The 1990 FIVB Men's World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 18 to 28 October 1990 in Brazil.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country11986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship25 Sep – 5 Oct 198671989 Men's European Volleyball Championship23 Sep – 1 October 198911989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship8–15 July 1989 San Juan11989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship23–30 September 1989 Curitiba11989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship15–24 September 1989 Seoul11989 Men's African Volleyball ChampionshipSeptember 1989 Abidjan11990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World B Championship12–22 April 1990 Japan3Total16
Venues Pool A and Final roundPool B, D and Final roundPool C and Final round Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brasília, Brazil Curitiba, BrazilMaracanãzinhoNilson Nelson GymnasiumGinásio do TarumãCapacity: 11,800Capacity: 24,286Capacity: 4,555
Squads
Results First round Pool A Location: Rio de Janeiro
Pool B Location: Brasília
Pool C Location: Curitiba
Pool D Location: Brasília
Final round
Play-offs for quarterfinals Location: Brasília
Group head matches Location: Rio de Janeiro
13th–16th places Location: Curitiba
9th–12th places
9th–12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
Finals Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics
Team roster Andrea Anastasi, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Luca Cantagalli, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Andrea Lucchetta, Marco Martinelli, Roberto Masciarelli, Paolo Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi Head coach Julio Velasco
References
External links Federation Internationale de Volleyball