The 1978
FIVB Men's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the
FIVB. It was held from 20 September 1 to October 1978 in
Italy
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Qualification
* Yugoslavia and Puerto Rico withdrew and were replaced by Finland and United States.
Venues
Teams
;Group A
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;Group B
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;Group C
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;Group D
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;Group E
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;Group F
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Results
First round
Pool A
Location:
Rome
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Pool B
Location:
Bergamo
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Pool C
Location:
Udine
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Pool D
Location:
Venice
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Pool E
Location:
Parma
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Pool F
Location:
Ancona
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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 G
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Location:
Rome
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=Pool H
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Location:
Rome
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13th–24th pools
=Pool I
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Location:
Venice
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=Pool J
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Location:
Venice
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Final round
21st–24th places
=21st–24th semifinals
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=23rd place match
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=21st place match
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17th–20th places
=17th–20th semifinals
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=19th place match
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=17th place match
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13th–16th places
=13th–16th semifinals
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=15th place match
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=13th place match
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9th–12th places
=9th–12th semifinals
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=11th place match
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=9th place match
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5th–8th places
=5th–8th semifinals
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=7th place match
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=5th place match
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Finals
=Semifinals
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=3rd place match
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=Final
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Final standing
External links
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variab ...
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variab ...
1970s in Rome
Sports competitions in Rome