The 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 20 September 1 to October 1978 in Italy.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country11974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship12–28 October 1974121977 Men's European Volleyball Championship25 Sep – 2 Oct 19773*Asian Qualifier16–21 November 1976 Hong Kong21977 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship23–30 April 1977 Santo Domingo2*1977 Men's South American Volleyball Championship26 Feb – 5 Mar 1977 Lima21976 Men's African Volleyball Championship1976 Tunis2Total24
* Yugoslavia and Puerto Rico withdrew and were replaced by Finland and United States.
Venues Pool A, G, H and Final roundPool B Rome, Italy Bergamo, ItalyPool CPool D, I, J and Final round Udine, Italy Venice, ItalyPool EPool F Parma, Italy Ancona, Italy
Teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Results First round Pool A Location: Rome
Pool B Location: Bergamo
Pool C Location: Udine
Pool D Location: Venice
Pool E Location: Parma
Pool F Location: Ancona
Second round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.
1st–12th pools Pool G Location: Rome
Pool H Location: Rome
13th–24th pools Pool I Location: Venice
Pool J Location: Venice
Final round 21st–24th places
21st–24th semifinals
23rd place match
21st place match
17th–20th places
17th–20th semifinals
19th place match
17th place match
13th–16th places
13th–16th semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
5th–8th places
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Finals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
External links Federation Internationale de Volleyball