The 1974 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 28 October 1974 in Mexico.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country11970 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship29 Sep – 12 Oct 1970 Bulgaria81971 Men's European Volleyball Championship23 Sep – 1 Oct 19713*Asian QualifierNovember 1973 Manila2*1973 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship2–6 August 1973 Tijuana6**1973 Men's South American Volleyball Championship12–18 August 1973 Bucaramanga2*1971 Men's African Volleyball ChampionshipJuly 1971 Cairo2Total24
* Hungary, Haiti and Argentina were replaced by France, Panama and Venezuela. Also Republic of China were replaced by People's Republic of China after FIVB recognised People's Republic of China as a legitimate Chinese state and Dominican Republic participated instead of North Korea who originally invited to the tournament.
Venues Pool A, J and Final round Pool B, G and Final round Pool C and K Guadalajara Mexico City Monterrey Auditorio Benito Juarez Auditorio Nacional Gimnasio Tecnológico Capacity: 10.000 Capacity: 10.000 Capacity: 4.000 Pool D, L and Final round Pool E, H Pool F, I and Final round Tijuana Puebla Toluca Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno Gimnasio Puebla 74 Gimnasio Juan Fernández Albarrán Capacity: 4.000 Capacity: 4.500 Capacity: 4.000
Teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Results First round Pool A Location: Guadalajara
Pool B Location: Mexico City
Pool C Location: Monterrey
Pool D Location: Tijuana
Pool E Location: Puebla
Pool F Location: Toluca
Second round
1st–12th pools Pool G Location: Mexico City
Pool H Location: Puebla
Pool I Location: Toluca
13th–24th pools Pool J Location: Guadalajara
Pool K Location: Monterrey
Pool L Location: Tijuana
Final round 19th–24th places Location: Guadalajara
13th–18th places Location: Tijuana
7th–12th places Location: Toluca
Final places Location: Mexico City
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112131415161718192021222324
1974 World Champions PolandFirst title
Team roster: Ryszard Bosek, Wiesław Czaja, Wiesław Gawłowski, Stanisław Gościniak, Marek Karbarz, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Aleksander Skiba, Edward Skorek, Włodzimierz Stefański, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Zbigniew ZarzyckiHead coach: Hubert Wagner
External links Federation Internationale de Volleyball