1999 FIVB Men's World Cup
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The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup
Volleyball World Cup
The FIVB World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games...

was held from November 18 to December 2, 1999 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament
Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...

 in Sydney, Australia 2000.

The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Kagoshima, Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

, Kumamoto, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Nagoya, Yoyogi
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...

, and Komazawa
Komazawa Gymnasium
Komazawa Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Tokyo, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 3,875 spectators. It hosted the wrestling events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 1. pp. 125-6....

. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since it began with the first edition in 1970.

Final ranking

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1. 20 11 9 2 1003 859 1.168 31 11 1.003
2. 19 11 8 3 890 801 1.111 26 12 2.167
3. 19 11 8 3 935 834 1.121 26 14 1.857
4. 19 11 8 3 1053 1004 1.049 28 17 1.053
5. 18 11 7 4 958 850 1.127 27 15 1.800
6. 18 11 7 4 995 974 1.022 25 19 1.316
7. 17 11 6 5 873 884 0.988 18 21 0.857
8. 16 11 5 6 881 943 0.934 17 24 0.708
9. 15 11 4 7 910 953 0.955 18 23 0.783
10. 14 11 3 8 903 995 0.908 16 27 0.593
11. 12 11 1 10 847 977 0.867 10 31 0.323
12. 11 11 0 11 758 932 0.813 5 33 0.152

  • Russia, Cuba and Italy qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition
    Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    -Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...

     at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    2000 Summer Olympics
    The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

     in Sydney, Australia.

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player

  • Best Scorer

  • Best Spiker

  • Best Blocker

  • Best Server

  • Best Digger

  • Best Receiver

  • Best Setter
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