1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1974 Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Mexico
Dates October 12–28
Teams 24
Venues 6 (in host cities)
Champions  Poland (1st title)
← previous next →

The 1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 12 to October 28, 1974.

Teams

Group A – Guadalajara
Group B – Mexico City
Group C – Monterrey

First round

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Cuba 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 148 90 1.644
2  East Germany 5 2 1 6 3 2.000 112 84 1.333
3  Italy 4 1 2 4 7 0.571 120 152 0.789
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 1 9 0.111 86 140 0.614
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct East Germany  3–0  Venezuela 15–2 15–3 15–7     45–12
13 Oct Cuba  3–1  Italy 15–13 13–15 15–13 15-2   58–43
14 Oct Cuba  3–0  Venezuela 15–12 15–3 15–10     45–25
14 Oct East Germany  3–0  Italy 15–10 15–5 15–12     45–27
15 Oct Italy  3–1  Venezuela 15–13 15–12 5–15 15-9   50–49
15 Oct Cuba  3–0  East Germany 15–8 15–8 15–6     45–22

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Mexico 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 144 60 2.400
2  Netherlands 5 2 1 7 4 1.750 133 103 1.291
3  Tunisia 4 1 2 3 8 0.375 91 131 0.695
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 91 165 0.552
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Oct Mexico  3–0  Dominican Republic 15–2 15–2 15–10     45–14
13 Oct Netherlands  3–0  Tunisia 15–2 15–5 15–6     45–13
14 Oct Netherlands  3–1  Dominican Republic 15–8 13–15 15–6 15-7   58–36
14 Oct Mexico  3–0  Tunisia 15–5 15–7 15–4     45–16
15 Oct Tunisia  3–2  Dominican Republic 7–15 10–15 15–2 15-4 15-5 62–41
15 Oct Mexico  3–1  Netherlands 9–15 15–3 15–4 15-8   54–30

Pool C

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 170 106 1.604
2  Brazil 5 2 1 8 3 2.667 157 110 1.427
3  France 4 1 2 4 6 0.667 106 121 0.876
4  Panama 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 39 135 0.289
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  Panama 15–0 15–1 15–2     45–3
13 Oct Brazil  3–0  France 15–5 15–10 15–10     45–25
14 Oct Brazil  3–0  Panama 15–4 15-6 15–8     45–18
14 Oct Bulgaria  3–1  France 15–5 13–15 15–4 15-12   58–36
15 Oct France  3–0  Panama 15-0 15-9 15-9     45–18
15 Oct Bulgaria  3–2  Brazil 12–15 10–15 15–12 15-12 15-13 67–67

Pool D

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 6 3 0 9 0 MAX 135 56 2.411
2  Belgium 5 2 1 6 4 1.500 125 110 1.136
3  China 4 1 2 4 6 0.667 104 122 0.852
4  Canada 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 59 135 0.437
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Belgium  3–1  China 15–5 15–10 8–15 15-12   53–42
13 Oct Japan  3–0  Canada 15–6 15–3 15–3     45–12
14 Oct Belgium  3–0  Canada 15–6 15-9 15–8     45–23
14 Oct Japan  3–0  China 15–11 15-3 15–3     45–17
15 Oct China  3–0  Canada 15–6 15–8 15–10     45–24
15 Oct Japan  3–0  Belgium 15-10 15–5 15–12     45–27

Pool E

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 158 105 1.505
2  Romania 5 2 1 8 3 2.667 157 106 1.481
3  South Korea 4 1 2 3 6 0.500 88 100 0.880
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 43 135 0.319
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Romania  3–0  South Korea 15-4 15-8 15-7     45-19
13 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  Puerto Rico 15–3 15–6 15–5     45–14
14 Oct Romania  3–0  Puerto Rico 15–9 15–5 15–5     45–19
14 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  South Korea 15–10 15–7 15–7     45–24
15 Oct South Korea  3–0  Puerto Rico 15-7 15-2 15-1     45-10
16 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Romania 17–15 9–15 15–13 12-15 15-9 68–67

Pool F

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 154 96 1.604
2  Soviet Union 5 2 1 7 3 2.333 131 92 1.424
3  United States 4 1 2 4 6 0.667 107 119 0.899
4  Egypt 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 50 135 0.370
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  United States 15–6 15–2 15–13     45–21
13 Oct Poland  3–0  Egypt 15–3 15–6 15–5     45–14
14 Oct Poland  3–1  United States 15–10 13–15 15–10 15-6   58–41
14 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Egypt 15–9 15–5 15–6     45–20
15 Oct United States  3–0  Egypt 15–9 15–3 15–4     45–16
15 Oct Poland  3–1  Soviet Union 15–9 6–15 15–6 15-11   51–41

Second round

Pool G

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 6 3 0 9 1 9.000 145 94 1.543
2  East Germany 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 128 113 1.133
3  Mexico 4 1 2 6 6 1.000 153 161 0.950
4  Belgium 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 77 135 0.570
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct Poland  3–0  East Germany 15–4 15–6 15–2     45–12
18 Oct Mexico  3–0  Belgium 15–12 15–11 15–12     45–35
19 Oct Poland  3–0  Belgium 15–9 15–11 15–9     45–29
19 Oct East Germany  3–2  Mexico 14–16 15–9 12–15 15–9 15–6 71–55
20 Oct Poland  3–1  Mexico 15–12 15–11 8–15 17-15   55–53
20 Oct East Germany  3–0  Belgium 15–1 15–4 15-8     45–13

Pool H

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czechoslovakia 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 154 111 1.387
2  Soviet Union 5 2 1 6 3 2.000 115 92 1.250
3  Cuba 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 124 136 0.912
4  Brazil 3 0 3 0 9 0.000 82 136 0.603
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  Soviet Union 15–7 15–11 15–7     45–25
18 Oct Cuba  3–0  Brazil 15–9 15–13 15–6     45–28
19 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Brazil 15–6 15–6 15–8     45–20
19 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–2  Cuba 9–15 15–7 9–15 15–10 15–5 63–52
20 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Cuba 15–10 15–12 15-5   45–27  
20 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  Brazil 15–8 15–12 16-14     46–34

Pool I

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 168 126 1.333
2  Romania 5 2 1 8 5 1.600 178 166 1.072
3  Bulgaria 4 1 2 6 7 0.857 174 153 1.137
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 1 9 0.111 73 148 0.493
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
18 Oct Japan  3–0  Netherlands 15-6 15-3 15-4     45-13
18 Oct Romania  3–2  Bulgaria 17-15 7-15 4-15 20-18 15-10 63-73
19 Oct Romania  3–0  Netherlands 15-7 15-6 15-10     45-23
19 Oct Japan  3–1  Bulgaria 15-10 15-9 8-15 15-9   53-43
20 Oct Bulgaria  3–1  Netherlands 15-9 13-15 15-6 15-7   58-37
20 Oct Japan  3–2  Romania 9-15 13-15 15-11 16-14 17-15 70-70

Final round

Finals 1-6

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 10 5 0 15 7 2.143 314 231 1.359
2  Soviet Union 9 4 1 14 4 3.500 252 203 1.241
3  Japan 8 3 2 10 10 1.000 277 256 1.082
4  East Germany 7 2 3 9 11 0.818 238 249 0.956
5  Czechoslovakia 6 1 4 4 8 0.500 256 287 0.892
6  Romania 5 0 5 4 15 0.267 164 275 0.596
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep East Germany  3–2  Czechoslovakia 14-16 15-10 15-10 11-15 15-7 70-58
22 Sep Poland  3–2  Soviet Union 16-14 9-15 15-6 12-15 15-7 67-57
22 Sep Japan  3–2  Romania 15-6 12-15 16-18 15-1 15-6 73-46
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
23 Sep Japan  3–1  East Germany 15-12 15-9 14-16 15-12   59-49
23 Sep Poland  3–2  Czechoslovakia 13-15 14-16 15-6 15-10 15-5 72-52
23 Sep Soviet Union  3–1  Romania 6-15 15-6 15-9 15-10   51-40
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
24 Sep Poland  3–2  East Germany 15-7 15-9 13-15 12-15 15-5 70-51
24 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–1  Romania 16-18 15-5 15-13 15-4   61-40
24 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Japan 15-10 16-14 18-16     49-40
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
26 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  East Germany 17-15 15-2 15-6     47-23
26 Sep Poland  3–0  Romania 15-4 15-10 15-9     45-23
26 Sep Japan  3–1  Czechoslovakia 15-11 10-15 15-11 17-15   57-52
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
27 Sep East Germany  3–0  Romania 15-4 15-9 15-2     45-15
27 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Czechoslovakia 18-16 15-12 15-5     48-33
28 Sep Poland  3–1  Japan 13-15 15-7 15-11 17-15   60-48

Final standing

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.