The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―12003 Men's European Volleyball Championship5–14 September 200322003 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship25–30 September 2003 Culiacán22003 Men's South American Volleyball Championship2–6 September 2003 Rio de Janeiro22003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship5–12 September 2003 Tianjin22003 Men's African Volleyball Championship1–6 August 2003 Cairo1Wild Cards――2Total12
Squads
Results
First round
Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Site B Venue: White Ring, Nagano
Second round
Site A Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima
Site B Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu
Third round
Site A Venue: Marine Messe, Fukuoka
Site B Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, Okayama
Fourth round
Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Site B Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Team roster Giovane, André Heller, Maurício, Giba, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Nalbert (c), Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardo, Dante Head coach Bernardinho
Awards
Most valuable player Takahiro Yamamoto Best scorer Takahiro Yamamoto Best spiker Giovane Gávio Best blocker Andrija Gerić Best server Andrea Sartoretti Best setter Nikola Grbić Best libero Sérgio Santos Most spectacular player Daisuke Usami
External links Official website Final standing Awards
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