| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. United States | 7 | 0 | 21: | 4 | 369/243 | 1.519 | | 2. Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 18: | 8 | 347/251 | 1.382 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 16: | 11 | 350/318 | 1.101 | | 4. Brazil | 4 | 3 | 16: | 11 | 349/301 | 1.159 | | 5. Argentina | 3 | 4 | 12: | 14 | 313/324 | 0.966 | | 6. Japan | 2 | 5 | 9: | 15 | 253/288 | 0.878 | | 7. South Korea | 2 | 5 | 8: | 17 | 250/328 | 0.762 | | 8. Egypt | 0 | 7 | 1: | 21 | 149/327 | 0.456 |
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| Team | UnSt | SoUn | Czec | Braz | Arge | Japa | SoKo | Egyp | | United States | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Soviet Union | | --- | | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | 3:1 | --- | 3:2 | | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Brazil | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Argentina | | | 3:1 | | --- | | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Japan | | | | | 3:0 | --- | | 3:0 | | South Korea | | | | | | 3:2 | --- | 3:0 | | Egypt | | | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | | played in Osaka | | Fri 22.11 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |  Egypt | 57-37 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-3 | | | | Fri 22.11 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  South Korea | 45-14 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-3 | | | | Fri 22.11 |  United States | 3-0 |  Brazil | 45-30 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-13 | | | | Fri 22.11 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Argentina | 45-24 | 15-5 | 15-13 | 15-6 | | | | Sat 23.11 | United States | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 69-68 | 11-15 | 19-17 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 15-12 | 3:13 | | This was Virtual Final played in the Second Game of Competition. | | Sat 23.11 | Argentina | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-6 | | | | Sat 23.11 | Brazil | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-21 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | | Sat 23.11 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Japan | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-6 | | | | Sun 24.11 | Argentina | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 57-43 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 15-7 | | | | Sun 24.11 | United States | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-17 | 15-13 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | | | Sun 24.11 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Brazil | 54-59 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 4-15 | 5-15 | 15-9 | | | Sun 24.11 | Japan | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-14 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-6 | | | played in Nagoya | | Tue 26.11 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-16 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-6 | | | | Tue 26.11 | United States | 3-2 | Argentina | 75-67 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 15-17 | 17-15 | 15-13 | | | Wed 27.11 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Argentina | 45-21 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 15-11 | | | | Wed 27.11 | United States | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-19 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-0 | | | played in Hiroshima | | Tue 26.11 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | South Korea | 59-47 | 15-8 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 17-15 | | | | Tue 26.11 | Brazil | 3-1 | Japan | 49-45 | 2-15 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 17-15 | | | | Wed 27.11 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Brazil | 68-62 | 17-15 | 15-8 | 6-15 | 15-7 | 15-7 | | | Wed 27.11 | South Korea | 3-2 | Japan | 66-57 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 12-15 | 9-15 | 15-10 | | | played in Tokyo | | Sat 30.11 | United States | 3-0 | Japan | 45-17 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-2 | | | | Sat 30.11 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Soviet Union | 53-45 | 17-15 | 15-9 | 6-15 | 15-6 | | | | Sat 30.11 | Brazil | 3-1 | Argentina | 59-44 | 14-16 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-12 | | | | Sat 30.11 | South Korea | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-11 | | | | Sun 01.12 | United States | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 15-9 | | | | Sun 01.12 | Argentina | 3-1 | South Korea | 55-40 | 15-3 | 10-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 | | | | Sun 01.12 | Brazil | 3-0 | Egypt | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-10 | | | | Sun 01.12 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Japan | 45-19 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 15-5 | | |
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| Virtual Final: United States - Soviet Union 3-2 (11-15, 19-17, 15-9, 9-15, 15-12) |
| United States | Pts | Srv | B | Att. | | 1. Dvorak | 8+3 | -/32 | 7 | 1/4 | | 6. Timmons | 11+33 | 1/31 | 3 | 29/56 | | 7. Buck | 4+24 | -/27 | | 24/45 | | 12.Berzins | 5+23 | -/43 | | 23/50 | | 13.Powers | 16+54 | 3/38 | 4 | 47/87 | | 15.Kiraly | 11+33 | 2/35 | 2 | 29/76 | | 2. Saunders | | -/4 | | | | 3. Salmons | 0+2 | -/2 | | 2/6 | | 4. Ctvrtlik | | -/9 | | | | 5. Partie | | | 10.Stork | | | 14.Miller | |
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| Time: 3:13 | | Set 1: 4-8, 11-15 0:39 | | Set 2: 6-8, 15-16, 19-17 0:51 | | Set 3: 8-6, 15-9 0:23 | | Set 4: 4-8, 9-15 0:44 | | Set 5: 3-5, 4-10, 12-11, 15-12 0:36 sideout points | | Attacs: 155/324-136/279 | | Blocks: 16-29 | | Serves: 6(13)/221-3(16)/220 | | Reception: 78% 204-69% 207 |
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| Soviet Union | Pts | Srv | B | Att. | | 1. Panchenko | 13+41 | -/30 | 6 | 35/61 | | 2. Zaitsev | 2+4 | 1/33 | 1 | 2/3 | | 3. Savin | 3+18 | -/35 | 3 | 15/34 | | 5. Shkurihin | 7+28 | -/36 | 5 | 23/48 | | 7. Vilde | 7+28 | -/34 | 7 | 21/48 | | 11.Antonov | 9+35 | 1/31 | 3 | 31/56 | | 9. Smugilёv | 5+12 | 1/13 | 3 | 8/23 | | 4. Gribov | | -/1 | | -/1 | | 6. Dillenburg | | -/3 | | | | 8. Losev | | -/2 | | | | 12.Ivanov | 0+2 | -/2 | 1 | 1/5 | | 10.Sorokolet | |
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| Awards: | | MVP: Karch Kiraly (USA) | | Best Spiker: Renan Dal Dzotto (BRA) | | Best Blocker: Stefan Hrtyanski (TCH) | | Best Receiver: Yaroslav Antonov (URS) | | Best Digger: Aldis Berzins (USA) | | Best Setter: Dusty Dvorak (USA) |
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| 1. United States | | 1. Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak | | 2. David Patrick "Dave" Saunders | | 3. Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons | | 4. Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik | | 5. Robert Douglas "Doug" Partie | | 6. Steven Dennis "Steve" Timmons | | 7. Craig Werner Buck | | 10.Jeffery Malcolm "Jeff" Stork | | 12.Aldis Imants Berzins | | 13.Patrick Robert "Pat" Powers | | 14.Miller | | 15.Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly | | Coach: Gary Sato |
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| 2. Soviet Union | | 1. Yury Panchenko | | 2. Vyacheslav Zaitsev | | 3. Alexander Savin | | 4. Sergey Gribov | | 5. Vladimir Shkurihin | | 6. Albert Dillenburg | | 7. Raymond Vilde | | 8. Valery Losev | | 9. Oleg Smugilёv | | 10.Alexander Sorokolet | | 11.Yaroslav Antonov | | 12.Alexander Ivanov | | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov |
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| 3. Czechoslovakia | | Stefan Hrtyanski |
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| 4. Brazil | | Jose Francisco Filho (Pele do Volei) | | Domingos Neto Lampariello | | Roberto Bosch Nogueras Filho (Betinho) | | 3. Leonidio Pasquali de Pra Filho (Leo) | | 4. Bernardo Rocha de Rezende (Bernardinho) | | 5. Renan Dal Zotto | | 6. Rui Campos Nascimento | | 7. Jose Montanaro Junior (Montanaro) | | 10.Amauri Ribeiro | | 11.William Carvalho da Silva (C) | | Coach: Jose Carlos Brunoro |
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