1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1995 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was held from Saturday November 18 to Saturday December 2, 1995 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia 1996. The first three qualified.
The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Sendai, Fukushima, Chiba, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since 1977.
Squads
Round robin
- Saturday November 18
- Venue: Tokyo
Argentina 
|
3 – 1 |  China
|
15-10 9 -15 15-10 15-11 | |
Italy 
|
3 – 0 |  Egypt
|
15- 5 15- 2 15- 8 | |
Japan 
|
3 – 1 |  Canada
|
14-16 15-13 15- 6 15- 7 |
- Venue: Kumamoto
Netherlands 
|
3 – 0 |  Tunisia
|
15-11 15- 4 15- 5 | |
Brazil 
|
3 – 0 |  United States
|
15- 8 15-13 15- 8 | |
Cuba 
|
3 – 0 |  South Korea
|
15-11 15- 2 15-11 |
- Sunday November 19
- Venue: Tokyo
| China
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15- 7 15- 4 15- 8 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15- 3 15- 7 15-10 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
15-13 15- 3 15-10 |
- Venue: Kumamoto
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 7 15- 5 15- 9 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 2 | Netherlands
|
7 -15 17-16 8 -15 15- 8 17-15 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 1 | South Korea
|
15- 3 12-15 15- 3 15-11 |
- Monday November 20
- Venue: Tokyo
| Canada
|
3 – 2 | Egypt
|
12-15 16-14 15-12 10-15 15-10 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
15- 4 15- 6 15- 3 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15- 4 15-10 15- 4 |
- Venue: Kumamoto
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
15-10 15- 7 15- 6 | |
| South Korea
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 9 15-10 15- 9 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Cuba
|
15- 9 15- 0 15- 9 |
- Tuesday November 21
- No Games
- Wednesday November 22
- Venue: Hiroshima
| Argentina
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15- 8 15- 9 15- 8 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15- 4 15- 3 15- 3 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15- 9 15- 5 15- 8 |
- Venue: Kagoshima
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | Tunisia
|
15- 5 6 -15 15- 5 15- 6 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 – 1 | Brazil
|
17-15 12-15 15- 7 17-16 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15- 9 15-11 15-13 |
- Thursday November 23
- Venue: Hiroshima
| China
|
3 – 1 | Canada
|
15-10 15- 6 14-16 15-13 | |
| Argentina
|
3 – 1 | Egypt
|
15- 5 ??-?? 15- 5 15- 6 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15- 4 15- 6 15- 8 |
- Venue: Kagoshima
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 6 15- 9 15-12 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Cuba
|
15-10 15-11 15- 8 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15- 4 15- 9 15-11 |
- Friday November 24 and Saturday November 25
- No Games
- Sunday November 26
- Venue: Sendai
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
15- 6 15- 3 15- 4 | |
| South Korea
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15-11 15-11 15- 5 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 3 15- 7 15- 4 |
- Venue: Fukushima
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15-10 15- 6 15- 5 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 1 | Netherlands
|
13-15 15- 6 15- 8 15- 3 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15-10 15- 8 15- 9 |
- Monday November 27
- No Games
- Tuesday November 28
- Venue: Sendai
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15- 7 15-10 15- 1 | |
| Egypt
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 3 17-15 16-14 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15- 6 15-13 15- 9 |
- Venue: Fukushima
| Cuba
|
3 – 2 | Argentina
|
15-13 8 -15 7 -15 15-13 18-16 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 1 | Brazil
|
15- 9 10-15 16-14 15- 8 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15- 7 15- 4 15- 6 |
- Wednesday November 29
- Venue: Sendai
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15- 5 15- 4 15- 6 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 1 | Cuba
|
15-12 7 -15 15- 8 15- 3 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15- 7 15-12 15- 9 |
- Venue: Fukushima
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
15- 7 15- 2 15- 6 | |
| South Korea
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15-10 15- 7 15- 1 | |
| China
|
3 – 1 | Tunisia
|
11-15 15- 7 15- 7 15- 7 |
- Thursday November 30
- Venue: Tokyo
| Canada
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15-12 15- 5 15-12 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Argentina
|
15-11 15- 5 15-12 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 1 | Cuba
|
13-15 15- 5 16-14 15- 7 |
- Venue: Chiba
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15-13 15- 7 15-10 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15-10 15-10 15- 3 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15- 2 15- 6 15- 8 |
- Friday December 1
- Venue: Tokyo
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
15- 8 15- 5 15- 4 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | China
|
15- 4 15- 7 15- 7 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15- 3 15-11 15-12 |
- Venue: Chiba
| Argentina
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15-12 15- 8 15-12 | |
| Canada
|
3 – 1 | South Korea
|
15- 9 8 -15 15-10 15-10 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | Egypt
|
15- 6 15-11 15- 4 |
- Saturday December 2
- Venue: Tokyo
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Tunisia
|
15- 5 15- 5 15- 9 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | China
|
14-16 15-11 15-12 15-13 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15- 3 15- 5 15- 4 |
- Venue: Chiba
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Canada
|
15-13 15-10 15-10 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 – 0 | Egypt
|
15- 3 15- 9 15- 8 | |
| Argentina
|
3 – 1 | South Korea
|
12-15 16-14 16-14 15-11 |
Final standing
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy
|
22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2.039 | 33 | 3 | 11.000 | ||
| 2. | Netherlands
|
20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1.517 | 30 | 7 | 4.286 | ||
| 3. | Brazil
|
20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1.737 | 29 | 7 | 4.143 | ||
| 4. | United States
|
19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1.222 | 24 | 9 | 2.666 | ||
| 5. | Japan
|
18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.151 | 21 | 14 | 1.500 | ||
| 6. | Cuba
|
18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.014 | 23 | 18 | 1.277 | ||
| 7. | Argentina
|
16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.900 | 17 | 21 | 0.809 | ||
| 8. | South Korea
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.865 | 12 | 24 | 0.500 | ||
| 9. | Canada
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.731 | 11 | 27 | 0.407 | ||
| 10. | China
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.768 | 11 | 26 | 0.423 | ||
| 11. | Egypt
|
12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.570 | 6 | 30 | 0.200 | ||
| 12. | Tunisia
|
11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.561 | 2 | 33 | 0.061 |
- Italy, Netherlands and Brazil qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards
| 1995 Men's World Cup Champions |
|---|
 Italy 1st title |