1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was the sixth edition of the event, held from Friday November 17 to Sunday November 26, 1989 in Japan. Eight men's national teams played in three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima) for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Barcelona, Spain (1992). Only the winner qualified. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since 1977.
Squads
Round robin
- Friday November 17
- Venue: Osaka
Cuba 
|
3 – 0 |  Brazil
|
16-14 15- 5 15- 9 | |
Soviet Union 
|
3 – 2 |  United States
|
16-14 5 -15 15-11 4 -15 15-13 | |
Italy 
|
3 – 0 |  Cameroon
|
15- 2 15- 1 15- 4 | |
South Korea 
|
3 – 2 |  Japan
|
11-15 7 -15 15-12 16-14 17-15 |
- Saturday November 18
- Venue: Osaka
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Soviet Union
|
15- 8 15-12 15- 7 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
15- 8 15-11 15-12 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15- 3 15- 5 15- 8 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15- 4 15- 2 15- 1 |
- Sunday November 19
- Venue: Osaka
| Cuba
|
3 – 2 | Italy
|
15-13 13-15 3 -15 15- 4 15-13 | |
| United States
|
3 – 1 | South Korea
|
15- 6 15-12 13-15 15- 4 | |
| Soviet Union
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15- 6 15- 5 15- 2 | |
| Japan
|
3 – 1 | Brazil
|
15- 4 10-15 15- 3 15-12 |
- Wednesday November 22
- Venue: Hiroshima
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15-11 15- 5 15- 7 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 1 | Soviet Union
|
15-12 15- 8 10-15 15- 4 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15- 6 15- 8 15- 7 | |
| United States
|
3 – 1 | Japan
|
8 -15 15-13 15- 7 15-11 |
- Thursday November 23
- Venue: Hiroshima
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15 -9 15- 4 15- 4 | |
| Brazil
|
3 – 2 | United States
|
15-11 13-15 15- 6 6 -15 15-13 | |
| Soviet Union
|
3 – 1 | South Korea
|
16-14 9 -15 15- 1 15-10 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15-11 15- 9 15- 8 |
- Saturday November 25
- Venue: Tokyo
| Italy
|
3 – 2 | Brazil
|
15- 8 15-12 11-15 10-15 17-16 | |
| United States
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15- 4 15- 3 15- 8 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | South Korea
|
15-10 15- 1 15- 9 | |
| Soviet Union
|
3 – 1 | Japan
|
15- 6 12-15 15-10 15- 6 |
- Sunday November 26
- Venue: Tokyo
| South Korea
|
3 – 0 | Cameroon
|
15- 2 15- 5 15- 8 | |
| Italy
|
3 – 0 | United States
|
15- 7 15-11 15- 6 | |
| Soviet Union
|
3 – 1 | Brazil
|
8 -15 15- 9 15-10 15-3 | |
| Cuba
|
3 – 0 | Japan
|
15- 7 16-14 15- 3 |
Final standing
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba
|
14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.566 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | ||
| 2. | Italy
|
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.496 | 20 | 5 | 4.000 | ||
| 3. | Soviet Union
|
12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.122 | 16 | 11 | 1.454 | ||
| 4. | United States
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.104 | 13 | 12 | 1.000 | ||
| 5. | Brazil
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 13 | 14 | 0.928 | ||
| 6. | Japan
|
9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.994 | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | ||
| 7. | South Korea
|
9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.740 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | ||
| 8. | Cameroon
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.302 | 0 | 21 | 0.000 |
- Cuba qualified for the Men's Volleyball Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Awards
| 1989 Men's World Cup Champions |
|---|
 Cuba 1st title |