2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

2014 Men's World Championship

Official website

FIVB

Tournament details

Host nation

Poland

Dates

30 August–21 September

Teams

Venues

7 (in 7 host cities)

Champions

Poland (2nd title)

MVP

Mariusz Wlazły

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The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being held at Spodek, Katowice.

The tournament was won by the host country Poland, who beat Brazil (who won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the fourth team in the history of the competition to be crowned in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).^[1]

563,263 fans^{[lower-alpha 1]} watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.^[2]

Information

On 4 September 2008 the FIVB announced it had agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2014. "This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in volleyball but throughout the whole sports family," said FIVB Honorary Life President Rubén Acosta. "Poland – I'm sure about it – will make this championship very special."

Acosta and FIVB President Wei Jizhong agreed the deal in Warsaw following negotiations with the Polish Minister of Sport, Mirosław Drzewiecki; Mirosław Błaszczyk, President of the Board of Administration of Polsat Television; Polsat Television Sports Department Director, Marian Kmita and Polish Volleyball Federation President, Mirosław Przedpełski.

Volleyball in Poland has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity during the 2000s. The Polish Men's team finished as runners-up at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan and a year later, Katowice hosted one of the best-ever FIVB Volleyball World League Final Rounds.

Qualification

Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Hosts Poland were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five, and South America three places.

Africa (CAVB)	Asia and Oceania (AVC)	Europe (CEV)	North America (NORCECA)	South America (CSV)
Pool T Winners: Cameroon Pool U Winners: Egypt Pool V Winners: Tunisia	Pool A Winners: Australia Pool B Winners: Iran Pool C Winners: China Pool D Winners: South Korea	Hosts: Poland 2013 CEV Champions: Russia 2013 CEV Runners-up: Italy Pool I Winners: Bulgaria Pool J Winners: Serbia Pool K Winners: Germany Pool L Winners: Belgium Pool M Winners: Finland Third Round Best Runners-up: France	Pool O Winners: United States Pool P Winners: Cuba Pool Q Winners: Canada Pool R Winners: Mexico Playoff Winners: Puerto Rico	2013 CSV Champions: Brazil 2013 CSV Runners-up: Argentina Qualifier Winners: Venezuela

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013.^[3] 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.^[4] The draw was held in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January 2014. Because the qualification process was in progress on 27 January 2014, the best world rankings of CAVB (13, 15 and 19) and NORCECA (4, 7, 11, 20 and 22) were used when the draw was made.^[5] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Poland (Hosts)	Brazil (1)	Russia (2)	Italy (3)
Argentina (7)	Cuba (7)	Bulgaria (6)	United States (4)
Serbia (9)	Germany (10)	Canada (11)	Iran (12)
Australia (14)	Tunisia (13)	Egypt (15)	France (16)
Cameroon (19)	South Korea (21)	China (18)	Puerto Rico (20)
Venezuela (31)	Finland (30)	Mexico (22)	Belgium (37)

Squads

Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Venues

It was the first time Poland had hosted an FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Matches were played in Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw.

Opening match (30 August)	Pool A (excl. 30 August) and F	Pool B, F, G and Final four	Pool C
Warsaw, Poland	Wrocław, Poland	Katowice, Poland	Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland
National Stadium	Centennial Hall	Spodek	Ergo Arena
Capacity: 62,100	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 11,500	Capacity: 11,409

Pool D	Pool E, H and 5th–6th places	Pool E	Warsaw Wroclaw Katowice Gdańsk/ Sopot Kraków Łódź Bydgoszcz
Kraków, Poland	Łódź, Poland	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Kraków Arena	Atlas Arena	Łuczniczka
Capacity: 15,328	Capacity: 13,805	Capacity: 8,500

Pool standing procedure

Match points
Number of matches won
Sets ratio
Points ratio
Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

Opening Ceremony

National Stadium, Warsaw

The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Poland 2014 begins on August 30 with a dream opening match between the hosts and Serbia, who will play to a record 62,000 spectators at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

First round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
The top four teams from the pool A and D qualified for the pool E, whereas the top four teams from the pool B and C qualified for the pool F.

	Qualified for the Pool E
	Qualified for the Pool F

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	15	5	0	15	1	15.000	400	311	1.286
2	Serbia	12	4	1	12	6	2.000	425	396	1.073
3	Argentina	9	3	2	10	6	1.667	372	342	1.088
4	Australia	5	2	3	7	11	0.636	384	397	0.967
5	Venezuela	4	1	4	5	13	0.385	366	424	0.863
6	Cameroon	0	0	5	3	15	0.200	382	459	0.832

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Aug	20:15	Poland	3–0	Serbia	25–19	25–18	25–18			75–55	P2 P3
31 Aug	16:30	Venezuela	0–3	Argentina	23–25	17–25	19–25			59–75	P2 P3
31 Aug	20:25	Cameroon	0–3	Australia	22–25	15–25	18–25			55–75	P2 P3
02 Sep	13:10	Argentina	1–3	Serbia	17–25	25–20	21–25	21–25		84–95	P2 P3
02 Sep	16:40	Venezuela	3–1	Cameroon	25–22	25–21	31–33	25–14		106–90	P2 P3
02 Sep	20:25	Australia	0–3	Poland	17–25	19–25	22–25			58–75	P2 P3
04 Sep	13:10	Cameroon	0–3	Argentina	17–25	18–25	23–25			58–75	P2 P3
04 Sep	16:40	Serbia	3–1	Australia	25–23	25–22	22–25	25–17		97–87	P2 P3
04 Sep	20:25	Poland	3–0	Venezuela	25–20	25–13	25–14			75–47	P2 P3
06 Sep	13:10	Argentina	3–0	Australia	25–18	25–19	25–18			75–55	P2 P3
06 Sep	16:40	Venezuela	0–3	Serbia	20–25	17–25	22–25			59–75	P2 P3
06 Sep	20:25	Cameroon	1–3	Poland	27–25	23–25	16–25	22–25		88–100	P2 P3
07 Sep	13:10	Australia	3–2	Venezuela	25–20	23–25	21–25	25–16	15–9	109–95	P2 P3
07 Sep	16:40	Poland	3–0	Argentina	25–20	25–20	25–23			75–63	P2 P3
07 Sep	20:25	Serbia	3–1	Cameroon	25–21	24–26	29–27	25–17		103–91	P2 P3

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	14	5	0	15	3	5.000	428	352	1.216
2	Germany	12	4	1	12	5	2.400	398	338	1.178
3	Finland	8	3	2	10	8	1.250	415	396	1.048
4	Cuba	6	2	3	9	12	0.750	448	466	0.961
5	South Korea	4	1	4	6	13	0.462	390	441	0.884
6	Tunisia	1	0	5	4	15	0.267	361	447	0.808

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	13:10	Brazil	3–0	Germany	25–21	25–19	25–17			75–57	P2 P3
01 Sep	16:40	Finland	3–2	Cuba	18–25	21–25	27–25	25–23	15–12	106–110	P2 P3
01 Sep	20:25	South Korea	3–1	Tunisia	24–26	26–24	25–21	25–18		100–89	P2 P3
03 Sep	13:10	Cuba	0–3	Germany	16–25	21–25	19–25			56–75	P2 P3
03 Sep	16:40	Finland	3–0	South Korea	25–22	26–24	25–15			76–61	P2 P3
03 Sep	20:25	Tunisia	0–3	Brazil	18–25	10–25	17–25			45–75	P2 P3
05 Sep	13:10	South Korea	1–3	Cuba	21–25	25–23	14–25	22–25		82–98	P2 P3
05 Sep	16:40	Germany	3–1	Tunisia	25–13	25–19	21–25	25–12		96–69	P2 P3
05 Sep	20:25	Brazil	3–0	Finland	27–25	25–21	26–24			78–70	P2 P3
06 Sep	13:10	Cuba	3–2	Tunisia	16–25	25–20	25–23	20–25	15–13	101–106	P2 P3
06 Sep	16:40	Finland	1–3	Germany	20–25	25–19	24–26	19–25		88–95	P2 P3
06 Sep	20:25	South Korea	2–3	Brazil	25–21	13–25	21–25	25–17	13–15	97–103	P2 P3
07 Sep	13:10	Tunisia	0–3	Finland	18–25	14–25	20–25			52–75	P2 P3
07 Sep	16:40	Germany	3–0	South Korea	25–13	25–16	25–21			75–50	P2 P3
07 Sep	20:25	Brazil	3–1	Cuba	22–25	25–23	25–18	25–17		97–83	P2 P3

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	14	5	0	15	3	5.000	429	347	1.236
2	Canada	11	4	1	12	5	2.400	392	349	1.123
3	Bulgaria	10	3	2	13	8	1.625	462	437	1.057
4	China	6	2	3	6	11	0.545	386	408	0.946
5	Mexico	2	1	4	5	14	0.357	370	442	0.837
6	Egypt	2	0	5	5	15	0.333	411	467	0.880

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
01 Sep	13:10	Russia	3–0	Canada	25–21	25–19	25–21			75–61	P2 P3
01 Sep	16:40	Mexico	0–3	Bulgaria	16–25	17–25	21–25			54–75	P2 P3
01 Sep	20:25	China	3–1	Egypt	25–20	25–20	23–25	33–31		106–96	P2 P3
03 Sep	13:10	Bulgaria	2–3	Canada	25–17	17–25	25–20	24–26	8–15	99–103	P2 P3
03 Sep	16:40	Mexico	1–3	China	25–20	19–25	20–25	20–25		84–95	P2 P3
03 Sep	20:25	Egypt	0–3	Russia	22–25	15–25	15–25			52–75	P2 P3
05 Sep	13:10	China	0–3	Bulgaria	23–25	23–25	19–25			65–75	P2 P3
05 Sep	16:40	Canada	3–0	Egypt	25–14	25–19	25–22			75–55	P2 P3
05 Sep	20:25	Russia	3–1	Mexico	21–25	25–20	25–14	25–17		96–76	P2 P3
06 Sep	13:10	Bulgaria	3–2	Egypt	25–22	26–24	23–25	20–25	15–11	109–107	P2 P3
06 Sep	16:40	Mexico	0–3	Canada	17–25	18–25	19–25			54–75	P2 P3
06 Sep	20:25	China	0–3	Russia	22–25	11–25	21–25			54–75	P2 P3
07 Sep	13:10	Egypt	2–3	Mexico	25–16	20–25	21–25	25–21	10–15	101–102	P2 P3
07 Sep	16:40	Canada	3–0	China	26–24	27–25	25–17			78–66	P2 P3
07 Sep	20:25	Russia	3–2	Bulgaria	20–25	23–25	25–20	25–23	15–11	108–104	P2 P3

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	12	4	1	14	7	2.000	469	437	1.073
2	Iran	11	4	1	13	7	1.857	462	420	1.100
3	United States	9	3	2	12	9	1.333	461	419	1.100
4	Italy	5	2	3	9	12	0.750	462	473	0.977
5	Belgium	5	1	4	9	12	0.750	437	467	0.936
6	Puerto Rico	3	1	4	3	13	0.231	315	390	0.808

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
31 Aug	13:10	Italy	1–3	Iran	16–25	25–23	21–25	22–25		84–98	P2 P3
31 Aug	16:40	Belgium	2–3	United States	21–25	25–17	16–25	25–21	11–15	98–103	P2 P3
31 Aug	20:25	Puerto Rico	0–3	France	23–25	22–25	24–26			69–76	P2 P3
02 Sep	13:10	United States	2–3	Iran	23–25	19–25	25–19	25–18	15–17	107–104	P2 P3
02 Sep	16:40	Belgium	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–19	25–17	25–20			75–56	P2 P3
02 Sep	20:25	France	2–3	Italy	25–20	25–20	23–25	13–25	12–15	98–105	P2 P3
04 Sep	13:10	Puerto Rico	0–3	United States	15–25	8–25	20–25			43–75	P2 P3
04 Sep	16:40	Iran	1–3	France	18–25	25–14	19–25	27–29		89–93	P2 P3
04 Sep	20:25	Italy	3–1	Belgium	26–28	25–15	25–16	28–26		104–85	P2 P3
06 Sep	13:10	United States	1–3	France	25–19	17–25	15–25	21–25		78–94	P2 P3
06 Sep	16:40	Belgium	1–3	Iran	23–25	15–25	25–21	20–25		83–96	P2 P3
06 Sep	20:25	Puerto Rico	3–1	Italy	19–25	25–19	25–23	25–22		94–89	P2 P3
07 Sep	13:10	France	3–2	Belgium	25–14	21–25	25–20	22–25	15–12	108–96	P2 P3
07 Sep	16:40	Iran	3–0	Puerto Rico	25–17	25–22	25–14			75–53	P2 P3
07 Sep	20:25	Italy	1–3	United States	18–25	20–25	25–23	17–25		80–98	P2 P3

Second round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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 three teams in each pool qualified for the third round.

	Qualified for the Third round

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	17	5	2	19	11	1.727	693	649	1.068
2	Poland	16	6	1	19	8	2.375	636	568	1.120
3	Iran	15	5	2	18	11	1.636	659	623	1.058
4	United States	14	4	3	17	12	1.417	673	633	1.063
5	Serbia	9	3	4	12	14	0.857	601	617	0.974
6	Argentina	8	3	4	11	15	0.733	570	602	0.947
7	Italy	5	2	5	10	18	0.556	615	645	0.953
8	Australia	0	0	7	4	21	0.190	509	619	0.822

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Sep	16:40	ŁUC	Argentina	1–3	France	25–21	17–25	27–29	18–25		87–100	P2 P3
10 Sep	16:40	ATA	Serbia	3–0	Italy	25–19	29–27	25–22			79–68	P2 P3
10 Sep	20:25	ATA	Poland	1–3	United States	27–29	22–25	27–25	23–25		99–104	P2 P3
10 Sep	20:25	ŁUC	Australia	1–3	Iran	23–25	21–25	25–21	17–25		86–96	P2 P3
11 Sep	16:40	ŁUC	Argentina	0–3	Iran	15–25	23–25	16–25			54–75	P2 P3
11 Sep	16:40	ATA	Serbia	1–3	United States	25–23	29–31	17–25	21–25		92–104	P2 P3
11 Sep	20:25	ATA	Poland	3–1	Italy	19–25	25–18	25–20	26–24		95–87	P2 P3
11 Sep	20:25	ŁUC	Australia	1–3	France	22–25	18–25	32–30	17–25		89–105	P2 P3
13 Sep	16:40	ŁUC	Argentina	3–1	Italy	17–25	25–21	30–28	25–21		97–95	P2 P3
13 Sep	16:40	ATA	Serbia	1–3	France	27–25	23–25	23–25	20–25		93–100	P2 P3
13 Sep	20:25	ATA	Poland	3–2	Iran	25–17	25–16	24–26	19–25	16–14	109–98	P2 P3
13 Sep	20:25	ŁUC	Australia	0–3	United States	15–25	19–25	20–25			54–75	P2 P3
14 Sep	16:40	ŁUC	Argentina	3–2	United States	19–25	28–26	25–20	23–25	15–11	110–107	P2 P3
14 Sep	16:40	ATA	Serbia	1–3	Iran	25–27	25–22	22–25	18–25		90–99	P2 P3
14 Sep	20:25	ATA	Poland	3–2	France	25–18	21–25	25–23	22−25	15−12	108–103	P2 P3
14 Sep	20:25	ŁUC	Australia	1–3	Italy	23–25	14–25	25–21	18−25		80–96	P2 P3

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	21	7	0	21	2	10.500	578	476	1.214
2	Russia	17	6	1	19	6	3.167	592	498	1.189
3	Germany	15	5	2	15	8	1.875	537	497	1.080
4	Canada	10	4	3	12	13	0.923	574	560	1.025
5	Finland	6	2	5	9	17	0.529	561	602	0.932
6	Cuba	6	1	6	11	18	0.611	601	660	0.911
7	Bulgaria	5	1	6	8	18	0.444	534	604	0.884
8	China	4	2	5	6	19	0.316	508	588	0.864

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 Sep	16:40	SPO	Brazil	3–0	Bulgaria	25–15	25–21	25–21			75–57	P2 P3
10 Sep	16:40	CEH	Finland	0–3	Russia	10–25	18–25	16–25			44–75	P2 P3
10 Sep	20:25	SPO	Germany	3–0	China	25–19	25–22	25–17			75–58	P2 P3
10 Sep	20:25	CEH	Cuba	2–3	Canada	27–25	18–25	25–23	11–25	13–15	94–113	P2 P3
11 Sep	16:40	SPO	Brazil	3–0	China	25–14	25–23	25–18			75–55	P2 P3
11 Sep	16:40	CEH	Finland	0–3	Canada	25–27	25–27	19–25			69–79	P2 P3
11 Sep	20:25	SPO	Germany	3–1	Bulgaria	25–16	25–15	23–25	25–17		98–73	P2 P3
11 Sep	20:25	CEH	Cuba	1–3	Russia	18–25	25–23	15–25	19–25		77–98	P2 P3
13 Sep	16:40	SPO	Brazil	3–0	Canada	25–19	25–23	29–27			79–69	P2 P3
13 Sep	16:40	CEH	Finland	2–3	China	25–22	22–25	23–25	25–20	14–16	109–108	P2 P3
13 Sep	20:25	SPO	Germany	0–3	Russia	17–25	18–25	24–26			59–76	P2 P3
13 Sep	20:25	CEH	Cuba	3–0	Bulgaria	25–23	25–18	30–28			80–69	P2 P3
14 Sep	16:40	SPO	Brazil	3–1	Russia	25–21	24–26	25–19	25–19		99–85	P2 P3
14 Sep	16:40	CEH	Finland	3–0	Bulgaria	25–18	25–21	25–18			75–57	P2 P3
14 Sep	20:25	SPO	Germany	3–0	Canada	28–26	25–22	25−23			78–71	P2 P3
14 Sep	20:25	CEH	Cuba	2–3	China	25–19	20–25	25−18	20−25	11–15	101–102	P2 P3

Third round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
The pool E and F winners were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.
The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match.

	Qualified for the Semifinals
	Qualified for the 5th place match

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	5	2	0	6	2	3.000	182	163	1.117
2	Germany	3	1	1	3	3	1.000	136	131	1.038
3	Iran	1	0	2	2	6	0.333	157	181	0.867

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep	20:25	France	3–0	Germany	25–15	26–24	25–22			76–61	P2 P3
17 Sep	20:25	Germany	3–0	Iran	25–15	25–21	25–19			75–55	P2 P3
18 Sep	20:25	France	3–2	Iran	25–20	25–23	22–25	19–25	15–9	106–102	P2 P3

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	4	2	0	6	4	1.500	211	210	1.005
2	Brazil	4	1	1	5	3	1.667	180	166	1.084
3	Russia	1	0	2	2	6	0.333	168	183	0.918

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep	20:25	Poland	3–2	Brazil	25–22	22–25	14–25	25–18	17–15	103–105	P2 P3
17 Sep	20:25	Brazil	3–0	Russia	25–22	25–20	25–21			75–63	P2 P3
18 Sep	20:25	Poland	3–2	Russia	25–22	25–22	21–25	22–25	15–11	108–105	P2 P3

Final round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

5th–6th places

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	13:40	Iran	0–3	Russia	19–25	21–25	18–25			58–75	P2 P3

Final four

Semifinals			Final

20 September
France	2
Brazil	3

			21 September
			Brazil	1
			Poland	3


			3rd place match
20 September		21 September
Germany	1	France	0
Poland	3		Germany	3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Sep	16:40	France	2–3	Brazil	18–25	25–23	23–25	25–22	12–15	103–110	P2 P3
20 Sep	20:25	Germany	1–3	Poland	24–26	26–28	25–23	21–25		96–102	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Sep	16:40	France	0–3	Germany	21–25	24–26	23–25			68–76	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 Sep	20:25	Brazil	1–3	Poland	25–18	22–25	23–25	22–25		92–93	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank	Team
01 !	Poland
02 !	Brazil
03 !	Germany
4	France
5	Russia
6	Iran
7	Canada
7	United States
9	Finland
9	Serbia
11	Argentina
11	Cuba
13	Bulgaria
13	Italy
15	Australia
15	China
17	Belgium
	Mexico
	South Korea
	Venezuela
21	Cameroon
	Egypt
	Puerto Rico
	Tunisia

	Qualified for the 2015 World Cup

2014 Men's World Champions
Poland 2nd title

14–man Roster

Nowakowski, Winiarski

, Konarski, Zagumny, Kłos, Wrona, Wlazły, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Możdżonek, Mika, Buszek

Head Coach

Antiga

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Mariusz Wlazły

Best Setter

Lukas Kampa

Best Outside Spikers

Ricardo Lucarelli Souza

Murilo Endres

Best Middle Blockers

Marcus Böhme

Karol Kłos

Best Opposite Spiker

Mariusz Wlazły

Best Libero

Jenia Grebennikov

Prize money

Prize Money for the Final Standing

Champions – $200,000

Runners-up – $125,000

3rd place – $75,000

Prize Money for the Awards

Most Valuable Player – $30,000

Best Setter – $10,000

Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players)

Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players)

Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000

Best Libero – $10,000

Marketing

Official songs

The competition's official opening song was "Start a Fire" by Margaret. She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was transmitted in over 168 countries.^[6]^[7]

Trophy

The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry.^[8]

Broadcasting

Advertising the World Championships in Katowice

Region	TV station
Europe
Belgium	VRT
Bulgaria	Nova TV - Nova Sports^[9]
Finland	YLE
France	BeIN Sport
Macedonia	MRT
Germany	ZDF
Poland	Polsat
Russia	VGTRK
Romania	Romtelecom
Serbia	RTS
Italy	RAI
Rest of the world
Sub-Saharan Africa i South Africa	SuperSport International
North Africa	BeIN Sport
Central America - Caribbean	SKY México
North America	BeIN Sport
Near East	BeIN Sport
Brazil	SporTV - Globosat
China	CCTV
Japan	TBS
Venezuela	TVes

Source: FIVB.com

Notes

↑ FIVB announced that the final attendance for this tournament was 563,263. But, in fact, the total number of spectators based on match reports was 586,887, not 563,263.

References

↑ "Poland dethrone Brazil as men's champions". FIVB. 21 September 2014.
↑ "Record numbers watch Poland triumph". FIVB. 21 September 2014.
↑ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 7 October 2013)". FIVB. 7 October 2013.
↑ "FIVB – SPORTS REGULATIONS – Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. 15 May 2013. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
↑ "2014 Men's World Championship PressKit" (PDF). FIVB. p. 6.
↑ "Imponująca ceremonia otwarcia siatkarskich mistrzostw świata" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
↑ "Mistrzostwa Świata w Siatkówce 2014: Ceremonia otwarcia na Stadionie Narodowym - Margaret, Cleo i Donatan, DJ Adamus" (in Polish). eska.pl. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
↑ Trophy WCH 2014
↑ "Световното първенство по волейбол за мъже в Полша 2014 по Нова и Диема" (in Bulgarian). novatv.bg. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

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2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

Information

Qualification

Pools composition

Squads

Venues

Pool standing procedure

Opening Ceremony

First round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Second round

Pool E

Pool F

Third round

Pool G

Pool H

Final round

5th–6th places

5th place match

Final four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

Prize money

Marketing

Sponsors

Official songs

Trophy

Broadcasting

See also

Notes

References

External links