02/06/2020
World Cup MVP Alan back with Sada Cruzeiro
Contagem, Brazil, June 2, 2020 – The 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup Most Valuable Player will defend different colours in the next club season as Brazilian opposite Alan de Souza is moving from SESI to Sada Cruzeiro.
30/12/2019
Year in Review: Brazil complete undefeated run to capture third World Cup title
Lausanne, Switzerland, December 30, 2019 – Rio 2016 Olympic champions Brazil proved that they are still a force to reckon with after completing an undefeated run to win the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup title – a feat that puts them into an elite class of teams with their third title victory in the history of the competition.
29/12/2019
Year in Review: Zhu Ting stars anew as China defend World Cup title
Lausanne, Switzerland, December 29, 2019 – Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Zhu Ting provided leadership on the court and the scoring proficiency once again to lead China to an inspiring title defence in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup in Osaka, Japan.
09/11/2019
Top 10 powerful spikes of the Women's World Cup 2019
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 9, 2019 - Check out the ten best spikes from the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup 2019! Which is your favourite?
06/11/2019
Media Coverage and digital engagement creates global community for the #FIVBWorldCup
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 6, 2019 – The 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup captured the hearts and minds of volleyball fans across the world as the FIVB’s digital engagement and media coverage soared on all channels.
06/11/2019
Absolutely insane! The Men's World Cup's most powerful spikes
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 6, 2019 - Enjoy incredible spikes by top scorers Lincoln Williams (Australia), Wilfredo Leon (Poland), Ilia Vlasov (Russia), Yuki Ishikawa (Japan), Benjamin Patch (USA) and others from the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan!
28/10/2019
Men's World Cup Dream Team: Where are they now?
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 28, 2019 - The 2019 FIVB Men's World Cup
now behind them, the shining stars of that competition are now back
with their clubs, looking at leading them in their next endeavours as
domestic and international club competitions begin across the world.
25/10/2019
Women's World Cup superstars: Where are they now?
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 25, 2019 - It's been less than a month
after the 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup, but the stars of the competition
are back in action, leading their teams again as the club season begins
across the world with domestic and international competitions.
18/10/2019
Higher, Faster, Harder - World Cup highlights
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 18, 2019 - 132 matches and a little over a month after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup started on September 14, it's time to look back at some great highlights.
17/10/2019
World Cup stars: How they made the Dream Team
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 17, 2019 - The Dream Team of the 2019
FIVB Men's World Cup brought together the top stars of the competition
earlier this month in Japan - a reward for their brilliant performances
throughout the gruelling fortnight-long tournament.
15/10/2019
Brazil crowned Men’s World Cup champions
Hiroshima, Japan, October 15, 2019 – Brazil bagged the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup title as the competition concluded on Tuesday evening at Hiroshima’s Green Arena. The reigning Olympic champions now hold three World Cup titles, following their victories in 2003 and 2007.
15/10/2019
Alan Souza named MVP in 2019 Men’s World Cup
Hiroshima, Japan, October 15, 2019 – Brazil opposite Alan Souza was named Most Valuable Player of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup after leading his team to an undefeated run and to a third title in the competition.
15/10/2019
USA captain Christenson: "We have grown in this tournament"
Hiroshima, Japan, October 15, 2019 – Matthew Anderson scored a match-high 17 points as the United States beat Egypt 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-13) at the FIVB Men’s World Cup on Tuesday.
14/10/2019
Team comes first for USA’s Aaron Russell
Hiroshima, Japan, October 14, 2019 – Aaron Russell is playing for USA for the second time in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup, and he feels he now has a more pivotal role to fulfill.
14/10/2019
Brazil one win away from completing sweep of Men’s World Cup
Hiroshima, Japan, October 14, 2019 – The Brazilian team inched closer to another FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup title defeating hosts Japan 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 27-25) on Monday night at the Hiroshima Green Arena.
14/10/2019
Rezende: “Achieving goal brings joy to the team”
Hiroshima, Japan, October 14, 2019 - Brazil secured the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup title at a packed Hiroshima Green Arena on Monday, beating hosts Japan 3-1 (25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 27-25) to claim their third World Cup crown.
13/10/2019
Maar: Canada seek to build character in young talents
Hiroshima, Japan, October 13, 2019 – Stephen Maar has emerged as a key player in Canada’s roster as the North Americans continue their efforts to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
13/10/2019
Brazil strong and steady towards final stretch of Men’s World Cup
Hiroshima, Japan, October 13, 2019 – Brazil bagged their ninth consecutive win in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup after a tough tie-break triumph against Poland 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 16-25, 15-11) on Sunday at the Hiroshima Green Arena.
13/10/2019
USA coach Speraw: "We played well in all facets of the game"
Hiroshima, Japan, October 13, 2019 – Matthew Anderson scored 13 points as the United States defeated Australia 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-16) at the FIVB Men’s World Cup on Sunday.
11/10/2019
Brazil, Poland set for pivotal Men’s World Cup clash
Hiroshima, Japan, October 11, 2019 – Two of the top teams in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup will square off at the Hiroshima Green Arena on Sunday when Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallists Brazil play reigning world champions Poland.
11/10/2019
Matteo Piano: Over and Beyond the Middle
Hiroshima, Japan, October 11, 2019 – Matteo Piano tries to learn a new word of Japanese for each day of his stay in Japan during the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
10/10/2019
Men’s World Cup: Brazil triumph in crucial clash with USA
Hiroshima, Japan, October 10, 2019 – Brazil firmed up their bid for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup after defeating USA 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-17) on Thursday evening at the Hiroshima Green Arena.
09/10/2019
USA, Poland gaining momentum in Men’s World Cup race
Hiroshima, Japan, October 9, 2019 – Reigning world champions Poland and FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup defending champions United States gathered momentum as they picked up their fifth wins on the sixth day of competition on Wednesday.
09/10/2019
Leal looks to cap great season with World Cup honours
Hiroshima, Japan, October 9, 2019 – Yoandy Leal Hidalgo is having a great season and the summer of 2019 marks his first time playing for Brazil in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
07/10/2019
Men's World Cup player statistics - Top fives
Hiroshima, Japan, October 7, 2019 - With the second round of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup set to begin on Wednesday, here are the top 5s from the individual player statistics.
06/10/2019
Bartosz Kurek rejoins Poland in Men’s World Cup
Fukuoka, Japan, October 6, 2019 – After taking a break following Poland's title at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, when he also collected the tournament's Most Valuable Player award, opposite hitter Bartosz Kurek has returned to lead his country at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup as its captain.
06/10/2019
Brazil, USA, Poland take top spots after Men’s World Cup Round 1
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, October 6, 2019 – Reigning Olympic champions Brazil kept a perfect record to take the top spot at the end of Round 1 of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
05/10/2019
Hoag happy to be back at the World Cup
Nagano, Japan, October 5, 2019 – Nicholas “Nick” Hoag is back in Japan. The 27-year old Gatineau-born outside hitter is spending the last few weeks of his summer playing for Canada in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
05/10/2019
Brazil keep up winning pace in Men’s World Cup
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, October 5, 2019 – Brazil remain the only undefeated team in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup, while Poland, Italy, Canada, Iran and the United States chased victories on Saturday.
04/10/2019
Japan’s Taichiro Koga celebrates 30th birthday with a win
Fukuoka, Japan, October 4, 2019 – High-flying Yuji Nishida was the likely protagonist in Japan’s straight-set win over Tunisia in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup, but the unsung hero was their libero Taichiro Koga, who celebrated his 30th birthday running their defence and helping his team to a winning comeback after losing to Poland on the previous day.
04/10/2019
Brazil lone unbeaten team after Men’s World Cup Day 3
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, October 4, 2019 – Brazil bagged their third win at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup after a 3-1 defeat (25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22) of Egypt in Friday evening’s main event at Site B Nagano.
04/10/2019
Bitok seeks to re-energise Kenya
Osaka, Japan, October 4, 2019 – Kenya women’s coach Paul Bitok had a very successful 10-year spell improving Rwandan volleyball, but he was happy to answer a “help” message from the Kenya Volleyball Federation earlier this year to take charge of the Kenyan women’s team.
04/10/2019
Men's World Cup - Team rosters
Fukuoka, Nagano and Hiroshima, Japan, October 4, 2019 - The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup features 12 teams including 2015 gold medallists USA playing in Fukuoka, Nagano and Hiroshima from October 1 to 15. Click below for the full team rosters and match schedule.
03/10/2019
Meet the best players of the Women’s World Cup
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 3, 2019 - The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Dream Team brought together the cream of the tournament after the 66 matches played across five cities in Japan. Meet the seven players that made the Dream Team.
02/10/2019
Agustin Loser plays big man in the middle for Argentina
Fukuoka, Japan, October 2, 2019 – Agustin Loser may not be the tallest guy in his team, but the young middle blocker has had a fair share of the spotlight with Argentina’s wing spikers in contributing to their two victories so far in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
02/10/2019
Men’s World Cup: Brazil, Poland, Egypt on top after Day 2
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, October 2, 2019 – Brazil bagged their second win of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup with a 3-0 defeat (25-15, 25-20, 25-17) of Australia on Wednesday to lead the current standings.
01/10/2019
Egypt’s Salah looks to inspire young players in fifth World Cup appearance
Nagano, Japan, October 1, 2019 – Ahmed Abdelhay leads Egypt as captain and as one of the team’s more experienced players in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup.
01/10/2019
Argentina stun defending champions the United States on first day of Men’s World Cup
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, October 1, 2019 – Argentina made a great comeback in the tiebreaker to win their opening match against defending champions United States in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup on Tuesday.
30/09/2019
Blend of youth and experience highlights 2019 Men’s World Cup
Fukuoka and Nagano, Japan, September 30, 2019 – The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup from October 1-15 features an exciting mix of youth and experience as the 12 participating teams prepare for the 2019 edition.
30/09/2019
President Xi congratulates China on historic win
Lausanne, Switzerland, September 30, 2019 - President of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, was one of the first to congratulate the China women’s national volleyball team, following their unbeaten run to World Cup gold this weekend.
29/09/2019
China crowned World Cup champions anew
Osaka, Japan, September 29, 2019 – China sweeped all eleven of their matches in Yokohama, Sapporo and Osaka to defend their title in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup.
29/09/2019
China skipper Zhu heads 2019 Women’s World Cup Dream Team
Osaka, Japan, September 29, 2019 – Skipper Zhu Ting led China to another gold medal victory and headed the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup Dream Team for the second time in a row, following the conclusion of the event in Osaka on Sunday.
29/09/2019
Fresh continental medallist Zatorski looks forward to difficult World Cup
Paris, France, September 29, 2019 – Poland grabbed the bronze medal at the men’s European Championship on Saturday and, right after the awarding ceremony in Paris, their libero Pawel Zatorski spoke to fivb.com about the national team’s season so far and his anticipation of the upcoming FIVB Volleyball World Cup in Japan.
29/09/2019
We showed good all-round fundamentals against Russia: Ze Roberto
Osaka, Japan, September 29, 2019 – Brazil beat Russia 3-1 (28-26, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19) in the second match on the final day of the FIVB Women’s World Cup at Osaka’s Edion Arena on Sunday.
29/09/2019
We expected a tough match and it was: Kiraly
Osaka, Japan, September 29, 2019 – USA defeated Korea 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 16-25, 25-22) in the first match on the final day of the FIVB Women’s World Cup at Osaka’s Edion Arena on Sunday.
28/09/2019
Russia’s Voronkova plays with all her heart
Osaka, Japan, September 28, 2019 –Irina Voronkova has been one of Russia’s reliable scorers in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup. The 23-year-old outside hitter, has averaged in double-digits as one of coach Sergio Busato’s starters throughout various stops of the competition in Japan.
28/09/2019
China draw closer to sweep of Women’s World Cup
Osaka, Japan, September 28, 2019 – China allowed their dominant play speak for itself as they beat Serbia 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-16), skipping the big celebrations and staying focused on their final mission, with a game left to play on Sunday against Argentina to complete their sweep of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup.
27/09/2019
Women’s World Cup: USA stay solid in second place
Osaka, Japan, September 27, 2019 – USA firmed their grip on a podium finish at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup, after taking the tie-break on Russia 3-2 (24-26, 25-22, 25-22, 17-25, 15-8) on Friday evening.
27/09/2019
Go-to hitter Brayelin Martinez leads by example
Osaka, Japan, September 27, 2019 – Twenty-three-year-old Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez has already made significant strides for the Dominican Republic in her young career, establishing herself as the team’s go-to hitter.
26/09/2019
Women's World Cup: Who will win gold, silver and bronze?
Osaka, Japan, September 26, 2019 - China enter the final stretch of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup undefeated and top of the tournament standings, but who will win gold, silver and bronze?
25/09/2019
Men's teams gear up for World Cup
Lausanne, Switzerland, September 25, 2019 - With the 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup set to begin on Tuesday, men's teams are gearing up for the final climax of the international season to be played in the Japanese cities of Fukuoka, Nagano and Hiroshima from October 1 to 15.
24/09/2019
China, USA, Russia still top three after second round of World Cup
Sapporo and Toyama, Japan, September 24, 2019 – China firmed up their grip on the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup title as the only remaining unbeaten team at the conclusion of the second round on Tuesday.