| Round Robin | won | lost | sets | points | m | | 1. |  Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 15:0 max | 225/72 3.125 | 5 | | 2. |  France | 4(1) | 1 | 12:6 2.00 | 229/193 1.187 | 5 | | 3. |  Italy | 3 | 2(1) | 11:6 1.83 | 208/177 1.175 | 5 | | 4. |  Portugal | 2 | 3 | 7:9 0.78 | 183/182 1.005 | 5 | | 5. |  Belgium | 1 | 4 | 3:13 0.23 | 136/220 0.618 | 5 | | 6. |  Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 1:15 0.07 | 95/232 0.409 | 5 |
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| Matches played at Stadio del Tennis del Foro Italico. | | Czechoslovakia was the only team from Eastern Europe to take part. | | Yugoslavia did not arrive altough had confirmed participation. | | Soviet Union joined FIVB only one month before. |
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| Team | Czec | Fran | Ital | Port | Belg | Neth | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | France | | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Italy | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Portugal | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Belgium | | | | | --- | 3:1 | | Netherlands | | | | | | --- |
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| Matches played in 3 days, 2 sessions per day - morning and afternoon. |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | s1 | s2 | s3 | s4 | s5 | | Fri 24.09.48 | 09:30 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Netherlands | 45-13 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-7 | | | Referees: Fonte, Hery. | | Fri 24.09.48 | 10:30 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Belgium | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-5 | | | Referees: Yorku, Loper. | | Fri 24.09.48 | 11:30 |  France | 3-1 |  Portugal | 54-49 | 15-11 | 9-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 | | | Referees: Bossano, Spitzer. | | Fri 24.09.48 | 16:30 | Italy | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-18 | 15-0 | 15-5 | 15-13 | | | Referees: Loper, Yorku. | | Fri 24.09.48 | 17:30 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-17 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-6 | | | Referees: Magni, Haden. | | Sat 25.09.48 | 09:00 | France | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-22 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-7 | | | Sat 25.09.48 | 10:00 | Italy | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-10 | | | Sat 25.09.48 | 15:00 | Belgium | 3-1 | Netherlands | 52-40 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 7-15 | 15-6 | | | Sat 25.09.48 | 16:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | France | 45-17 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-5 | | | Sat 26.09.48 | 17:00 | Portugal | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-9 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-6 | | | Sun 26.09.48 | 1-:-- | France | 3-2 | Italy | 68-62 | 15-8 | 8-15 | 15-9 | 15-17 | 15-13 | | Sun 26.09.48 | 1-:-- | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-14 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-5 | | | Sun 26.09.48 | 1-:-- | Portugal | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-29? | 15-1 | 15-15? | 15-13 | | | refrence: Corriere dello Sport 27.09.48 | | Sun 26.09.48 | 1-:-- | France | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-15 | 15-1 | 15-10 | 15-4 | | | Sun 26.09.48 | 1-:-- | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Italy | 45-11 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-5 | |
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| 1. Czechoslovakia | | Josef Brož | | Karel Brož | | Josef Češpiva | | Jaroslav Fučík | | Vladislav Linke | | František Mikota | | Jaromír Paldus | | Josef Reicho | | Josef Tesař | | Josef Votava | | Coach: Josef Češpiva |
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| 2. France | | Alphonse Claparede | | Michel Constantin | | Roger Delousteau | | Rene Demotte | | Andre Dulon | | Georges Henry | | Jacques Liou | | Jean Pogenberg | | Robert Recoque | | Igor Stepanoff | | Jacques Fabre | | Coach: Marcel Mathore |
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| 3. Italy | | Player | Club | | Orfeo Montanari | Robur di Ravenna | | Roberto Tazzari | Robur di Ravenna | | Mario Saragoni | Robur di Ravenna | | Ermanno Baccarini | Robur di Ravenna | | Carlo Cattaneo | Borsalino di Alessandria | | Bruno de Bernardi | Borsalino di Alessandria | | Mario Fanesi | Ospedalieri Roma | | Maurizio Lollis | Libertas Trieste | | Giovanni Ceppile | San Giusto Trieste | | Vittorio Schenal | Ansaldo Genova | | Bruno Estasi | Ferrovieri Parma | | Carlo Sforzini | Garibaldina Ravenna | | Coach: Angelo Costa. | | Athletic coach: Del Chicca. |
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