1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was the sixth edition of the event, held from Friday November 17 to Sunday November 26, 1989 in Japan. Eight men's national teams played in three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima) for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Barcelona, Spain (1992). Only the winner qualified. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since 1977.

Round robin

• Friday November 17
  • Venue: Osaka

Cuba	3 – 0	Brazil	16-14 15- 5 15- 9
Soviet Union	3 – 2	United States	16-14 5 -15 15-11 4 -15 15-13
Italy	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 2 15- 1 15- 4
South Korea	3 – 2	Japan	11-15 7 -15 15-12 16-14 17-15

• Saturday November 18
  • Venue: Osaka

Italy	3 – 0	Soviet Union	15- 8 15-12 15- 7
Cuba	3 – 0	United States	15- 8 15-11 15-12
Brazil	3 – 0	South Korea	15- 3 15- 5 15- 8
Japan	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 4 15- 2 15- 1

• Sunday November 19
  • Venue: Osaka

Cuba	3 – 2	Italy	15-13 13-15 3 -15 15- 4 15-13
United States	3 – 1	South Korea	15- 6 15-12 13-15 15- 4
Soviet Union	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 6 15- 5 15- 2
Japan	3 – 1	Brazil	15- 4 10-15 15- 3 15-12

• Wednesday November 22
  • Venue: Hiroshima

Italy	3 – 0	South Korea	15-11 15- 5 15- 7
Cuba	3 – 1	Soviet Union	15-12 15- 8 10-15 15- 4
Brazil	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 6 15- 8 15- 7
United States	3 – 1	Japan	8 -15 15-13 15- 7 15-11

• Thursday November 23
  • Venue: Hiroshima

Cuba	3 – 0	Cameroon	15 -9 15- 4 15- 4
Brazil	3 – 2	United States	15-11 13-15 15- 6 6 -15 15-13
Soviet Union	3 – 1	South Korea	16-14 9 -15 15- 1 15-10
Italy	3 – 0	Japan	15-11 15- 9 15- 8

• Saturday November 25
  • Venue: Tokyo

Italy	3 – 2	Brazil	15- 8 15-12 11-15 10-15 17-16
United States	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 4 15- 3 15- 8
Cuba	3 – 0	South Korea	15-10 15- 1 15- 9
Soviet Union	3 – 1	Japan	15- 6 12-15 15-10 15- 6

• Sunday November 26
  • Venue: Tokyo

South Korea	3 – 0	Cameroon	15- 2 15- 5 15- 8
Italy	3 – 0	United States	15- 7 15-11 15- 6
Soviet Union	3 – 1	Brazil	8 -15 15- 9 15-10 15-3
Cuba	3 – 0	Japan	15- 7 16-14 15- 3

Final standing

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Cuba	14	7	7	0			1.566	21	3	7.000
2.	Italy	13	7	6	1			1.496	20	5	4.000
3.	Soviet Union	12	7	5	2			1.122	16	11	1.454
4.	United States	10	7	3	4			1.104	13	12	1.000
5.	Brazil	10	7	3	4			1.00	13	14	0.928
6.	Japan	9	7	2	5			0.994	10	16	0.625
7.	South Korea	9	7	2	5			0.740	7	17	0.412
8.	Cameroon	7	7	0	7			0.302	0	21	0.000

• Cuba qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Awards

1989 Men's World Cup Champions
Cuba 1st title

References

• results