1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team).

1985 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates22 November – 1 December
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVPUnited States Karch Kiraly

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 1   Japan
Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics 29 Jul – 11 Aug 1984   Los Angeles 1   United States
1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 1–15 October 1982   Argentina 1   Soviet Union
1985 Men's European Volleyball Championship 29 Sep – 4 Oct 1985   Netherlands 1   Czechoslovakia
1985 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship 27 Sep – 6 Oct 1985   Santiago de los Caballeros 1   Cuba
  Argentina*
1985 Men's South American Volleyball Championship 24 Jul – 1 Aug 1985   Caracas 1   Brazil
Asian Qualifier   Hong Kong 1   South Korea
1983 Men's African Volleyball Championship 7–14 December 1983   Port Said 1   Egypt
Total 8
* Cuba replaced by Argentina.

Results

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   United States 7 7 0 14 21 4 5.250 369 243 1.519
2   Soviet Union 7 5 2 12 18 8 2.250 347 251 1.382
3   Czechoslovakia 7 5 2 12 16 11 1.455 0 0
4   Brazil 7 4 3 11 16 11 1.455 0 0
5   Argentina 7 3 4 10 12 14 0.857 313 324 0.966
6   Japan 7 2 5 9 9 15 0.600 253 288 0.878
7   South Korea 7 2 5 9 8 17 0.471 250 328 0.762
8   Egypt 7 0 7 7 1 21 0.048 149 327 0.456
Source: [citation needed]

Location: Osaka

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Nov Czechoslovakia   3–1   Egypt 12–15 15–11 15–8 15–3   57–37
22 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   South Korea 15–4 15–7 15–3     45–14
22 Nov United States   3–0   Brazil 15–6 15–11 15–13     45–30
22 Nov Japan   3–0   Argentina 15–5 15–13 15–6     45–24
23 Nov United States   3–2   Soviet Union 11–15 19–17 15–9 9–15 15–12 69–68
23 Nov Argentina   3–0   Egypt 15–4 15–7 15–6     45–17
23 Nov Brazil   3–0   South Korea 15–8 15–5 15–8     45–21
23 Nov Czechoslovakia   3–0   Japan 15–10 15–9 15–6     45–25
24 Nov Argentina   3–1   Czechoslovakia 15–9 15–12 12–15 15–7   57–43
24 Nov United States   3–0   South Korea 15–13 15–3 15–1     45–17
24 Nov Soviet Union   3–2   Brazil 15–7 15–13 4–15 5–15 15–9 54–59
24 Nov Japan   3–0   Egypt 15–5 15–3 15–6     45–14

Location: Nagoya

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Egypt 15–6 15–4 15–6     45–16
26 Nov United States   3–2   Argentina 15–7 13–15 15-17 17–15 15–13 75–67

Location: Hiroshima

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Nov Czechoslovakia   3–1   South Korea 15–8 12–15 15–9 17–15   59–47
26 Nov Brazil   3–1   Japan 2–15 15–7 15–8 17–15   49–45
27 Nov Czechoslovakia   3–2   Brazil ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–? ?–?
27 Nov South Korea   3–2   Japan 15–8 15–9 12–15 9–15 15–10 66–57

Location: Nagoya

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Nov Soviet Union   3–0   Argentina 15–3 15–7 15–11     45–21
27 Nov United States   3–0   Egypt 15–11 15–8 15–0     45–19

Location: Tokyo

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
30 Nov United States   3–0   Japan 15–10 15–5 15–2     45–17
30 Nov Czechoslovakia   3–1   Soviet Union 17–15 15–9 6–15 15–6   53–45
30 Nov Brazil   3–1   Argentina 14–16 15–8 15–8 15–12   59–44
30 Nov South Korea   3–0   Egypt 15–4 15–7 15–11     45–22
01 Dec United States   3–0   Czechoslovakia 15–11 15–5 15–9     45–25
01 Dec Argentina   3–1   South Korea 15–3 10–15 15–12 15–10   55–40
01 Dec Brazil   3–0   Egypt 15–6 15–8 15–10     45–24
01 Dec Soviet Union   3–0   Japan 15–7 15–7 15–5     45–19

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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