Men's World Championship 2022
Men’s World Championship to celebrate 20th edition
A short history of volleyball's flagship event
Published 07:00, 02 Aug 2022
![Prague hosted the first edition of the Men's World Championship in 1949](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/v1659354486/fivb-prd/kcxhujkc8y5qwpr4ntfk.jpg)
Prague hosted the first edition of the Men's World Championship in 1949
![The Moscow 1952 World Championship attracted about 25 thousand spectators on each competition day](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/v1659354637/fivb-prd/wfzajcggsjpi95iqm2xl.jpg)
The Moscow 1952 World Championship attracted about 25 thousand spectators on each competition day
![Paris 1956 World Championship in action](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/v1659354766/fivb-prd/furgr3w0ajxbzkli8d9l.jpg)
A shot from the Paris 1956 World Championship
![East Germany’s Rudi Schumann, the first MVP in the history of the World Championships, at Bulgaria 1970](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/fivb-prd/k4wdpcik9exyxbqhnhxd.jpg)
East Germany’s Rudi Schumann, the first MVP in the history of the World Championships, at Bulgaria 1970
![USA v USSR at France 1986](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/fivb-prd/vyxfglraxfcg5r2x4r50.jpg)
USA v USSR at France 1986
![Giba and his Brazilian teammates celebrate during the Japan 2006 final against Poland](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/v1659355128/fivb-prd/omygjel6xxw0cg0ahszr.jpg)
Giba and his Brazilian teammates celebrate during the Japan 2006 final against Poland
![Italy-Bulgaria 2018 world champs Poland](https://images.volleyballworld.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_8_desktop_mobile/f_auto/v1659355252/fivb-prd/ktpynd2hegszbruk6e7e.jpg)
Italy-Bulgaria 2018 world champs Poland