1990 FIVB World League

The FIVB World League 1990 was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka, Japan.

Contents

Competing nations

Pool A Pool B

 Brazil
 France
 Italy
 United States

 China
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Soviet Union

Intercontinental Round

Pool A

Team Pts W L SW SL SR PW PL PR
 Italy 21 9 3 31 19 1.632 - - -
 Brazil 21 9 3 29 20 1.450 - - -
 France 17 5 7 24 26 0.923 - - -
 United States 13 1 11 15 34 0.441 - - -

Pool B

Team Pts W L SW SL SR PW PL PR
 Netherlands 23 11 1 34 4 8.500 - - -
 Soviet Union 20 8 4 26 15 1.733 - - -
 Japan 17 5 7 16 23 0.696 - - -
 China 12 0 12 2 36 0.056 - - -

Final round

Semifinals & Finals

  Semifinals Final
1990-07-14 - Osaka
  Italy  3  
  Soviet Union  2  
 
1990-07-15 - Osaka
      Italy  3
    Netherlands  0
3rd place
1990-07-14 - Osaka 1990-07-15 - Osaka
  Brazil  0   Soviet Union  1
  Netherlands  3     Brazil  3

July 14, 1990

Italy  3–2  Soviet Union 15-12, 16-17, 15-11, 14-16, 15-9
Brazil  0–3  Netherlands 7-15, 7-15, 10-15

July 15, 1990

Soviet Union  1–3  Brazil 16-14, 7-15, 10-15, 12-15
Italy  3–0  Netherlands 15-7, 16-14, 16-14

Final standings

Place Team
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Brazil
4.  Soviet Union
5.  France
6.  Japan
7.  United States
8.  China
 FIVB World League 1990 Champions 

Italy
First title

Awards

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