The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup is played from November 20 – December 4, in Japan

Japan

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. The tournament is the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Volleyball competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from 27 July to 12 August. Indoor volleyball will be played at Earls Court, while beach volleyball will be played at Horse Guards Parade.-Events:...

 in London

London

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, England

England

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The top three teams will qualify for the Olympics, and join Great Britain

Great Britain men's national volleyball team

The Great Britain men's national volleyball team is the team representing Great Britain in volleyball competitions. The Great Britain Volleyball programme team was resumed in 2006 following an agreement of the FIVB to permit the separate Home Nations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England to...

 as they have already secured a berth as the host country.

Qualification summary

12 teams will participate in the World Cup:

• The host nation's team.
• The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011.
• Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011 (according to the FIVB World Ranking as of January 15, 2011).
  • NB: If Japan win or finish as one of the best runners-up in the AVC Continental Championship the third ranked team from the tournament will compete.
• Two wild cards
  Wild card (sports)
  The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
  
   chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011.

Competition	|Date	|Venue	|Qualified
Host Nation
2011 NORCECA Championship 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Men's Continental Volleyball Tournament, played from August 29 to September 3 in the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico...	Aug. 29 – Sep. 3, 2011	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
2011 European Championship 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV...	September 10–18, 2011	Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...     Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
2011 South American Championship 2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 2011 Men's South American Volleyball Championship is the 29th edition of the tournament, organised by CSV. It is held in Cuiabá, Brazil from September 19 to 25, 2011...	September 19–25, 2011	Cuiabá Cuiabá Under the Koppen climate classification, Cuiaba features a tropical wet and dry climate. Cuiabá is famous for its searing heat, although temperatures in winter can arrive sporadically at 10 degrees, indeed atypical, caused by cold fronts coming from the south, and that may only last one or two... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
2011 Asian Championship 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 21 to September 29, 2011 in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Venues:* Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran – Preliminary Round , Pool E, F and Final Round* Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran – Preliminary Round, Pool G, H and Classification...	September 21–29, 2011	Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... , Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
2011 African Championship	September 23–29, 2011	Tangier Tangier Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
Wild Card	October 5, 2011
Total			12

FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011)

Rank	Team	Continent
5		NORCECA
6		Europe
8		South America
11		Asia
17		Africa

Venues

rounds	Site A	Site B
1st	Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya	Kagoshima Arena Kagoshima Arena Kagoshima Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kagoshima, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 and was opened in 1992. It hosted some matches for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup.- External links :*... , Kagoshima
2nd	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 8,200 people. It has hosted several of the group matches for the 2006 Volleyball World Championship. It currently serves as the home court for the Osaka Evessa, a professional basketball team in the bj... , 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...	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kumamoto, Japan.The arena holds 1,480 people.The hall hosted some of the group games for the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup. It will host some of the group games for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup.-External links:*... , Kumamoto
3rd	Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...	Hamamatsu Arena Hamamatsu Arena is a　multipurpose indoor sporting arena located in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. It is a 15-minute walk from Tenryūgawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway, or a 10-minute drive from the Hamamatsu Interchange on the Tōmei Expressway.... , Hamamatsu
4th	Yoyogi National Gymnasium 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... , 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...	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics... , 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...

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points

2. Numbers of matches won

3. Sets ratio

4. Points ratio


Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Competition System

The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for men is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.

The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each.

Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): Teams play against teams in the same group

Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): Teams play against teams in the other group.

Standings

	Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Live Score

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External links

• Official website