The 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 29 November 1977 in Japan. It was the 3rd edition of the competition. The FIVB Men’s World Cup made its final breakthrough when the decision was taken to hold the competition in Japan from that point on. The tournament was held there for the first time in 1977, and the mix of competitors from around the world was the most varied it had ever been. Only three of the twelve participating teams were from Europe.

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won their second title of World Cup.''FIVB Men’s World Cup: A history of Russian success''
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Qualification

* Romania and Yugoslavia were replaced by Bulgaria and United States.

Results

First round

Pool A

Location:

Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...

Pool B

Location:

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...

Pool C

Location:

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

Pool D

Location: Sendai

Second round

Pool E

Location:

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

Pool F

Location: Hiroshima

9th–12th places

Location:

Final round

5th–8th places

Location:

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Final places

Location:

Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player :

Tomasz Wójtowicz Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, Poland national team, he won t ...

* Best Spiker :

Aleksandr Borisovich Savin Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (russian: Александр Борисович Савин, born July 1, 1957) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Early ...

* Best Blocker :

* Best Setter :

Katsutoshi Nekoda was a Japanese volleyball player and four-time Olympian. Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter. Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver m ...

* Best Defender :

Vyacheslav Zaytsev Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev (russian: Вячеслав Алексеевич Зайцев, born 12 November 1952) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

* Best on the pitch : Haruhiko Hanawa

References

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