–22 25–20 25–20     75–62 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 United States  3–1  Argentina 22–25 27–25 25–22 25–20   99–92 P2 P3

Pool E

Pool E featured France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and China. China were eliminated after not winning a match.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 306 268 1.142 Second round
2  Czech Republic 3 2 1 5 8 5 1.600 302 300 1.007
3  Bulgaria 3 1 2 4 6 6 1.000 289 282 1.025
4  China 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 197 244 0.807
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 France  3–2  Czech Republic 25–19 22–25 25–21 24–26 15–10 111–101 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 Bulgaria  3–0  China 25–14 25–19 25–22     75–55 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Czech Republic  3–1  China 25–21 19–25 25–18 25–22   94–86 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 France  3–2  Bulgaria 25–22 23–25 25–17 28–30 19–17 120–111 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Bulgaria  1–3  Czech Republic 23–25 25–27 30–28 25–27   103–107 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 China  0–3  France 17–25 20–25 19–25     56–75 P2 P3

Pool F

Pool F featured Poland, who won the silver medal in the last edition. The pool also featured Serbia, Germany and Canada.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 279 246 1.134 Second round
2  Serbia 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 250 243 1.029
3  Germany 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 237 250 0.948
4  Canada 3 1 2 4 3 7 0.429 215 242 0.888
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep 17:05 Poland  3–0  Canada 25–22 25–21 25–13     75–56 P2 P3
25 Sep 21:05 Germany  0–3  Serbia 21–25 21–25 13–25     55–75 P2 P3
26 Sep 17:05 Canada  3–1  Serbia 25–20 25–22 17–25 25–23   92–90 P2 P3
26 Sep 21:05 Poland  3–2  Germany 25–20 21–25 25–22 22–25 15–13 108–105 P2 P3
27 Sep 17:05 Germany  3–0  Canada 27–25 25–22 25–20     77–67 P2 P3
27 Sep 21:05 Serbia  1–3  Poland 19–25 18–25 25–21 23–25   85–96 P2 P3

Second round

  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • In the second round, participants were divided into six pools of three teams, pools G–N, with each pool again playing a round-robin. The bottom team were eliminated from the competition, while the top two advanced to the third round.

Pool G

Pool G featured host Italy, as well as Germany and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico were eliminated after losing both matches.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 189 166 1.139 Third round
2  Germany 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 157 158 0.994
3  Puerto Rico 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 146 168 0.869
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 17:05 Puerto Rico  0–3  Germany 22–25 22–25 18–25     62–75 P2 P3
1 Oct 21:05 Germany  1–3  Italy 25–21 18–25 21–25 18–25   82–96 P2 P3
2 Oct 21:05 Italy  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–22 25–16 18–25 25–21   93–84 P2 P3

Pool H

Pool H featured Serbia, Cuba and Mexico. Mexico were eliminated after being defeated in both matches.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 2 2 0 4 6 1 6.000 166 145 1.145 Third round
2  Cuba 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 162 148 1.095
3  Mexico 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 117 152 0.770
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 17:05 Cuba  1–3  Serbia 25–16 19–25 22–25 19–25   85–91 P2 P3
1 Oct 21:05 Mexico  0–3  Cuba 17–25 25–27 15–25     57–77 P2 P3
2 Oct 17:05 Serbia  3–0  Mexico 25–23 25–18 25–19     75–60 P2 P3

Pool I

Pool I featured Spain, Russia and Egypt. Egypt were eliminated after not winning a match.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Spain 2 2 0 4 6 3 2.000 207 189 1.095 Third round
2  Russia 2 1 1 3 5 3 1.667 179 160 1.119
3  Egypt 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 141 178 0.792
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 21:05 Russia  3–0  Egypt 25–21 25–17 25–18     75–56 P2 P3
1 Oct 17:05 Spain  3–2  Russia 17–25 22–25 25–21 25–20 15–13 104–104 P2 P3
2 Oct 17:05 Egypt  1–3  Spain 20–25 30–28 16–25 19–25   85–103 P2 P3

Pool L

Pool L featured the Czech Republic, United States and Cameroon. Cameroon did not win a match and were eliminated from the competition.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Czech Republic 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 150 115 1.304 Third round
2  United States 2 1 1 3 3 5 0.600 176 168 1.048
3  Cameroon 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 145 188 0.771
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 17:05 United States  0–3  Czech Republic 19–25 22–25 22–25     63–75 P2 P3
1 Oct 21:05 Cameroon  2–3  United States 25–23 14–25 27–25 20–25 7–15 93–113 P2 P3
2 Oct 17:05 Czech Republic  3–0  Cameroon 25–17 25–18 25–17     75–52 P2 P3

Pool M

Pool M featured Argentina, France and Japan. Japan did not win a match and were eliminated.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Argentina 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 182 166 1.096 Third round
2  France 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 161 155 1.039
3  Japan 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 144 166 0.867
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 21:05 France  1–3  Argentina 25–16 17–25 23–25 21–25   86–91 P2 P3
1 Oct 17:05 Japan  0–3  France 19–25 22–25 23–25     64–75 P2 P3
2 Oct 21:05 Argentina  3–1  Japan 25–22 16–25 25–14 25–19   91–80 P2 P3

Pool N

Pool N featured Bulgaria, Brazil and Poland. Bulgaria swept eventual champion Brazil in three sets. Poland did not win a match and were eliminated.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bulgaria 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 150 115 1.304 Third round
2  Brazil 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 133 131 1.015
3  Poland 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 113 150 0.753
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 21:05 Poland  0–3  Brazil 16–25 20–25 20–25     56–75 P2 P3
1 Oct 17:05 Bulgaria  3–0  Poland 25–22 25–18 25–17     75–57 P2 P3
2 Oct 21:05 Brazil  0–3  Bulgaria 18–25 20–25 20–25     58–75 P2 P3

Third round

  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • In the third round, the twelve remaining teams were divided into four pools of three. No eliminations took place in the third round. The top finishers in each pool were seeded into the championship bracket for first to fourth place. The second finishers competed in a bracket to determine fifth to eighth place, while the bottom teams competed in a bracket to determine ninth through twelfth place.

Pool O

In pool O, Italy moved on to the semifinal match, the USA advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket and France moved on to the ninth to twelfth place competition.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 192 180 1.067 Semifinals
2  United States 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 171 145 1.179 5th–8th semifinals
3  France 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 137 175 0.783 9th–12th semifinals
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct 17:05 France  0–3  United States 16–25 14–25 23–25     53–75 P2 P3
5 Oct 21:05 United States  1–3  Italy 25–14 23–25 26–28 22–25   96–92 P2 P3
6 Oct 21:05 Italy  3–1  France 25–18 25–20 25–27 25–19   100–84 P2 P3

Pool P

Pool P saw Serbia advance to the semifinal. Russia advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket and Argentina to the ninth to twelfth place event.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 192 177 1.085 Semifinals
2  Russia 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 172 150 1.147 5th–8th semifinals
3  Argentina 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 134 171 0.784 9th–12th semifinals
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct 17:05 Serbia  3–1  Argentina 25–15 21–25 25–22 25–18   96–80 P2 P3
5 Oct 17:05 Russia  1–3  Serbia 26–28 25–16 21–25 25–27   97–96 P2 P3
6 Oct 17:05 Argentina  0–3  Russia 22–25 17–25 15–25     54–75 P2 P3

Pool Q

In pool Q, Cuba advanced to the semifinal. Bulgaria moved on to the fifth to eighth place bracket and Spain to the ninth to twelfth.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 2 2 0 4 6 3 2.000 208 206 1.010 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 2 1 1 3 5 4 1.250 218 210 1.038 5th–8th semifinals
3  Spain 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 183 193 0.948 9th–12th semifinals
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct 21:05 Spain  1–3  Bulgaria 21–25 25–27 28–26 18–25   92–103 P2 P3
5 Oct 21:05 Cuba  3–1  Spain 25–22 15–25 25–22 25–22   90–91 P2 P3
6 Oct 21:05 Bulgaria  2–3  Cuba 25–22 23–25 28–26 28–30 11–15 115–118 P2 P3

Pool R

In pool R, Brazil advanced to the semifinal. Germany to the fifth to eighth bracket and the Czech Republic to the ninth to twelfth bracket.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 185 155 1.194 Semifinals
2  Germany 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 131 129 1.016 5th–8th semifinals
3  Czech Republic 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 153 185 0.827 9th–12th semifinals
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Oct 21:05 Czech Republic  2–3  Brazil 20–25 25–22 25–23 21–25 8–15 99–110 P2 P3
5 Oct 17:05 Germany  3–0  Czech Republic 25–23 25–18 25–13     75–54 P2 P3
6 Oct 17:05 Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–17 25–20 25–19     75–56 P2 P3

Final round

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
8 October
 
 
 Argentina3
 
9 October
 
 Spain1
 
 Argentina3
 
8 October
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 France0
 
 
 Czech Republic3
 
11th place match
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Spain1
 
 
 France3

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct 17:05 Argentina  3–1  Spain 23–25 25–19 25–19 26–24   99–87 P2 P3
8 Oct 21:05 France  0–3  Czech Republic 21–25 20–25 16–25     57–75 P2 P3

11th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 17:05 Spain  1–3  France 17–25 23–25 25–16 21–25   86–91 P2 P3

9th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 21:05 Argentina  3–1  Czech Republic 25–22 18–25 25–21 25–22   93–90 P2 P3

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
8 October
 
 
 Russia3
 
9 October
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Russia3
 
8 October
 
 United States0
 
 United States3
 
 
 Germany0
 
7th place match
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Germany0

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct 17:05 Russia  3–1  Bulgaria 25–20 26–24 20–25 25–23   96–92 P2 P3
8 Oct 21:05 United States  3–0  Germany 25–22 25–20 25–23     75–65 P2 P3

7th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 17:05 Bulgaria  3–0  Germany 26–24 26–24 25–21     77–69 P2 P3

5th place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 21:05 Russia  3–0  United States 25–19 25–21 25–19     75–59 P2 P3

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 October
 
 
 Serbia2
 
10 October
 
 Cuba3
 
 Cuba0
 
9 October
 
 Brazil3
 
 Italy1
 
 
 Brazil3
 
3rd place match
 
 
10 October
 
 
 Serbia3
 
 
 Italy1

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct 17:05 Serbia  2–3  Cuba 25–22 17–25 29–31 25–22 14–16 110–116 P2 P3
9 Oct 21:15 Italy  1–3  Brazil 15–25 22–25 25–23 17–25   79–98 P2 P3

3rd place match

In the bronze medal match, Serbia defeated hosts Italy, three sets to one. It was the country's first medal since they were runners-up in 1998 (then as Yugoslavia).[4]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Oct 17:05 Serbia  3–1  Italy 25–21 25–20 26–28 25–19   101–88 P2 P3

Final

The final was a rematch of Brazil and Cuba, who had met earlier in the first round with Cuba winning 3 sets to 2 in an upset. The final was a different story however, with Brazil winning easily in straight sets 25–22, 25–14, 25–22;[5] one Xinhua journalist called it a 'practice match' for Brazil.[6] Brazil took advantage of a large number of Cuban mistakes, perhaps resulting from the young age of the Cuban team. Leandro Vissotto led Brazil in points with 19 and closed the match with a spike. The match was played before a crowd of 11,605 which included a number of Brazilian football stars based in Italy.[7]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Oct 21:15 Cuba  0–3  Brazil 22–25 14–25 22–25     58–75 P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Marketing

Symbol

Volly was the name chosen by Internet users and students of the 10 host cities of the World Championship (Ancona, Catania, Florence, Milan, Modena, Reggio Calabria, Rome, Turin, Trieste and Verona), after months of voting. The second most popular name for the mascot was "Fly," while "Mimmo," "Italo" and "Gump" finished further down the list.

Sponsors

Broadcasting

Region TV station
Europe
Middle East
Australasia & Africa
Americas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball-Brazil beat Cuba to seal third straight world title". Reuters. 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Murilo named MVP of FIVB World Championship". FIVB. 10 October 2010.
  3. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 28 July 2009)". FIVB. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Serbia gain bronze with victory over Italy". FIVB. 10 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown". FIVB. 10 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Brazil retain title with easy win over Cuba". Xinhua. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "Brazil wins 3rd straight men's volleyball world title". AP. 10 October 2010.

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