2010 FIVB Men's World Championship

2010 Men's World Championship
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2010 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
Dates	September 25 – October 10
Teams	24
Venues	10 (in 10 host cities)
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
MVP	Murilo Endres
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The 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship was held in Italy from September 25 to October 10, 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in ten venues across 10 Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica sports arena in Rome.^[1]

The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Cuba in final. Brazil won their third straight world championship having won previously in 2002 and 2006.^[2] The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP.^[3]

Brazil's victory continued their eight-year period of domination of world volleyball. Brazil has now won 15 of 17 major competitions since 2002. Brazil's third straight world championship equals the record for consecutive titles set by Italy in the 1990s.^[4]

Contents 1 Qualification 2 Pools composition 3 Squads 4 Venues 5 First round 5.1 Pool A 5.2 Pool B 5.3 Pool C 5.4 Pool D 5.5 Pool E 5.6 Pool F 6 Second round 6.1 Pool G 6.2 Pool H 6.3 Pool I 6.4 Pool L 6.5 Pool M 6.6 Pool N 7 Third round 7.1 Pool O 7.2 Pool P 7.3 Pool Q 7.4 Pool R 8 Final round 8.1 Championship bracket 8.2 5th–8th places bracket 8.3 9th–12th places bracket 8.4 9th–12th places 8.5 5th–8th places 8.6 Semifinals 8.7 11th place 8.8 9th place 8.9 7th place 8.10 5th place 8.11 3rd place 8.12 Final 9 Final standing 10 Awards 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

Qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Two spots were guaranteed to the host country Italy and 2006 champion Brazil. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 22 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia four, North America five, South America two, and Europe eight places. Qualification competitions took place ranging from January to August 2009.

Africa (CAVB)	Asia & Oceania (AVC)	North America (NORCECA)	South America (CSV)	Europe (CEV)
Pool C Winner:  Egypt Pool D Winner:  Tunisia Pool E Winner:  Cameroon	Pool G Winner:  China Pool G Runner-up:  Australia Pool H Winner:  Japan Pool H Runner-up:  Iran	Pool F Winner:  United States Pool G Winner:  Puerto Rico Pool H Winner:  Cuba Pool I Winner:  Canada Pool I Runner-up:  Mexico	2006 World Champion:  Brazil Pool A Winner:  Argentina Pool B Winner:  Venezuela	Host Nation:  Italy Pool I Winner:  Russia Pool I Runner-up:  Germany Pool J Winner:  Bulgaria Pool J Runner-up:  Czech Republic Pool K Winner:  Poland Pool K Runner-up:  France Pool L Winner:  Serbia Pool L Runner-up:  Spain

Pools composition

After the competiting national teams were determined, a drawing was held in Rome, Italy on October 28, 2009 to group the participants in six groups of four, Pools A–F.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
Italy  Japan  Egypt  Iran	Brazil  Spain  Cuba  Tunisia	Russia  Puerto Rico  Australia  Cameroon	United States  Argentina  Venezuela  Mexico	Bulgaria  China  France  Czech Republic	Serbia  Poland  Germany  Canada

Squads

Venues

City	Arena	Capacity	Matches
Milan	Mediolanum Forum	11,500	Pool A, H and M
Verona	PalaOlimpia	6,200	Pool B
Modena	PalaPanini	5,100	Pool C and 5th–8th
Reggio Calabria	PalaCalafiore	7,200	Pool D
Turin	PalaRuffini	5,000	Pool E
Trieste	PalaTrieste	6,972	Pool F
Catania	PalaCatania	5,000	Pool G and I
Ancona	PalaRossini	6,500	Pool L and N
Rome	PalaLottomatica	10,710	Pool O, R and 1st–4th
Florence	Nelson Mandela Forum	5,500	Pool P, Q and 9th–12th

First round

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

In the first round pool competitions, each pool played a round-robin schedule, with each team playing every other team. The top three teams advanced to the second round.

Pool A

Pool A featured host country Italy, as well as Egypt, Japan, and Iran. Italy defeated all three teams, while the remaining teams each finished with a 1–2 record. Iran was eliminated by virtue of scoring the fewest points during the three-game schedule.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	6	3	0	262	207	1.266	9	2	4.500
2	Egypt	4	1	2	243	254	0.957	5	6	0.833
3	Japan	4	1	2	259	274	0.945	4	8	0.500
4	Iran	4	1	2	247	276	0.895	5	7	0.714

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	Egypt	3–0	Iran	25–21	25–17	25–21			75–59	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	Italy	3–0	Japan	25–20	25–16	25–14			75–50	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Iran	3–1	Japan	15–25	25–17	26–24	25–23		91–89	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	Egypt	0–3	Italy	20–25	17–25	23–25			60–75	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Japan	3–2	Egypt	32–34	23–25	25–19	25–17	15–13	120–108	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	Italy	3–2	Iran	25–21	25–10	21–25	26–28	15–13	112–97	P2 P3

Pool B

Pool B featured reigning 2006 champion Brazil, as well as Cuba, Spain, and Tunisia. Cuba won all three of its matches. Tunisia was defeated in every match and eliminated from the competition. Brazil and Cuba would face each other again in the tournament final, where Brazil would repeat as world champion.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	6	3	0	296	263	1.125	9	4	2.250
2	Brazil	5	2	1	291	256	1.137	8	4	2.000
3	Spain	4	1	2	292	302	0.967	6	7	0.857
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	192	250	0.768	1	9	0.111

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	Brazil	3–0	Tunisia	25–14	25–21	25–14			75–49	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	Spain	2–3	Cuba	25–23	18–25	19–25	25–20	13–15	100–106	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Tunisia	0–3	Cuba	18–25	15–25	15–25			48–75	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	Brazil	3–1	Spain	30–28	21–25	25–20	25–19		101–92	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Spain	3–1	Tunisia	25–23	25–22	25–27	25–23		100–95	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	Cuba	3–2	Brazil	34–32	18–25	23–25	25–21	15–12	115–115	P2 P3

Pool C

Pool C featured Russia, Puerto Rico, Cameroon, and Australia. Russia won all its matches, while Australia was eliminated after going 0–3.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	6	3	0	283	224	1.263	9	3	3.000
2	Puerto Rico	5	2	1	272	264	1.030	8	4	2.000
3	Cameroon	4	1	2	213	237	0.899	3	7	0.429
4	Australia	3	0	3	253	296	0.855	3	9	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	Russia	3–0	Cameroon	25–11	25–20	25–22			75–53	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	Australia	1–3	Puerto Rico	22–25	22–25	28–26	19–25		91–101	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Cameroon	0–3	Puerto Rico	22–25	23–25	19–25			64–75	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	Russia	3–1	Australia	25–17	25–12	24–26	25–20		99–75	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Australia	1–3	Cameroon	25–21	22–25	21–25	19–25		87–96	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	Puerto Rico	2–3	Russia	25–21	14–25	21–25	25–23	11–15	96–109	P2 P3

Pool D

Pool D featured the United States, Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. Venezuela was eliminated after not winning a single set.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	United States	6	3	0	280	254	1.102	9	3	3.000
2	Argentina	5	2	1	259	228	1.136	7	4	1.750
3	Mexico	4	1	2	247	260	0.950	6	6	1.000
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	181	225	0.804	0	9	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	Venezuela	0–3	Argentina	23–25	17–25	18–25			58–75	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	United States	3–2	Mexico	22–25	19–25	25–18	25–22	15–11	106–101	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Argentina	3–1	Mexico	25–12	25–19	17–25	25–15		92–71	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	Venezuela	0–3	United States	19–25	23–25	19–25			61–75	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Mexico	3–0	Venezuela	25–22	25–20	25–20			75–62	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	United States	3–1	Argentina	22–25	27–25	25–22	25–20		99–92	P2 P3

Pool E

Pool E featured France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and China. China was eliminated after not winning a match.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	6	3	0	306	268	1.142	9	4	2.250
2	Czech Republic	5	2	1	302	300	1.007	8	5	1.600
3	Bulgaria	4	1	2	289	282	1.025	6	6	1.000
4	China	3	0	3	197	244	0.807	1	9	0.111

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	France	3–2	Czech Republic	25–19	22–25	25–21	24–26	15–10	111–101	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	Bulgaria	3–0	China	25–14	25–19	25–22			75–55	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Czech Republic	3–1	China	25–21	19–25	25–18	25–22		94–86	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	France	3–2	Bulgaria	25–22	23–25	25–17	28–30	19–17	120–111	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Bulgaria	1–3	Czech Republic	23–25	25–27	30–28	25–27		103–107	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	China	0–3	France	17–25	20–25	19–25			56–75	P2 P3

Pool F

Pool F featured Poland, who won the silver medal in the last edition. The pool also featured Serbia, Germany, and Canada.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	6	3	0	279	246	1.134	9	3	3.000
2	Serbia	4	1	2	250	243	1.029	5	6	0.833
3	Germany	4	1	2	237	250	0.948	5	6	0.833
4	Canada	4	1	2	215	242	0.888	3	7	0.429

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 25	17:05	Poland	3–0	Canada	25–22	25–21	25–13			75–56	P2 P3
Sep 25	21:05	Germany	0–3	Serbia	21–25	21–25	13–25			55–75	P2 P3
Sep 26	17:05	Canada	3–1	Serbia	25–20	25–22	17–25	25–23		92–90	P2 P3
Sep 26	21:05	Poland	3–2	Germany	25–20	21–25	25–22	22–25	15–13	108–105	P2 P3
Sep 27	17:05	Germany	3–0	Canada	27–25	25–22	25–20			77–67	P2 P3
Sep 27	21:05	Serbia	1–3	Poland	19–25	18–25	25–21	23–25		85–96	P2 P3

Second round

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

In the second round, participants were divided into six pools of three teams, Pools G–N, with each pool again playing a round-robin. The bottom team was eliminated from the competition, while the top two advanced to the third pool stage.

Pool G

Pool G featured host Italy, as well as Germany and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was eliminated after losing both matches.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	4	2	0	189	166	1.139	6	2	3.000
2	Germany	3	1	1	157	158	0.994	4	3	1.333
3	Puerto Rico	2	0	2	146	168	0.869	1	6	0.167

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	17:05	Puerto Rico	0–3	Germany	22–25	22–25	18–25			62–75	P2 P3
Oct 01	21:05	Germany	1–3	Italy	25–21	18–25	21–25	18–25		82–96	P2 P3
Oct 02	21:05	Italy	3–1	Puerto Rico	25–22	25–16	18–25	25–21		93–84	P2 P3

Pool H

Pool H featured Serbia, Cuba, and Mexico. Mexico was eliminated after being defeated in both matches.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia	4	2	0	166	145	1.145	6	1	6.000
2	Cuba	3	1	1	162	148	1.095	4	3	1.333
3	Mexico	2	0	2	117	152	0.770	0	6	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	17:05	Cuba	1–3	Serbia	25–16	19–25	22–25	19–25		85–91	P2 P3
Oct 01	21:05	Mexico	0–3	Cuba	17–25	25–27	15–25			57–77	P2 P3
Oct 02	17:05	Serbia	3–0	Mexico	25–23	25–18	25–19			75–60	P2 P3

Pool I

Pool I featured Spain, Russia, and Egypt. Egypt was eliminated after not winning a match.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Spain	4	2	0	207	189	1.095	6	3	2.000
2	Russia	3	1	1	179	160	1.119	5	3	1.667
3	Egypt	2	0	2	141	178	0.792	1	6	0.167

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	21:05	Russia	3–0	Egypt	25–21	25–17	25–18			75–56	P2 P3
Oct 01	17:05	Spain	3–2	Russia	17–25	22–25	25–21	25–20	15–13	104–104	P2 P3
Oct 02	17:05	Egypt	1–3	Spain	20–25	30–28	16–25	19–25		85–103	P2 P3

Pool L

Pool L featured the Czech Republic, United States, and Cameroon. Cameroon did not win a match and was eliminated from the competition.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czech Republic	4	2	0	150	115	1.304	6	0	MAX
2	United States	3	1	1	176	168	1.048	3	5	0.600
3	Cameroon	2	0	2	145	188	0.771	2	6	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	17:05	United States	0–3	Czech Republic	19–25	22–25	22–25			63–75	P2 P3
Oct 01	21:05	Cameroon	2–3	United States	25–23	14–25	27–25	20–25	7–15	93–113	P2 P3
Oct 02	17:05	Czech Republic	3–0	Cameroon	25–17	25–18	25–17			75–52	P2 P3

Pool M

Pool M featured Argentina, France, and Japan. Japan did not win a match and was eliminated.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	4	2	0	182	166	1.096	6	2	3.000
2	France	3	1	1	161	155	1.039	4	3	1.333
3	Japan	2	0	2	144	166	0.867	1	6	0.167

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	21:05	France	1–3	Argentina	25–16	17–25	23–25	21–25		86–91	P2 P3
Oct 01	17:05	Japan	0–3	France	19–25	22–25	23–25			64–75	P2 P3
Oct 02	21:05	Argentina	3–1	Japan	25–22	16–25	25–14	25–19		91–80	P2 P3

Pool N

Pool N featured Bulgaria, Brazil, and Poland. Bulgaria swept eventual champion Brazil in three sets. Poland did not win a match and was eliminated.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Bulgaria	4	2	0	150	115	1.304	6	0	MAX
2	Brazil	3	1	1	133	131	1.015	3	3	1.000
3	Poland	2	0	2	113	150	0.753	0	6	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep 30	21:05	Poland	0–3	Brazil	16–25	20–25	20–25			56–75	P2 P3
Oct 01	17:05	Bulgaria	3–0	Poland	25–22	25–18	25–17			75–57	P2 P3
Oct 02	21:05	Brazil	0–3	Bulgaria	18–25	20–25	20–25			58–75	P2 P3

Third round

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

In the third pool round, the twelve remaining teams were divided into four pools of three. No eliminations took place in the third round. The top finishers in each pool were seeded into the championship bracket for first to fourth place. The second finishers competed in a bracket to determine fifth to eighth place, while the bottom teams competed in a bracket to determine ninth through twelfth place.

Pool O

In Pool O, Italy moved on to the semi-final match, the USA advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket, and France move on to the ninth to twelfth place competition.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Italy	4	2	0	192	180	1.067	6	2	3.000
2	United States	3	1	1	171	145	1.179	4	3	1.333
3	France	2	0	2	137	175	0.783	1	6	0.167

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 04	17:05	France	0–3	United States	16–25	14–25	23–25			53–75	P2 P3
Oct 05	21:05	United States	1–3	Italy	25–14	23–25	26–28	22–25		96–92	P2 P3
Oct 06	21:05	Italy	3–1	France	25–18	25–20	25–27	25–19		100–84	P2 P3

Pool P

Pool P saw Serbia advance to the semi-finals. Russia advanced to the fifth to eighth bracket, and Argentina to the ninth to twelfth place event.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia	4	2	0	192	177	1.085	6	2	3.000
2	Russia	3	1	1	172	150	1.147	4	3	1.333
3	Argentina	2	0	2	134	171	0.784	1	6	0.167

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 04	17:05	Serbia	3–1	Argentina	25–15	21–25	25–22	25–18		96–80	P2 P3
Oct 05	17:05	Russia	1–3	Serbia	26–28	25–16	21–25	25–27		97–96	P2 P3
Oct 06	17:05	Argentina	0–3	Russia	22–25	17–25	15–25			54–75	P2 P3

Pool Q

In Pool Q, Cuba advanced to the semi-final. Bulgaria moved on to the fifth to eighth place bracket, and Spain to the ninth to twelfth.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	4	2	0	208	206	1.010	6	3	2.000
2	Bulgaria	3	1	1	218	210	1.038	5	4	1.250
3	Spain	2	0	2	183	193	0.948	2	6	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 04	21:05	Spain	1–3	Bulgaria	21–25	25–27	28–26	18–25		92–103	P2 P3
Oct 05	21:05	Cuba	3–1	Spain	25–22	15–25	25–22	25–22		90–91	P2 P3
Oct 06	21:05	Bulgaria	2–3	Cuba	25–22	23–25	28–26	28–30	11–15	115–118	P2 P3

Pool R

In Pool R, Brazil advanced to the semi-finals, Germany to the fifth to eighth bracket, and the Czech Republic to the ninth to twelfth bracket.

			Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	4	2	0	185	155	1.194	6	2	3.000
2	Germany	3	1	1	131	129	1.016	3	3	1.000
3	Czech Republic	2	0	2	153	185	0.827	2	6	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 04	21:05	Czech Republic	2–3	Brazil	20–25	25–22	25–23	21–25	8–15	99–110	P2 P3
Oct 05	17:05	Germany	3–0	Czech Republic	25–23	25–18	25–13			75–54	P2 P3
Oct 06	17:05	Brazil	3–0	Germany	25–17	25–20	25–19			75–56	P2 P3

Final round

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

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	October 9 – Rome
	Serbia	2
	Cuba	3
					October 10 – Rome
					Cuba	0
					Brazil	3
					3rd place
	October 9 – Rome			October 10 – Rome
	Italy	1		Serbia	3
	Brazil	3			Italy	1

5th–8th places bracket

	5th–8th places				5th place
	October 8 – Modena
	Russia	3
	Bulgaria	1
					October 9 – Modena
					Russia	3
					United States	0
					7th place
	October 8 – Modena			October 9 – Modena
	United States	3		Bulgaria	3
	Germany	0			Germany	0

9th–12th places bracket

	9th–12th places				9th place
	October 8 – Florence
	Argentina	3
	Spain	1
					October 9 – Florence
					Argentina	3
					Czech Republic	1
					11th place
	October 8 – Florence			October 9 – Florence
	France	0		Spain	1
	Czech Republic	3			France	3

9th–12th places

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 08	17:05	Argentina	3–1	Spain	23–25	25–19	25–19	26–24		99–87	P2 P3
Oct 08	21:05	France	0–3	Czech Republic	21–25	20–25	16–25			57–75	P2 P3

5th–8th places

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 08	17:05	Russia	3–1	Bulgaria	25–20	26–24	20–25	25–23		96–92	P2 P3
Oct 08	21:05	United States	3–0	Germany	25–22	25–20	25–23			75–65	P2 P3

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 09	17:05	Serbia	2–3	Cuba	25–22	17–25	29–31	25–22	14–16	110–116	P2 P3
Oct 09	21:15	Italy	1–3	Brazil	15–25	22–25	25–23	17–25		79–98	P2 P3

11th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 09	17:05	Spain	1–3	France	17–25	23–25	25–16	21–25		86–91	P2 P3

9th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 09	21:05	Argentina	3–1	Czech Republic	25–22	18–25	25–21	25–22		93–90	P2 P3

7th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 09	17:05	Bulgaria	3–0	Germany	26–24	26–24	25–21			77–69	P2 P3

5th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 09	21:05	Russia	3–0	United States	25–19	25–21	25–19			75–59	P2 P3

3rd place

In the bronze medal match, Serbia defeated host Italy, three sets to one. It was the country's first medal since they were runners-up in 1998 (then as Yugoslavia).^[5]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 10	17:05	Serbia	3–1	Italy	25–21	25–20	26–28	25–19		101–88	P2 P3

Final

The final was a rematch of Brazil and Cuba, who had met earlier in the first round with Cuba winning 3 sets to 2 in an upset. The final was a different story however, with Brazil winning easily in straight sets 25–22, 25–14, 25–22;^[6] one Xinhua journalist called it a 'practice match' for Brazil.^[7] Brazil took advantage of a large number of Cuban mistakes, perhaps resulting from the young age of the Cuban team.^[4] Leandro Vissotto led Brazil in points with 19 and closed the match with a spike.^[8] The match was played before a crowd of 11,605 which included a number of Brazilian football stars based in Italy.^[8]

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Oct 10	21:15	Cuba	0–3	Brazil	22–25	14–25	22–25			58–75	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank Team 1 !  Brazil 2 !  Cuba 3 !  Serbia 4  Italy 5  Russia 6  United States 7  Bulgaria 8  Germany 9  Argentina 10  Czech Republic 11  France 12  Spain 13  Cameroon  Egypt  Japan  Mexico  Poland  Puerto Rico 19  Australia  Canada  China  Iran  Tunisia  Venezuela

2010 Men's World Champions  Brazil 3rd title 14–man Roster Bruno, Alan, Sidão, Vissotto, Giba, Murilo, Théo, João Paulo, J. Bravo, Rodrigão, Lucas, Marlon, Dante, Mario Head Coach Bernardinho

Awards

• MVP: Murilo Endres
• Best Scorer: Ibán Pérez
• Best Spiker: Maxim Mikhaylov
• Best Blocker: Robertlandy Simón
• Best Server: Clayton Stanley
• Best Setter: Nikola Grbić
• Best Libero: Ferdinand Tille

See also

• 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship

References

External links

• Official Website of the 2010 Men's World Championship

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