1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was played from 13 to 19 September in Poland.

1965 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
Dates13–19 September
Teams11
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Japan

Eleven nations were involved in the first edition of the competition also known as the "Tournament of the Continents" - ten countries were from Europe, the dominant continent in volleyball at the time. The only team to travel from overseas were Japan. In the decisive match in September 1965, the Soviet Union team defeated hosts Poland to claim a narrow 3-2 victory.[1]

First round

Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 161 118 1.364
2  Poland 5 2 1 8 3 2.667 146 98 1.490
3  Hungary 4 1 2 3 7 0.429 104 142 0.732
4  France 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 108 161 0.671
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep Hungary  3–1  France 15–13 16–14 12–15 15–10   58–52
12 Sep Soviet Union  3–2  Poland 8–15 15–6 15–13 5–15 15–7 58–56
13 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Hungary 15–5 15–7 15–8     45–23
13 Sep Poland  3–0  France 15–3 15–5 15–9     45–17
14 Sep Soviet Union  3–1  France 15–9 15–9 13–15 15–6   58–39
14 Sep Poland  3–0  Hungary 15–6 15–7 15–10     45–23

Pool B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  East Germany 5 2 1 7 4 1.750 139 125 1.112
2  Czechoslovakia 5 2 1 7 5 1.400 160 125 1.280
3  Yugoslavia 5 2 1 7 6 1.167 160 169 0.947
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 3 9 0.333 122 162 0.753
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep East Germany  3–0  Netherlands 15–10 15–9 15–3     45–22
12 Sep Yugoslavia  3–1  Czechoslovakia 8–15 15–12 15–13 15–7   53–47
13 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–1  Netherlands 15–13 11–15 15–3 15–4   56–35
13 Sep East Germany  3–1  Yugoslavia 12–15 15–11 15–7 15–13   57–46
14 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–1  East Germany 15–10 15–13 12–15 15–9   57–37
14 Sep Yugoslavia  3–2  Netherlands 13–15 16–14 1–15 16–14 15–7 61–65

Pool C
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Romania 4 2 0 6 2 3.000 117 84 1.393
2  Japan 3 1 1 4 5 0.800 98 127 0.772
3  Bulgaria 2 0 2 3 6 0.500 124 128 0.969
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep Romania  3–1  Bulgaria 15–12 14–16 16–14 15–12   60–54
13 Sep Japan  3–2  Bulgaria 15–11 16–18 6–15 16–14 15–12 68–70
14 Sep Romania  3–1  Japan 15–4 15–7 12–15 15–4   57–30

Final round

Matches for places 7–11
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
7  Hungary 8 4 0 12 3 4.000 230 184 1.250
8  Yugoslavia 7 3 1 9 6 1.500 200 177 1.130
9  Bulgaria 6 2 2 8 6 1.333 171 163 1.049
10  Netherlands 5 1 3 5 10 0.500 198 212 0.934
11  France 4 0 4 3 12 0.250 152 215 0.707
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
16 Sep Yugoslavia  3–1  France 13–15 15–7 15–5 15–7   58–34
16 Sep Hungary  3–2  Bulgaria 4–15 15–7 11–15 15–6 15–9 60–52
17 Sep Netherlands  3–1  France 15–9 9–15 15–6 15–13   54–43
17 Sep Yugoslavia  3–0  Bulgaria 15–7 15–7 15–8     45–22
18 Sep Hungary  3–0  Yugoslavia 7–15 15–13 15–3 15–4   52–35
18 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Netherlands 7–15 15–5 15–2 16–14   53–36
19 Sep Hungary  3–0  Netherlands 15–9 11–15 15–9 15–11   56–44
19 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  France 15–7 15–10 15–6     45–23

Matches for places 1–6
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Soviet Union 9 4 1 14 7 2.000 289 214 1.350
2  Poland 9 4 1 14 8 1.750 278 250 1.112
3  Czechoslovakia 8 3 2 13 8 1.625 286 243 1.177
4  Japan 7 2 3 9 12 0.750 231 296 0.780
5  East Germany 6 1 4 6 12 0.500 203 233 0.871
6  Romania 6 1 4 4 13 0.308 178 229 0.777
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
16 Sep East Germany  3–0  Romania 15–8 15–10 15–4     45–22
16 Sep Soviet Union  3–2  Czechoslovakia 16–18 15–6 15–17 15–11 15–5 45–22
16 Sep Poland  3–2  Japan 15–8 15–9 6–15 8–15 15–4 59–51
17 Sep Japan  3–2  Soviet Union 15–12 7–15 15–11 2–15 15–12 54–65
17 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–1  Romania 15–9 15–7 11–15 15–2   56–33
17 Sep Poland  3–1  East Germany 15–11 15–8 10–15 15–9   55–43
18 Sep Japan  3–2  East Germany 15–11 15–9 3–15 6–15 15–9 54–59
18 Sep Poland  3–2  Czechoslovakia 3–15 15–10 7–15 15–11 15–9 55–60
18 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Romania 15–7 15–12 15–9     45–28
19 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–1  Japan 10–15 16–14 15–4 15–9   56–42
19 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  East Germany 15–3 15–6 15–10     45–19
19 Sep Poland  3–1  Romania 15–6 8–15 15–8 15–9   53–38

Final standings

References
  1. FIVB Men’s World Cup: A history of Russian success - fivb.org - 07-09-2015


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