1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1974 Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates
Teams	24
Venues	6 (in host cities)
Champions	Poland (1st title)
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The 1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 12 to October 28, 1974.

Teams

Group A – Guadalajara  Cuba  East Germany  Italy  Venezuela

Group B – Mexico City  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Netherlands  Tunisia

Group C – Monterrey  Bulgaria  Brazil  France  Panama

Group D – Tijuana  Belgium  Canada  China  Japan

Group E – Puebla  Czechoslovakia  South Korea  Puerto Rico  Romania

Group F – Toluca  Egypt  Poland  Soviet Union  United States

Preliminary round

Pool A

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	6	3	0	9	1	9.000	148	90	1.644
2	East Germany	5	2	1	6	3	2.000	112	84	1.333
3	Italy	4	1	2	4	7	0.571	120	152	0.789
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	1	9	0.111	86	140	0.614

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Venezuela	15–2	15–3	15–7			45–12
13 Oct	Cuba	3–1	Italy	15–13	13–15	15–13	15-2		58–43
14 Oct	Cuba	3–0	Venezuela	15–12	15–3	15–10			45–25
14 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Italy	15–10	15–5	15–12			45–27
15 Oct	Italy	3–1	Venezuela	15–13	15–12	5–15	15-9		50–49
15 Oct	Cuba	3–0	East Germany	15–8	15–8	15–6			45–22

Pool B

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Mexico	6	3	0	9	1	9.000	144	60	2.400
2	Netherlands	5	2	1	7	4	1.750	133	103	1.291
3	Tunisia	4	1	2	3	8	0.375	91	131	0.695
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	3	3	9	0.333	91	165	0.552

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
12 Oct	Mexico	3–0	Dominican Republic	15–2	15–2	15–10			45–14
13 Oct	Netherlands	3–0	Tunisia	15–2	15–5	15–6			45–13
14 Oct	Netherlands	3–1	Dominican Republic	15–8	13–15	15–6	15-7		58–36
14 Oct	Mexico	3–0	Tunisia	15–5	15–7	15–4			45–16
15 Oct	Tunisia	3–2	Dominican Republic	7–15	10–15	15–2	15-4	15-5	62–41
15 Oct	Mexico	3–1	Netherlands	9–15	15–3	15–4	15-8		54–30

Pool C

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Bulgaria	6	3	0	9	3	3.000	170	106	1.604
2	Brazil	5	2	1	8	3	2.667	157	107	1.467
3	France	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	106
4	Panama	3	0	3	0	9	0.000		135

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Panama	15–0	15–1	15–2			45–3
13 Oct	Brazil	3–0	France	15–5	15–10	15–10			45–25
14 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Panama	15–3	15-6	15–6			45–15
14 Oct	Bulgaria	3–1	France	15–5	13–15	15–4	15-12		58–36
15 Oct	France	3–0	Panama	15–?	15–?	15–?			45–?
15 Oct	Bulgaria	3–2	Brazil	12–15	10–15	15–12	15-12	15-13	67–67

Pool D

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	6	3	0	9	0	MAX	135	56	2.411
2	Belgium	5	2	1	6	4	1.500	125	110	1.136
3	China	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	104	122	0.852
4	Canada	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	59	135	0.437

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Belgium	3–1	China	15–5	15–10	8–15	15-12		53–42
13 Oct	Japan	3–0	Canada	15–6	15–3	15–3			45–12
14 Oct	Belgium	3–0	Canada	15–6	15-9	15–8			45–23
14 Oct	Japan	3–0	China	15–11	15-3	15–3			45–17
15 Oct	China	3–0	Canada	15–6	15–8	15–10			45–24
15 Oct	Japan	3–0	Belgium	15-10	15–5	15–12			45–27

Pool E

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czech Republic	6	3	0	9	2	4.500	158	105	1.505
2	Romania	5	2	1	8	3	2.667
3	South Korea	4	1	2	3	6	0.500
4	Puerto Rico	3	0	3	0	9	0.000

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Romania	3–0	South Korea	?–?	?–?	?–?			?–?
13 Oct	Czech Republic	3–0	Puerto Rico	15–3	15–6	15–5			45–14
14 Oct	Romania	3–0	Puerto Rico	15–9	15–5	15–5			45–19
14 Oct	Czech Republic	3–0	South Korea	15–10	15–7	15–7			45–24
15 Oct	South Korea	3–0	Puerto Rico	?–?	?–?	?–?			?–?
16 Oct	Czech Republic	3–2	Romania	17–15	9–15	15–13	12-15	15-9	68–67

Pool F

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	6	3	0	9	2	4.500	154	96	1.604
2	Soviet Union	5	2	1	7	3	2.333	131	92	1.424
3	United States	4	1	2	4	6	0.667	107	119	0.899
4	Egypt	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	50	135	0.370

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	United States	15–6	15–2	15–13			45–21
13 Oct	Poland	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–6	15–5			45–14
14 Oct	Poland	3–1	United States	15–10	13–15	15–10	15-6		58–41
14 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Egypt	15–9	15–5	15–6			45–20
15 Oct	United States	3–0	Egypt	15–9	15–3	15–4			45–16
15 Oct	Poland	3–1	Soviet Union	15–9	6–15	15–6	15-11		51–41

Main round

Pool G

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	6	3	0	9	1	9.000	135	104	1.298
2	East Germany	5	2	1	6	5	1.200	128	113	1.133
3	Mexico	4	1	2	6	6	1.000	163	161	1.012
4	Belgium	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	77	135	0.570

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Oct	Poland	3–0	East Germany	15–4	15–6	15–2			45–12
18 Oct	Mexico	3–0	Belgium	15–12	15–11	15–12			45–35
19 Oct	Poland	3–0	Belgium	15–9	15–11	15–9			45–29
19 Oct	East Germany	3–2	Mexico	14–16	15–9	12–15	15–9	15–6	71–55
20 Oct	Poland	3–1	Mexico	15–12	15–11	8–15	17-15		55–63
20 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Belgium	15–1	15–4	15-8			45–13

Pool H

			Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czechoslovakia	6	3	0	9	2	4.500	154	111	1.387
2	Soviet Union	5	2	1	6	3	2.000	115	92	1.250
3	Cuba	4	1	2	5	6	0.833	124	136	0.912
4	Brazil	3	0	3	0	9	0.000	82	136	0.603

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Soviet Union	15–7	15–11	15–7			45–25
18 Oct	Cuba	3–0	Brazil	15–9	15–13	15–6			45–28
19 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–6	15–6	15–8			45–20
19 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Cuba	9–15	15–7	9–15	15–10	15–5	63–52
20 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Cuba	15–10	15–12	15-5		45–27
20 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–12	16-14			46–34

Final standing

Poland  Soviet Union  Japan  East Germany  Czechoslovakia  Romania  Bulgaria  Cuba  Brazil  Mexico  Belgium  Netherlands  South Korea  United States  China  France  Egypt  Tunisia  Italy  Canada  Venezuela  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Panama

1974 Men's World Champions  Poland 1st title Team Roster Ryszard Bosek, Wiesław Czaja, Wiesław Gawłowski, Stanisław Gościniak, Marek Karbarz, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Aleksander Skiba, Edward Skorek, Włodzimierz Stefański, Tomasz Wójtowicz, and Zbigniew Zarzycki. Head Coach: Hubert Jerzy Wagner.

External links

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball

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