2007 FIVB Volleyball World League

2007 World League

The Spodek held the final
Tournament details
Host nation	Poland (Final)
Dates	25 May – 15 July
Teams	16
Champions	Brazil (7th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Ricardo Garcia
Official website
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The 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 18th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 25 May to 15 July 2007. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland.

• The Final Round hosts Poland, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Poland are ranked first in Pool D, the team ranked second of Pool D will qualify for the Final Round.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	12	12	0	24	36	5	7.200	1008	826	1.220	Final round
2	Finland	12	7	5	19	24	22	1.091	1043	1025	1.018
3	South Korea	12	3	9	15	17	28	0.607	962	1065	0.903
4	Canada	12	2	10	14	10	32	0.313	913	1010	0.904

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 May	Canada	3–1	Finland	18–25	25–20	28–26	25–18		96–89	P2 P3
26 May	South Korea	0–3	Brazil	17–25	23–25	26–28			66–78	P2 P3
26 May	Canada	1–3	Finland	25–19	22–25	24–26	19–25		90–95	P2 P3
27 May	South Korea	2–3	Brazil	25–23	19–25	29–27	23–25	15–17	111–117	P2 P3
1 Jun	Brazil	3–1	Finland	25–17	25–14	20–25	25–19		95–75	P2 P3
2 Jun	South Korea	3–1	Canada	26–24	26–24	20–25	25–23		97–96	P2 P3
2 Jun	Brazil	3–0	Finland	25–15	25–19	25–20			75–54	P2 P3
3 Jun	South Korea	3–0	Canada	25–19	25–23	25–19			75–61	P2 P3
8 Jun	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	25–19	25–16	25–15			75–50	P2 P3
8 Jun	Finland	3–0	Canada	25–23	25–15	25–18			75–56	P2 P3
9 Jun	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	25–22	25–19	25–14			75–55	P2 P3
9 Jun	Finland	3–1	Canada	26–24	24–26	25–18	25–23		100–91	P2 P3
15 Jun	Brazil	3–0	Canada	25–21	25–20	25–13			75–54	P2 P3
15 Jun	Finland	3–1	South Korea	25–22	26–24	22–25	25–19		98–90	P2 P3
16 Jun	Brazil	3–1	Canada	25–14	20–25	25–22	25–18		95–79	P2 P3
16 Jun	Finland	3–1	South Korea	22–25	25–19	25–22	25–17		97–83	P2 P3
22 Jun	Canada	0–3	Brazil	18–25	23–25	21–25			62–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	South Korea	1–3	Finland	16–25	19–25	26–24	14–25		75–99	P2 P3
23 Jun	Canada	0–3	Brazil	23–25	22–25	22–25			67–75	P2 P3
24 Jun	South Korea	2–3	Finland	25–21	20–25	25–22	19–25	12–15	101–108	P2 P3
29 Jun	Finland	0–3	Brazil	21–25	22–25	23–25			66–75	P2 P3
29 Jun	Canada	3–1	South Korea	25–19	21–25	25–21	25–19		96–84	P2 P3
30 Jun	Finland	1–3	Brazil	20–25	25–23	21–25	21–25		87–98	P2 P3
30 Jun	Canada	0–3	South Korea	20–25	22–25	23–25			65–75	P2 P3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	12	10	2	22	33	12	2.750	1110	1003	1.107	Final round
2	France[a]	12	7	5	19	28	23	1.217	1156	1125	1.028	Final round
3	Italy	12	4	8	16	19	30	0.633	1097	1152	0.952
4	Japan	12	3	9	15	17	32	0.531	1048	1131	0.927

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 May	United States	2–3	France	25–13	19–25	17–25	26–24	13–15	100–102	P2 P3
27 May	United States	3–1	France	25–22	25–22	22–25	25–20		97–89	P2 P3
1 Jun	Italy	3–2	France	25–20	25–20	22–25	15–25	17–15	104–105	P2 P3
1 Jun	United States	3–1	Japan	25–17	23–25	27–25	25–19		100–86	P2 P3
2 Jun	United States	3–1	Japan	20–25	25–22	25–22	25–18		95–87	P2 P3
3 Jun	Italy	0–3	France	20–25	23–25	26–28			69–78	P2 P3
8 Jun	France	3–1	United States	25–22	19–25	38–36	25–18		107–101	P2 P3
9 Jun	Japan	1–3	Italy	25–17	18–25	20–25	21–25		84–92	P2 P3
9 Jun	France	1–3	United States	25–22	27–29	23–25	21–25		96–101	P2 P3
10 Jun	Japan	3–2	Italy	26–24	25–22	22–25	31–33	15–13	119–117	P2 P3
15 Jun	United States	3–1	Italy	25–21	25–21	25–27	29–27		104–96	P2 P3
16 Jun	France	3–0	Japan	25–19	25–22	25–20			75–61	P2 P3
16 Jun	United States	3–0	Italy	25–19	30–28	25–23			80–70	P2 P3
17 Jun	France	3–2	Japan	25–13	25–19	22–25	20–25	15–12	107–94	P2 P3
22 Jun	France	2–3	Italy	25–23	18–25	19–25	25–23	17–19	104–115	P2 P3
23 Jun	Japan	0–3	United States	17–25	23–25	15–25			55–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	France	3–1	Italy	25–23	25–20	25–27	25–14		100–84	P2 P3
24 Jun	Japan	0–3	United States	23–25	22–25	22–25			67–75	P2 P3
29 Jun	Italy	1–3	United States	18–25	25–23	16–25	29–31		88–104	P2 P3
30 Jun	Japan	2–3	France	26–24	25–19	19–25	24–26	11–15	105–109	P2 P3
1 Jul	Japan	3–1	France	19–25	25–20	25–19	25–20		94–84	P2 P3
1 Jul	Italy	0–3	United States	26–28	21–25	13–25			60–78	P2 P3
6 Jul	Italy	2–3	Japan	21–25	21–25	25–19	25–23	11–15	103–107	P2 P3
8 Jul	Italy	3–1	Japan	25–21	27–25	22–25	25–18		99–89	P2 P3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	12	10	2	22	31	10	3.100	1022	898	1.138	Final round
2	Cuba	12	7	5	19	26	19	1.368	1047	990	1.058
3	Serbia	12	7	5	19	24	18	1.333	968	977	0.991
4	Egypt	12	0	12	12	2	36	0.056	796	968	0.822

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 May	Cuba	3–1	Egypt	25–17	25–20	22–25	25–21		97–83	P2 P3
26 May	Russia	3–0	Serbia	29–27	25–14	25–21			79–62	P2 P3
26 May	Cuba	3–0	Egypt	25–18	25–22	25–19			75–59	P2 P3
27 May	Russia	3–1	Serbia	25–21	25–23	21–25	30–28		101–97	P2 P3
1 Jun	Serbia	3–0	Egypt	25–23	25–19	32–30			82–72	P2 P3
1 Jun	Cuba	2–3	Russia	26–24	23–25	15–25	25–20	13–15	102–109	P2 P3
2 Jun	Serbia	3–0	Egypt	28–26	25–20	25–22			78–68	P2 P3
2 Jun	Cuba	3–1	Russia	27–25	25–19	21–25	30–28		103–97	P2 P3
8 Jun	Egypt	0–3	Russia	15–25	34–36	19–25			68–86	P2 P3
8 Jun	Cuba	3–2	Serbia	25–19	22–25	28–30	25–17	15–12	115–103	P2 P3
9 Jun	Cuba	1–3	Serbia	23–25	23–25	32–30	21–25		99–105	P2 P3
10 Jun	Egypt	0–3	Russia	19–25	22–25	22–25			63–75	P2 P3
16 Jun	Russia	3–0	Egypt	25–19	25–8	25–15			75–42	P2 P3
16 Jun	Serbia	3–2	Cuba	15–25	18–25	25–19	27–25	15–6	100–100	P2 P3
17 Jun	Russia	3–1	Egypt	24–26	26–24	25–17	25–22		100–89	P2 P3
17 Jun	Serbia	0–3	Cuba	18–25	16–25	16–25			50–75	P2 P3
22 Jun	Egypt	0–3	Serbia	22–25	22–25	18–25			62–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	Russia	3–0	Cuba	26–24	30–28	25–15			81–67	P2 P3
24 Jun	Russia	3–0	Cuba	25–16	25–21	29–27			79–64	P2 P3
24 Jun	Egypt	0–3	Serbia	23–25	20–25	23–25			66–75	P2 P3
29 Jun	Egypt	0–3	Cuba	22–25	20–25	20–25			62–75	P2 P3
29 Jun	Serbia	0–3	Russia	31–33	23–25	12–25			66–83	P2 P3
1 Jul	Egypt	0–3	Cuba	23–25	17–25	22–25			62–75	P2 P3
1 Jul	Serbia	3–0	Russia	25–22	25–16	25–19			75–57	P2 P3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland[a] (H)	12	12	0	24	36	11	3.273	1133	995	1.139	Final round
2	Bulgaria	12	8	4	20	28	15	1.867	1013	929	1.090	Final round
3	China	12	4	8	16	18	29	0.621	1007	1076	0.936
4	Argentina	12	0	12	12	9	36	0.250	913	1066	0.856

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 May	Poland	3–0	China	25–20	25–16	25–21			75–57	P2 P3
26 May	Poland	3–2	China	24–26	25–20	23–25	25–16	15–13	112–100	P2 P3
26 May	Bulgaria	3–0	Argentina	25–22	25–21	25–19			75–62	P2 P3
27 May	Bulgaria	3–0	Argentina	25–14	25–19	25–23			75–56	P2 P3
1 Jun	Poland	3–1	Argentina	23–25	27–25	25–17	25–23		100–90	P2 P3
1 Jun	Bulgaria	3–1	China	25–16	19–25	25–22	25–17		94–80	P2 P3
3 Jun	Bulgaria	3–0	China	25–18	25–16	25–21			75–55	P2 P3
3 Jun	Poland	3–0	Argentina	25–16	25–22	25–18			75–56	P2 P3
9 Jun	China	1–3	Poland	28–26	14–25	18–25	17–25		77–101	P2 P3
9 Jun	Argentina	2–3	Bulgaria	25–20	21–25	25–21	18–25	13–15	102–106	P2 P3
10 Jun	China	2–3	Poland	25–20	25–19	20–25	29–31	14–16	113–111	P2 P3
10 Jun	Argentina	0–3	Bulgaria	19–25	18–25	13–25			50–75	P2 P3
16 Jun	China	0–3	Bulgaria	23–25	24–26	18–25			65–76	P2 P3
16 Jun	Argentina	1–3	Poland	29–31	12–25	25–17	18–25		84–98	P2 P3
17 Jun	China	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25	24–26	27–29			73–80	P2 P3
17 Jun	Argentina	0–3	Poland	21–25	23–25	17–25			61–75	P2 P3
23 Jun	China	3–0	Argentina	25–17	25–17	25–21			75–55	P2 P3
23 Jun	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	25–21	19–25	23–25	23–25		90–96	P2 P3
24 Jun	China	3–2	Argentina	22–25	25–22	25–19	23–25	15–11	110–102	P2 P3
24 Jun	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	23–25	22–25	25–20	20–25		90–95	P2 P3
29 Jun	Poland	3–1	Bulgaria	22–25	25–23	25–22	25–16		97–86	P2 P3
29 Jun	Argentina	2–3	China	20–25	25–16	25–23	15–25	13–15	98–104	P2 P3
30 Jun	Poland	3–1	Bulgaria	23–25	25–20	25–23	25–23		98–91	P2 P3
1 Jul	Argentina	1–3	China	25–18	21–25	26–28	25–27		97–98	P2 P3

• Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	2	2	0	4	6	2	3.000	204	197	1.036	Semifinals
2	United States	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	157	153	1.026
3	France	2	0	2	2	2	6	0.333	185	196	0.944

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	20:08	Poland	3–2	France	38–36	19–25	21–25	25–21	15–11	118–118	P2 P3
12 Jul	20:07	France	0–3	United States	21–25	20–25	26–28			67–78	P2 P3
13 Jul	20:07	Poland	3–0	United States	25–22	36–34	25–23			86–79	P2 P3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	167	163	1.025	Semifinals
2	Brazil	2	1	1	3	5	4	1.250	203	199	1.020
3	Bulgaria	2	1	1	3	3	5	0.600	172	180	0.956

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Jul	17:07	Brazil	2–3	Bulgaria	25–21	20–25	25–21	23–25	12–15	105–107	P2 P3
12 Jul	17:07	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	23–25	21–25	21–25			65–75	P2 P3
13 Jul	17:07	Russia	1–3	Brazil	25–22	23–25	20–25	24–26		92–98	P2 P3

	Semifinals				Final
	14 July
	Russia	3
					15 July
	United States	1
					Russia	1
	14 July
					Brazil	3
	Poland	1
	Brazil	3
					3rd place match
					15 July
					Poland	1
					United States	3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jul	17:07	Russia	3–1	United States	25–22	17–25	25–13	25–21		92–81	P2 P3
14 Jul	20:07	Poland	1–3	Brazil	23–25	25–23	21–25	23–25		92–98	P2 P3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	17:07	Poland	1–3	United States	19–25	21–25	25–22	19–25		84–97	P2 P3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jul	20:07	Russia	1–3	Brazil	25–18	23–25	26–28	22–25		96–96	P2 P3

Rank Team  Brazil  Russia  United States 4  Poland 5  Bulgaria 6  France 7  Cuba  Finland 9  China  Italy  Serbia  South Korea 13  Argentina  Canada  Egypt  Japan

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