Volleyball competition held in Japan
2006 FIVB World Championship Tournament details Host nation JapanDates 17 November – 3 December Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)Venue(s) 7 (in 6 host cities)Officially opened by Akihito Champions Brazil (2nd title)Runners-up Poland Third place Bulgaria Fourth place Serbia and Montenegro Tournament awards MVP Gilberto Godoy FilhoTournament statistics Matches played 104 Attendance 298,352 (2,869 per match) Official website FIVB
The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November 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 the 3rd place match. The Polish team dedicated this achievement to the deceased Polish volleyball player Arkadiusz Gołaś . The team honored him at the award ceremony, when they wore T-shirts with the number 16 and the words "Golas".
Host Finals hosts Japan. The tournament was held in six Japan cities.
Saitama
Fukuoka
Nagano
Sendai
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Qualification Pools composition First round Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 September 2005. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The draw was held in Tokyo , Japan on 29 November 2005. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 16th.
Second round Squads Venues Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D and E Saitama, Japan Fukuoka , Japan Nagano, Japan Sendai , Japan Saitama Super Arena Marine Messe Fukuoka White Ring Sendai Gymnasium Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 5,705 Pool F Final round 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Japan)
Hiroshima , Japan Tokyo , Japan Hiroshima Green Arena Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Capacity: 4,750 Capacity: 13,291 Capacity: 10,000
First round Japan fans flag. All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round. Pool A Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 Poland 5 5 0 10 15 0 MAX 376 312 1.205 Second round 2 Japan 5 3 2 8 11 10 1.100 488 476 1.025 3 Argentina 5 2 3 7 9 12 0.750 487 485 1.004 4 Puerto Rico 5 2 3 7 9 12 0.750 490 493 0.994 5 China 5 2 3 7 9 13 0.692 473 499 0.948 6 Egypt 5 1 4 6 8 14 0.571 470 519 0.906
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 17 Nov 13:00 Poland 3–0 China 25–21 25–20 25–21 75–62 P2 P3 17 Nov 15:00 Puerto Rico 3–2 Argentina 19–25 34–32 28–26 21–25 15–13 117–121 P2 P3 17 Nov 18:00 Egypt 2–3 Japan 13–25 21–25 26–24 26–24 12–15 98–113 P2 P3 18 Nov 13:00 Argentina 0–3 Poland 21–25 22–25 22–25 65–75 P2 P3 18 Nov 15:00 Egypt 3–2 Puerto Rico 27–29 19–25 25–21 25–20 15–12 111–107 P2 P3 18 Nov 18:00 Japan 2–3 China 25–22 22–25 20–25 25–23 13–15 105–110 P2 P3 19 Nov 13:00 China 2–3 Argentina 25–22 21–25 25–17 17–25 15–17 103–106 P2 P3 19 Nov 15:20 Poland 3–0 Egypt 25–13 25–19 26–24 76–56 P2 P3 19 Nov 18:00 Puerto Rico 1–3 Japan 23–25 20–25 25–21 34–36 102–107 P2 P3 21 Nov 13:00 Egypt 2–3 China 25–22 25–22 30–32 20–25 16–18 116–119 P2 P3 21 Nov 15:30 Puerto Rico 0–3 Poland 22–25 22–25 23–25 67–75 P2 P3 21 Nov 18:00 Japan 3–1 Argentina 25–16 22–25 27–25 27–25 101–91 P2 P3 22 Nov 13:00 China 1–3 Puerto Rico 17–25 13–25 25–21 24–26 79–97 P2 P3 22 Nov 15:05 Argentina 3–1 Egypt 25–18 29–31 25–20 25–20 104–89 P2 P3 22 Nov 18:00 Poland 3–0 Japan 25–18 25–21 25–23 75–62 P2 P3
Pool B Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 Brazil 5 4 1 9 13 4 3.250 418 350 1.194 Second round 2 France 5 4 1 9 13 7 1.857 491 466 1.054 3 Germany 5 4 1 9 12 5 2.400 409 391 1.046 4 Cuba 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727 401 424 0.946 5 Greece 5 1 4 6 6 13 0.462 408 446 0.915 6 Australia 5 0 5 5 3 15 0.200 402 452 0.889
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 17 Nov 14:00 Cuba 1–3 Brazil 25–21 19–25 15–25 22–25 81–96 P2 P3 17 Nov 16:15 Greece 1–3 France 22–25 22–25 25–22 17–25 86–97 P2 P3 17 Nov 18:40 Germany 3–1 Australia 20–25 25–22 25–21 30–28 100–96 P2 P3 18 Nov 14:00 Brazil 3–0 Greece 25–19 25–18 25–16 75–53 P2 P3 18 Nov 16:00 Australia 1–3 France 23–25 28–30 26–24 24–26 101–105 P2 P3 18 Nov 18:40 Germany 3–0 Cuba 25–14 25–23 25–20 75–57 P2 P3 19 Nov 14:00 Cuba 3–0 Australia 25–15 25–19 25–20 75–54 P2 P3 19 Nov 16:00 Greece 0–3 Germany 22–25 26–28 21–25 69–78 P2 P3 19 Nov 18:05 France 3–1 Brazil 20–25 25–22 25–23 29–27 99–97 P2 P3 21 Nov 14:00 Cuba 3–2 Greece 25–19 20–25 25–22 21–25 15–12 106–103 P2 P3 21 Nov 16:35 Australia 0–3 Brazil 19–25 19–25 23–25 61–75 P2 P3 21 Nov 18:25 Germany 3–1 France 22–25 25–21 28–26 25–22 100–94 P2 P3 22 Nov 14:00 Brazil 3–0 Germany 25–13 25–21 25–22 75–56 P2 P3 22 Nov 16:00 France 3–1 Cuba 25–21 25–19 21–25 25–17 96–82 P2 P3 22 Nov 18:20 Greece 3–1 Australia 25–20 25–22 22–25 25–23 97–90 P2 P3
Pool C Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 Bulgaria 5 5 0 10 15 4 3.750 449 398 1.128 Second round 2 Italy 5 4 1 9 14 6 2.333 463 402 1.152 3 Czech Republic 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 386 377 1.024 4 United States 5 2 3 7 8 10 0.800 400 420 0.952 5 Venezuela 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727 401 433 0.926 6 Iran 5 0 5 5 2 15 0.133 350 419 0.835
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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 were taken into account for the second round. The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals. The third and fourth ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th–8th semifinals, whereas the fifth and sixth ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 9th–12th semifinals. Pool E Source: [citation needed ]
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Final round 9th–12th places Polish players at their semifinal. 9th–12th semifinals Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 2 Dec 14:00 TMG United States 3–2 Canada 25–21 24–26 12–25 25–21 15–9 101–102 P2 P3 2 Dec 16:30 TMG Puerto Rico 1–3 Germany 19–25 25–23 19–25 18–25 81–98 P2 P3
11th place match Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 12:00 YNG Puerto Rico 1–3 Canada 17–25 25–18 22–25 21–25 85–93 P2 P3
9th place match Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 13:00 TMG Germany 3–2 United States 25–17 25–18 25–27 20–25 17–15 112–102 P2 P3
5th–8th places Japan vs. France. 5th–8th semifinals Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 2 Dec 18:00 YNG France 3–1 Japan 25–23 25–27 25–18 25–12 100–80 P2 P3 2 Dec 18:50 TMG Russia 0–3 Italy 23–25 22–25 20–25 65–75 P2 P3
7th place match Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 18:00 YNG Russia 3–1 Japan 25–18 22–25 25–18 25–17 97–78 P2 P3
5th place match Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 15:40 TMG Italy 3–0 France 25–19 25–17 30–28 80–64 P2 P3
Final four Brazil vs. Serbia & Montenegro. Semifinals Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 2 Dec 12:30 YNG Brazil 3–1 Serbia and Montenegro 25–19 15–25 25–22 25–12 90–78 P2 P3 2 Dec 15:00 YNG Poland 3–1 Bulgaria 25–20 26–28 25–23 25–23 101–94 P2 P3
3rd place match Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 14:30 YNG Bulgaria 3–1 Serbia and Montenegro 22–25 25–23 25–23 25–23 97–94 P2 P3
Final Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 3 Dec 20:20 YNG Poland 0–3 Brazil 12–25 22–25 17–25 51–75 P2 P3
Final standing 2006 Men's World champions Brazil 2nd title
12–man Roster Marcelo Elgarten , André Heller, Giba , Murilo Endres , André Nascimento , Sérgio Santos, Anderson Rodrigues, Samuel Fuchs , Gustavo Endres , Rodrigão , Ricardo Garcia (c), Dante Amaral Head coach Bernardo Rezende
Awards Marketing Official song The competition's official opening song was "Ready Go!" by Morning Musume .
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