The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined China as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Qualification Means of qualificationHostDateVacanciesQualifiedHost Country—―12007 Men's European Volleyball Championship6–16 September 200722007 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship16–21 September 2007 Anaheim22007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship5–9 September 200722007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship31 Aug – 9 Sep 2007 Jakarta12007 Men's African Volleyball Championship16–22 September 2007 Durban2Wild Cards――2Total12
Squads
Venues Site First round Second round Third round Fourth round A Saitama Hiroshima Fukuoka Tokyo Saitama Super Arena Hiroshima Green Arena Marine Messe Fukuoka Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 4,750 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000 B Matsumoto Toyama Okayama Tokyo Matsumoto City Gymnasium Toyama City Gymnasium Okayama Momotaro Arena Komazawa Gymnasium Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 3,875
Format The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 other teams. Points were accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final standing was determined by the number of points gained.
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round
Site A
Site B
Second round
Site A
Site B
Third round
Site A
Site B
Fourth round
Site A
Site B
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Team roster Bruno, Marcelinho, André Heller, Samuel, Giba (c), Murilo, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Dante Head coach Bernardinho
Awards
Most Valuable Player Gilberto Godoy Filho Best Scorer Héctor Soto Best Spiker Dante Amaral Best Blocker José Luis Moltó Best Server Semen Poltavskiy Best Setter Miguel Angel Falasca Best Libero Sérgio Santos
External links Official website Final standing Awards Statistics