The 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November, 2006 to 3 December, 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. Brazil won the Tournament (retaining their championship title), defeating Poland 3:0 in the final match. Bulgaria placed 3rd, defeating Serbia and Montenegro 3:1 in 3rd place match.

Qualification

Pools composition

• The drawing of lots was held in Tokyo, Japan on November 29, 2005.

Squads

Venues

• Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Pool A
• Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan Pool B
• Nagano White Ring, Nagano, Japan Pool C
• Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai, Japan Pool D and E
• Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center, Hiroshima, Japan Pool F
• Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Final Round
• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Final Round

First round

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Second round

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
• The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the First Round shall be taken into account for the Second Round.

Pool E

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Pool F

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Final round

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Championship bracket

Brazil vs. Serbia & Montenegro.

5th 8th places bracket

Japan vs. France.

9th 12th places bracket

Polish players at their semifinal.

9th 12th places

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5th 8th places

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Semifinals

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11th place

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9th place

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7th place

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5th place

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3rd place

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Final

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Final standing

Awards

• MVP: Gilberto Godoy Filho
• Best Scorer: H ctor Soto
• Best Spiker: Dante Amaral
• Best Blocker: Aleksey Kuleshov
• Best Server: Matey Kaziyski
• Best Setter: Pawe Zagumny
• Best Libero: Aleksey Verbov

External links

• Official Page of the 2006 Volleyball World Championship
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball

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