1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

1989 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates17–26 November
Teams8
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVPUnited States Karch Kiraly

The 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 26 November 1989 in Japan. Eight men's national teams played in three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima) for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Cuba emerged as Champion, with Italy as the runners-up, the Soviet Union in third place, and the United States in fourth.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — ― 1  Japan
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics 17 Sep – 2 Oct 1988 South Korea Seoul 2  United States
 Soviet Union
1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship 23 Sep – 1 Oct 1989  Sweden 1  Italy
1989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship 8–15 July 1989 Puerto Rico San Juan 1  Cuba
1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship 23–30 September 1989 Brazil Curitiba 1  Brazil
1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 15–24 September 1989 South Korea Seoul 1  South Korea
1989 Men's African Volleyball Championship 1989 Ivory Coast Abidjan 1  Cameroon
Total 8

Results

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Cuba 7 7 0 14 21 3 7.000 343 219 1.566
2  Italy 7 6 1 13 20 5 4.000 353 236 1.496
3  Soviet Union 7 5 2 12 16 11 1.455 331 295 1.122
4  United States 7 3 4 10 13 14 0.929 339 307 1.104
5  Brazil 7 3 4 10 13 14 0.929 319 319 1.000
6  Japan 7 2 5 9 10 16 0.625 306 308 0.994
7  South Korea 7 2 5 9 8 17 0.471 247 334 0.740
8  Cameroon 7 0 7 7 0 21 0.000 95 315 0.302
Source: [citation needed]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Location: Osaka

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Nov Cuba  3–0  Brazil 16–14 15–5 15–9     46–28
17 Nov Soviet Union  3–2  United States 16–14 5–15 15–11 4–15 15–13 55–68
17 Nov Italy  3–0  Cameroon 15–2 15–1 15–4     45–7
17 Nov South Korea  3–2  Japan 11–15 7–15 15–12 16–14 17–15 66–71
18 Nov Italy  3–0  Soviet Union 15–8 15–12 15–7     45–27
18 Nov Cuba  3–0  United States 15–8 5–11 15–12     45–31
18 Nov Brazil  3–0  South Korea 15–3 15–5 15–8     45–16
18 Nov Japan  3–0  Cameroon 15–4 15–2 15–1     45–7
19 Nov Cuba  3–2  Italy 15–13 13–15 3–15 15–4 15–13 61–60
19 Nov United States  3–1  South Korea 15–6 15–12 13–15 15–4   58–37
19 Nov Soviet Union  3–0  Cameroon 15–6 15–5 15–2     45–13
19 Nov Japan  3–1  Brazil 15–4 10–15 15–3 15–12   55–34

Location: Hiroshima

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Nov Italy  3–0  South Korea 15–11 15–5 15–7     45–23
22 Nov Cuba  3–1  Soviet Union 15–12 15–8 10–15 15–4   55–39
22 Nov Brazil  3–0  Cameroon 15–6 15–8 15–7     45–21
22 Nov United States  3–1  Japan 8–15 15–13 15–7 15–11   53–46
23 Nov Cuba  3–0  Cameroon 15–9 15–4 15–4     45–17
23 Nov Brazil  3–2  United States 15–11 13–15 15–6 6–15 15–13 64–60
23 Nov Soviet Union  3–1  South Korea 16–14 9–15 15–1 15–10   55–40
23 Nov Italy  3–0  Japan 15–11 15–9 15–8     45–28

Location: Tokyo

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
25 Nov Italy  3–2  Brazil 15–8 15–12 11–15 10–15 17–16 68–66
25 Nov United States  3–0  Cameroon 15–4 15–3 15–8     45–15
25 Nov Cuba  3–0  South Korea 15–10 15–1 15–9     45–20
25 Nov Soviet Union  3–1  Japan 15–6 12–15 15–10 15–6   57–37
26 Nov South Korea  3–0  Cameroon 15–2 15–5 15–8     45–15
26 Nov Italy  3–0  United States 15–7 15–11 15–6     45–24
26 Nov Soviet Union  3–1  Brazil 8–15 15–9 15–10 15–3   53–37
26 Nov Cuba  3–0  Japan 15–7 16–14 15–3     46–24

Final standing

Awards

References

  1. ^ Lokegaonkar, Jay (February 5, 2023). "History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list".