1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 24 September to 5 October 1986 in France.

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host countryN/aN/a1 France
1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship1–15 October 1982 Argentina7 Soviet Union
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Japan
 Bulgaria
 Poland
 China
1985 Men's European Volleyball Championship29 Sep – 4 Oct 1985 Netherlands1 Czechoslovakia
1985 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship27 Sep – 7 Oct 1985Dominican RepublicSantiago de los Caballeros1 United States
1985 Men's South American Volleyball Championship24 Jul – 1 Aug 1985VenezuelaCaracas1 Venezuela
Asian Qualifier5–7 October 1985AustraliaSydney1 Chinese Taipei
1983 Men's African Volleyball Championship7–14 December 1983EgyptPort Said1 Egypt
1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World B Championship3–12 April 1986GreecePiraeus3 Cuba
 Italy
 Greece
Total16

Squads

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Montpellier

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 France330690MAX136542.5191st–12th pools
2 Italy3215632.000118891.326
3 China3124360.500831130.735
4 Venezuela3033090.000541350.40013th–16th places
Source:
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
24 Sep17:30France 3–0 Venezuela15–215–415–3  45–9
24 Sep20:00Italy 3–0 China15–115–1015–10  45–21
25 Sep17:30Italy 3–0 Venezuela15–1015–215–10  45–22
25 Sep20:00France 3–0 China15–615–615–5  45–17
26 Sep17:30China 3–0 Venezuela15–415–1215–7  45–23
26 Sep20:00France 3–0 Italy16–1415–715–7  46–28

Pool B

Location: Tourcoing

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Soviet Union3306919.000144682.1181st–12th pools
2 Cuba3215741.7501461111.315
3 Poland3124460.667971290.752
4 Chinese Taipei3033090.000561350.41513th–16th places
Source:
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
24 Sep17:30Soviet Union 3–0 Chinese Taipei15–215–415–6  45–12
24 Sep20:00Cuba 3–1 Poland15–517–1511–1515–4 58–39
25 Sep17:30Cuba 3–0 Chinese Taipei15–715–215–9  45–18
25 Sep20:00Soviet Union 3–0 Poland15–715–215–4  45–13
26 Sep17:30Poland 3–0 Chinese Taipei15–1115–415–11  45–26
26 Sep20:00Soviet Union 3–1 Cuba15–715–129–1515–9 54–43

Pool C

Location: Clermont-Ferrand

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Brazil3306919.000148871.7011st–12th pools
2 Bulgaria3215732.3331311161.129
3 Czechoslovakia3124360.5001121150.974
4 Egypt3033090.000621350.45913th–16th places
Source:
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
24 Sep17:30Brazil 3–0 Egypt15–615–815–3  45–17
24 Sep20:00Bulgaria 3–0 Czechoslovakia15–1217–1515–11  47–36
25 Sep17:30Czechoslovakia 3–0 Egypt15–515–1015–7  45–22
25 Sep20:00Brazil 3–1 Bulgaria16–1411–1515–615–4 57–39
26 Sep17:30Bulgaria 3–0 Egypt15–515–1115–7  45–23
26 Sep20:00Brazil 3–0 Czechoslovakia15–1216–1415–5  46–31

Pool D

Location: Orléans

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 United States3306919.000146881.6591st–12th pools
2 Argentina3215632.000117851.376
3 Japan3124460.6671141180.966
4 Greece3033090.000491350.36313th–16th places
Source:
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
24 Sep17:30Argentina 3–0 Greece15–615–315–6  45–15
24 Sep20:00United States 3–1 Japan9–1515–817–1515–6 56–44
25 Sep17:30Argentina 3–0 Japan15–815–1315–4  45–25
25 Sep20:00United States 3–0 Greece15–615–715–4  45–17
26 Sep17:30Japan 3–0 Greece15–815–315–6  45–17
26 Sep20:00United States 3–0 Argentina15–1015–715–10  45–27

Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.

1st–12th pools

Pool E

Location: Toulouse

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Brazil550101535.0002611831.426Semifinals
2 Bulgaria54191343.2502321861.247
3 France53281161.8332331861.2535th–8th places
4 Czechoslovakia5237690.6671881920.979
5 Italy51463120.2501482020.7339th–12th places
6 China50551150.0671262390.527
Source:
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
29 SepBrazil 3–1 China12–1515–615–715–4 57–32
29 SepBulgaria 3–0 Italy15–415–1015–12  45–26
29 SepFrance 3–0 Czechoslovakia15–1015–1315–6  45–29
30 SepCzechoslovakia 3–0 China15–915–1017–15  47–34
30 SepBrazil 3–0 Italy15–615–1315–10  45–29
30 SepBulgaria 3–1 France15–911–1515–1215–9 56–45
1 OctCzechoslovakia 3–0 Italy15–815–815–4  45–20
1 OctBulgaria 3–0 China15–815–315–11  45–22
1 OctBrazil 3–1 France15–136–1520–1815–6 56–52
Pool F

Location: Nantes

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Soviet Union550101527.5002441611.516Semifinals
2 United States54191352.6002531981.278
3 Cuba532811101.1002652690.9855th–8th places
4 Argentina52378110.7272242310.970
5 Poland51466120.5001822280.7989th–12th places
6 Japan50552150.1331712520.679
Source:
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
29 SepSoviet Union 3–0 Japan16–1415–515–10  46–29
29 SepUnited States 3–0 Poland15–1215–1315–11  45–36
29 SepCuba 3–2 Argentina15–1715–415–127–1515–1367–61
30 SepPoland 3–0 Japan15–715–1015–2  45–19
30 SepUnited States 3–1 Cuba15–716–1815–515–7 61–37
30 SepSoviet Union 3–0 Argentina15–1115–1015–9  45–30
1 OctArgentina 3–2 Poland15–710–156–1515–415–861–49
1 OctCuba 3–1 Japan11–1515–1215–1019–17 60–54
1 OctSoviet Union 3–1 United States15–1015–99–1515–12 54–46

13th–16th places

Location: Évreux

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
13 Greece3306924.5001591211.314
14 Egypt3124771.0001821741.046
15 Chinese Taipei3124470.5711281340.955
16 Venezuela3124480.5001261660.759
Source:
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
29 SepGreece 3–0 Chinese Taipei15–1015–1115–12  45–33
29 SepVenezuela 3–2 Egypt15–116–1515–1117–1915–768–63
30 SepChinese Taipei 3–1 Venezuela15–512–1515–1015–3 57–33
30 SepGreece 3–2 Egypt11–1515–812–1515–1315–1268–63
1 OctEgypt 3–1 Chinese Taipei9–1517–1515–615–2 56–38
1 OctGreece 3–0 Venezuela15–315–816–14  46–25

Final round

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place
 
      
 
4 October – Paris
 
 
 Poland3
 
5 October – Paris
 
 China 0
 
 Poland3
 
4 October – Paris
 
 Japan 0
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Italy 2
 
11th place
 
 
5 October – Paris
 
 
 China 0
 
 
 Italy3
9th–12th semifinals
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
4 OctPoland 3–0 China15–1115–1015–3  45–24
4 OctJapan 3–2 Italy13–1511–1515–1115–915–1069–60
11th place match
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctChina 0–3 Italy7–158–1513–15  28–45
9th place match
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctPoland 3–0 Japan15–1115–1215–8  45–31

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place
 
      
 
4 October – Paris
 
 
 Cuba3
 
5 October – Paris
 
 Czechoslovakia 1
 
 Cuba3
 
4 October – Paris
 
 France 1
 
 France3
 
 
 Argentina 1
 
7th place
 
 
5 October – Paris
 
 
 Czechoslovakia 0
 
 
 Argentina3
5th–8th semifinals
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
4 OctCuba 3–1 Czechoslovakia17–1515–714–1615–8 61–46
4 OctFrance 3–1 Argentina15–1215–1010–1515–13 55–50
7th place match
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctCzechoslovakia 0–3 Argentina11–1510–156–15  27–45
5th place match
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctCuba 3–1 France15–106–1515–1215–12 51–49

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 October – Paris
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
5 October – Paris
 
 Bulgaria 0
 
 Soviet Union 1
 
4 October – Paris
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
 
 Brazil 0
 
3rd place
 
 
5 October – Paris
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Brazil 0
Semifinals
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
4 OctSoviet Union 3–0 Bulgaria15–815–215–13  45–23
4 OctUnited States 3–0 Brazil15–515–915–3  45–17
3rd place match
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctBulgaria 3–0 Brazil16–1415–515–8  46–27
Final
DateScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total
5 OctSoviet Union 1–3 United States15–1211–158–1512–15 46–57

Final standing

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
FrancePhilippe Blain