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2010 FIVB Men's World Championship Qualification
24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Italy and the titleholder, Brazil. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. Qualified teams :1.Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia. :2.Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1966; 3rd appearance as Germany. :3.Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 to 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia. :4.Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 4th appearance as Czech Republic. Confederation qualification processes The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was: * Asia and Oceania ( AVC): 4 places * Africa (CAVB): 3 places * Europe ( CEV): 8 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places) * South America ( CSV) 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions 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 ten Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica, Rome. 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. The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP. 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 It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
