The 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 13 to 19 September in Poland. Eleven nations were involved in the first edition of the competition also known as the "Tournament of the Continents" - ten countries were from Europe, the dominant continent in volleyball at the time. The only team to travel from overseas were Japan.
Results First round Pool A Location: Warsaw
Reference:FIVB Men’s World Cup: A history of Russian success - fivb.org - 07-09-2015
Pool B Location: Szczecin
Pool C Location: Mielec
Final 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 final round.
7th–11th places Location: Kielce
Final places Location: Łódź
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Team roster Valeri Kravchenko, Zhanbek Saurambaev, Yevhen Lapinsky, Viktor Mikhalchuk, Nikolay Burobin, Yury Vengerovsky, Ivans Bugajenkovs, Yuriy Poyarkov, Dmitri Voskoboynikov, Eduard Sibiryakov, Vazha Kacharava, Vladimir Sanakoev Head coach Yuri Kleschev
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