The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1999 in

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. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the

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. The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel pools (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Kagoshima,

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, Kumamoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yoyogi, and Komazawa.

Qualification

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+09:00).

First round

Site A

Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo

Site B

Venue:

Kagoshima Arena Kagoshima Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kagoshima, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 and was opened in 1992. It hosted some matches for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to ...

, Kagoshima

Second round

Site A

Location:

Site B

Venue: Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto

Third round

Site A

Venue:

Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The arena opened on 1996. This arena was built in Yahataya Park in the Osaka Bay area. The arena is all undergrou ...

, Osaka

Site B

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

Fourth round

Site A

Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo

Site B

Venue:

Komazawa Gymnasium Komazawa Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 3,875 spectators. Designed by Japanese architect Yoshinobu Ashihara, along with the landmark Control Tower, that feature ...

, Tokyo

Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player :

Roman Yakovlev Roman Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Роман Николаевич Яковлев, born 13 August 1976) is a former volleyball player born in Ukraine, who played for Russia. He was a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team, Men's N ...

* Best Scorer :

Rafael Pascual Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a retired Spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". He is widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time. A two-time Olympian (1 ...

* Best Spiker :

* Best Blocker :

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* Best Server : Osvaldo Hernández * Best Digger : Lee Ho * Best Setter : Lloy Ball * Best Receiver : Lee Ho

References

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