The 1966
FIVB Men's World Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the
FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 11 September 1966 in
Czechoslovakia
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Qualification
For the first time the teams were restricted to 24. First 12 teams from
1962 World Championship (including host country) and 3 teams from each continent (Europe, Asia, America and Africa) were qualified to 1966 edition.
* Only Morocco from Africa confirmed participation, Belgium and Finland replaced the other African teams. Mexico, Israel and Morocco were replaced by Cuba, Denmark and West Germany. Also Argentina and North Korea did not arrive for the Championship but there were no more European teams to replace them.
Venues
Results
First round
Pool A
Location:
Prague
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Pool B
Location:
Nitra
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Pool C
Location:
České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
České Budějovice is t ...
Pool D
Location:
Jihlava
Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia.
Historically, Jihlava i ...
Final 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 final round.
17th–22nd places
Location:
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
9th–16th places
Location:
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
Final places
Location:
Pardubice
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Final standing
External links
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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