1990 FIVB Men's World Championship

The 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Brazil from October 18 to October 28, 1990.

Teams

Group A Brazil Czechoslovakia South Korea Sweden

Group B Argentina Canada Netherlands United States

Group C France Japan Soviet Union Venezuela

Group D Bulgaria Cameroon Cuba Italy

Final round

	Semi finals				Final
	1990-10-26 – Rio de Janeiro
	Italy	3
	Brazil	2
					1990-10-28 – Rio de Janeiro
					Italy	3
					Cuba	1
					3rd place
	1990-10-26 – Rio de Janeiro			1990-10-28 – Rio de Janeiro
	Cuba	3		Brazil	0
	Soviet Union	1			Soviet Union	3

Final standing

Place	Team
1.	Italy
2.	Cuba
3.	Soviet Union
4.	Brazil
5.	Bulgaria
6.	Argentina
7.	Netherlands
8.	France
9.	Czechoslovakia
10.	Sweden
11.	Japan
12.	Canada
13.	United States
14.	South Korea
15.	Cameroon
16.	Venezuela

1990 FIVB Men's World Champions
Italy First title

Team Roster

Andrea Anastasi, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Luca Cantagalli, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Andrea Lucchetta, Marco Martinelli, Roberto Masciarelli, Paolo Tofoli, and Andrea Zorzi. Head Coach: Julio Velasco.

Italy qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball