1990 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 1990 FIVB Volleyball World League was the first edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 8 countries from 27 April to 15 July 1990. The Final Round was held in Osaka, Japan.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B
Brazil France Italy United States	China Japan Netherlands Soviet Union

Intercontinental round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Final round

• Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan

	Semifinals				Final
	14 July
	Italy	3
					15 July
	Soviet Union	2
					Italy	3
	14 July
					Netherlands	0
	Netherlands	3
	Brazil	0
					3rd place match
					15 July
					Soviet Union	1
					Brazil	3

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Jul	Italy	3–2	Soviet Union	15–12	16–17	15–11	14–16	15–9	75–65
14 Jul	Netherlands	3–0	Brazil	15–7	15–7	15–10			45–24

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Jul	Soviet Union	1–3	Brazil	16–14	7–15	10–15	12–15		45–59

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Jul	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	15–7	16–14	16–14			47–35

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Italy
	Netherlands
	Brazil
4	Soviet Union
5	France
6	Japan
7	United States
8	China

1990 World League Champions
Italy 1st title

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

Andrea Zorzi

• Best Spiker

Ron Zwerver

• Best Blocker

Andrea Gardini

• Best Setter

Paolo Tofoli