2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being held at Spodek, Katowice.

2014 FIVB Men's World Championship
Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2014
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
Dates30 August – 21 September
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Officially opened byBronisław Komorowski
Champions Poland (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Germany
Fourth place France
Tournament awards
MVPPoland Mariusz Wlazły
Best SetterGermany Lukas Kampa
Best OHBrazil Ricardo Lucarelli
Brazil Murilo Endres
Best MBGermany Marcus Böhme
Poland Karol Kłos
Best OPPPoland Mariusz Wlazły
Best LiberoFrance Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played103
Attendance563,263 (5,469 per match)
Official website
FIVB Men's World Championship

The tournament was won by the host country Poland, who beat Brazil (who won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned as champions in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).[1]

563,263 fans[lower-alpha 1] watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.[2]

Host

Finals hosts Poland. The tournament was held in seven Poland cities.

Information

On 4 September 2008 the FIVB announced it had agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in 2014. "This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in volleyball but throughout the whole sports family," said FIVB Honorary Life President Rubén Acosta. "Poland – I'm sure about it – will make this championship very special."

Acosta and FIVB President Wei Jizhong agreed the deal in Warsaw following negotiations with the Polish Minister of Sport, Mirosław Drzewiecki; Mirosław Błaszczyk, President of the Board of Administration of Polsat Television; Polsat Television Sports Department Director, Marian Kmita and Polish Volleyball Federation President, Mirosław Przedpełski.

Volleyball in Poland has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity during the 2000s. The Polish Men's team finished as runners-up at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan and a year later, Katowice hosted one of the best-ever FIVB Volleyball World League Final Rounds. The remaining 12 teams were drawn across the bottom three positions of each of the four first round pools.

A record number of 279 teams participated in the qualification process for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championships. This total, coming from 166 national federations across the five FIVB confederations, represents an increase of 65 teams from the previous best of 214 teams from 119 federations for the 2010 World Championships (compared with 102 in 2006, 72 in 2002 and 63 in 1998).

Qualification
Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification

The regional qualification stage determined the 24 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Hosts Poland were granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 23 spots. Africa was granted three, Asia and Oceania four, Europe eight, North America five, and South America three places.

Africa (CAVB) Asia and Oceania (AVC) Europe (CEV)
North America (NORCECA) South America (CSV)

Pools composition

First round

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013.[3] FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking.[4] The draw was held in Warsaw, Poland on 27 January 2014. Because the CAVB and NORCECA qualification process were in progress on 27 January 2014, the best world rankings of CAVB (13, 15 and 19) and NORCECA (4, 7, 11, 20 and 22) were used when the draw was made.[5] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 5th.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Poland (Hosts)  Brazil (1)  Russia (2)  Italy (3)
 Argentina (7)  Cuba (7, NOR 2)  Bulgaria (6)  United States (4, NOR 1)
 Serbia (9)  Germany (10)  Canada (11, NOR 3)  Iran (12)
 Australia (14)  Tunisia (13, CAVB 1)  Egypt (15, CAVB 2)  France (16)
 Cameroon (19, CAVB 3)  South Korea (21)  China (18)  Puerto Rico (20, NOR 4)
 Venezuela (31)  Finland (30)  Mexico (22, NOR 5)  Belgium (37)

Second round
Pool E Pool F
1A Poland 1B Brazil
1D France 1C Russia
2A Serbia 2B Germany
2D Iran 2C Canada
3A Argentina 3B Finland
3D United States 3C Bulgaria
4A Australia 4B Cuba
4D Italy 4C China

Third round

The third round draw was held in Łódź, Poland on 14 September 2014.[6] The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were placed in different pools, while the second and third placed teams were drawn.

Pool G Pool H
1E France 1F Brazil
3F Germany 2E Poland
3E Iran 2F Russia

Squads
Main article: 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Venues

It was the first time Poland had hosted an FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Matches were played in Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw.

Pool A (only 30 August) Pool A (excl. 30 August) and F Pool B, F, G and Final four Pool C
Warsaw, Poland Wrocław, Poland Katowice, Poland Gdańsk, Poland
National Stadium Centennial Hall Spodek Ergo Arena
Capacity: 62,100 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 11,409
Pool D Pool E, H and 5th–6th places Pool E
Kraków, Poland Łódź, Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland
Kraków Arena Atlas Arena Łuczniczka
Capacity: 15,328 Capacity: 13,805 Capacity: 8,500
Interior

Pool standing procedure
  1. Match points
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Opening match
National Stadium, Warsaw

The 2014 World Championship began on 30 August with a dream opening match between the hosts and Serbia, who played to a record 62,000 spectators at National Stadium, Warsaw.

First round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 400 311 1.286 Second round
2  Serbia 5 4 1 12 12 6 2.000 425 396 1.073
3  Argentina 5 3 2 9 10 6 1.667 372 342 1.088
4  Australia 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 384 397 0.967
5  Venezuela 5 1 4 4 5 13 0.385 366 424 0.863
6  Cameroon 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 382 459 0.832
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug20:15Poland 3–0 Serbia25–1925–1825–18  75–55P2 P3
31 Aug16:30Venezuela 0–3 Argentina23–2517–2519–25  59–75P2 P3
31 Aug20:25Cameroon 0–3 Australia22–2515–2518–25  55–75P2 P3
2 Sep13:10Argentina 1–3 Serbia17–2525–2021–2521–25 84–95P2 P3
2 Sep16:40Venezuela 3–1 Cameroon25–2225–2131–3325–14 106–90P2 P3
2 Sep20:25Australia 0–3 Poland17–2519–2522–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Sep13:10Cameroon 0–3 Argentina17–2518–2523–25  58–75P2 P3
4 Sep16:40Serbia 3–1 Australia25–2325–2222–2525–17 97–87P2 P3
4 Sep20:25Poland 3–0 Venezuela25–2025–1325–14  75–47P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Argentina 3–0 Australia25–1825–1925–18  75–55P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Venezuela 0–3 Serbia20–2517–2522–25  59–75P2 P3
6 Sep20:25Cameroon 1–3 Poland27–2523–2516–2522–25 88–100P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Australia 3–2 Venezuela25–2023–2521–2525–1615–9109–95P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Poland 3–0 Argentina25–2025–2025–23  75–63P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Serbia 3–1 Cameroon25–2124–2629–2725–17 103–91P2 P3

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 428 352 1.216 Second round
2  Germany 5 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 398 338 1.178
3  Finland 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 415 396 1.048
4  Cuba 5 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 448 466 0.961
5  South Korea 5 1 4 4 6 13 0.462 390 441 0.884
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 1 4 15 0.267 361 447 0.808
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep13:10Brazil 3–0 Germany25–2125–1925–17  75–57P2 P3
1 Sep16:40Finland 3–2 Cuba18–2521–2527–2525–2315–12106–110P2 P3
1 Sep20:25South Korea 3–1 Tunisia24–2626–2425–2125–18 100–89P2 P3
3 Sep13:10Cuba 0–3 Germany16–2521–2519–25  56–75P2 P3
3 Sep16:40Finland 3–0 South Korea25–2226–2425–15  76–61P2 P3
3 Sep20:25Tunisia 0–3 Brazil18–2510–2517–25  45–75P2 P3
5 Sep13:10South Korea 1–3 Cuba21–2525–2314–2522–25 82–98P2 P3
5 Sep16:40Germany 3–1 Tunisia25–1325–1921–2525–12 96–69P2 P3
5 Sep20:25Brazil 3–0 Finland27–2525–2126–24  78–70P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Cuba 3–2 Tunisia16–2525–2025–2320–2515–13101–106P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Finland 1–3 Germany20–2525–1924–2619–25 88–95P2 P3
6 Sep20:25South Korea 2–3 Brazil25–2113–2521–2525–1713–1597–103P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Tunisia 0–3 Finland18–2514–2520–25  52–75P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Germany 3–0 South Korea25–1325–1625–21  75–50P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Brazil 3–1 Cuba22–2525–2325–1825–17 97–83P2 P3

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 429 347 1.236 Second round
2  Canada 5 4 1 11 12 5 2.400 392 349 1.123
3  Bulgaria 5 3 2 10 13 8 1.625 462 437 1.057
4  China 5 2 3 6 6 11 0.545 386 408 0.946
5  Mexico 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 370 442 0.837
6  Egypt 5 0 5 2 5 15 0.333 411 467 0.880
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep13:10Russia 3–0 Canada25–2125–1925–21  75–61P2 P3
1 Sep16:40Mexico 0–3 Bulgaria16–2517–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
1 Sep20:25China 3–1 Egypt25–2025–2023–2533–31 106–96P2 P3
3 Sep13:10Bulgaria 2–3 Canada25–1717–2525–2024–268–1599–103P2 P3
3 Sep16:40Mexico 1–3 China25–2019–2520–2520–25 84–95P2 P3
3 Sep20:25Egypt 0–3 Russia22–2515–2515–25  52–75P2 P3
5 Sep13:10China 0–3 Bulgaria23–2523–2519–25  65–75P2 P3
5 Sep16:40Canada 3–0 Egypt25–1425–1925–22  75–55P2 P3
5 Sep20:25Russia 3–1 Mexico21–2525–2025–1425–17 96–76P2 P3
6 Sep13:10Bulgaria 3–2 Egypt25–2226–2423–2520–2515–11109–107P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Mexico 0–3 Canada17–2518–2519–25  54–75P2 P3
6 Sep20:25China 0–3 Russia22–2511–2521–25  54–75P2 P3
7 Sep13:10Egypt 2–3 Mexico25–1620–2521–2525–2110–15101–102P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Canada 3–0 China26–2427–2525–17  78–66P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Russia 3–2 Bulgaria20–2523–2525–2025–2315–11108–104P2 P3

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 5 4 1 12 14 7 2.000 469 437 1.073 Second round
2  Iran 5 4 1 11 13 7 1.857 462 420 1.100
3  United States 5 3 2 9 12 9 1.333 461 419 1.100
4  Italy 5 2 3 5 9 12 0.750 462 473 0.977
5  Belgium 5 1 4 5 9 12 0.750 437 467 0.936
6  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 3 3 13 0.231 315 390 0.808
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 Aug13:10Italy 1–3 Iran16–2525–2321–2522–25 84–98P2 P3
31 Aug16:40Belgium 2–3 United States21–2525–1716–2525–2111–1598–103P2 P3
31 Aug20:25Puerto Rico 0–3 France23–2522–2524–26  69–76P2 P3
2 Sep13:10United States 2–3 Iran23–2519–2525–1925–1815–17107–104P2 P3
2 Sep16:40Belgium 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1925–1725–20  75–56P2 P3
2 Sep20:25France 2–3 Italy25–2025–2023–2513–2512–1598–105P2 P3
4 Sep13:10Puerto Rico 0–3 United States15–258–2520–25  43–75P2 P3
4 Sep16:40Iran 1–3 France18–2525–1419–2527–29 89–93P2 P3
4 Sep20:25Italy 3–1 Belgium26–2825–1525–1628–26 104–85P2 P3
6 Sep13:10United States 1–3 France25–1917–2515–2521–25 78–94P2 P3
6 Sep16:40Belgium 1–3 Iran23–2515–2525–2120–25 83–96P2 P3
6 Sep20:25Puerto Rico 3–1 Italy19–2525–1925–2325–22 94–89P2 P3
7 Sep13:10France 3–2 Belgium25–1421–2525–2022–2515–12108–96P2 P3
7 Sep16:40Iran 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1725–2225–14  75–53P2 P3
7 Sep20:25Italy 1–3 United States18–2520–2525–2317–25 80–98P2 P3

Second round
  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round were taken into account for the second round.
  • The top three teams in each pool qualified for the third round.

Pool E
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 7 5 2 17 19 11 1.727 693 649 1.068 Third round
2  Poland 7 6 1 16 19 8 2.375 636 568 1.120
3  Iran 7 5 2 15 18 11 1.636 659 623 1.058
4  United States 7 4 3 14 17 12 1.417 673 633 1.063
5  Serbia 7 3 4 9 12 14 0.857 601 617 0.974
6  Argentina 7 3 4 8 11 15 0.733 570 602 0.947
7  Italy 7 2 5 5 10 18 0.556 615 645 0.953
8  Australia 7 0 7 0 4 21 0.190 509 619 0.822
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  1–3  France 25–2117–2527–2918–25 87–100P2 P3
10 Sep16:40ATASerbia  3–0  Italy 25–1929–2725–22  79–68P2 P3
10 Sep20:25ATAPoland  1–3  United States 27–2922–2527–2523–25 99–104P2 P3
10 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  Iran 23–2521–2525–2117–25 86–96P2 P3
11 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  0–3  Iran 15–2523–2516–25  54–75P2 P3
11 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  United States 25–2329–3117–2521–25 92–104P2 P3
11 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–1  Italy 19–2525–1825–2026–24 95–87P2 P3
11 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  France 22–2518–2532–3017–25 89–105P2 P3
13 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  3–1  Italy 17–2525–2130–2825–21 97–95P2 P3
13 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  France 27–2523–2523–2520–25 93–100P2 P3
13 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–2  Iran 25–1725–1624–2619–2516–14109–98P2 P3
13 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  0–3  United States 15–2519–2520–25  54–75P2 P3
14 Sep16:40ŁUCArgentina  3–2  United States 19–2528–2625–2023–2515–11110–107P2 P3
14 Sep16:40ATASerbia  1–3  Iran 25–2725–2222–2518–25 90–99P2 P3
14 Sep20:25ATAPoland  3–2  France 25–1821–2525–2322–2515–12108–103P2 P3
14 Sep20:25ŁUCAustralia  1–3  Italy 23–2514–2525–2118–25 80–96P2 P3

Pool F
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 7 7 0 21 21 2 10.500 578 476 1.214 Third round
2  Russia 7 6 1 17 19 6 3.167 592 498 1.189
3  Germany 7 5 2 15 15 8 1.875 537 497 1.080
4  Canada 7 4 3 10 12 13 0.923 574 560 1.025
5  Finland 7 2 5 6 9 17 0.529 561 602 0.932
6  Cuba 7 1 6 6 11 18 0.611 601 660 0.911
7  Bulgaria 7 1 6 5 8 18 0.444 534 604 0.884
8  China 7 2 5 4 6 19 0.316 508 588 0.864
Source:
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1525–2125–21  75–57P2 P3
10 Sep16:40CEHFinland  0–3  Russia 10–2518–2516–25  44–75P2 P3
10 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–0  China 25–1925–2225–17  75–58P2 P3
10 Sep20:25CEHCuba  2–3  Canada 27–2518–2525–2311–2513–1594–113P2 P3
11 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  China 25–1425–2325–18  75–55P2 P3
11 Sep16:40CEHFinland  0–3  Canada 25–2725–2719–25  69–79P2 P3
11 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–1  Bulgaria 25–1625–1523–2525–17 98–73P2 P3
11 Sep20:25CEHCuba  1–3  Russia 18–2525–2315–2519–25 77–98P2 P3
13 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–0  Canada 25–1925–2329–27  79–69P2 P3
13 Sep16:40CEHFinland  2–3  China 25–2222–2523–2525–2014–16109–108P2 P3
13 Sep20:25SPOGermany  0–3  Russia 17–2518–2524–26  59–76P2 P3
13 Sep20:25CEHCuba  3–0  Bulgaria 25–2325–1830–28  80–69P2 P3
14 Sep16:40SPOBrazil  3–1  Russia 25–2124–2625–1925–19 99–85P2 P3
14 Sep16:40CEHFinland  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1825–2125–18  75–57P2 P3
14 Sep20:25SPOGermany  3–0  Canada 28–2625–2225–23  78–71P2 P3
14 Sep20:25CEHCuba  2–3  China 25–1920–2525–1820–2511–15101–102P2 P3

Third round
  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals, whereas the third ranked teams in each pool qualified for the 5th place match.

Pool G
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 182 163 1.117 Semifinals
2  Germany 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 136 131 1.038
3  Iran 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 157 181 0.867 5th place match
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep20:25France 3–0 Germany25–1526–2425–22  76–61P2 P3
17 Sep20:25Germany 3–0 Iran25–1525–2125–19  75–55P2 P3
18 Sep20:25France 3–2 Iran25–2025–2322–2519–2515–9106–102P2 P3

Pool H
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 2 2 0 4 6 4 1.500 211 210 1.005 Semifinals
2  Brazil 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 180 166 1.084
3  Russia 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 168 183 0.918 5th place match
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Sep20:25Poland 3–2 Brazil25–2222–2514–2525–1817–15103–105P2 P3
17 Sep20:25Brazil 3–0 Russia25–2225–2025–21  75–63P2 P3
18 Sep20:25Poland 3–2 Russia25–2225–2221–2522–2515–11108–105P2 P3

Final round

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep13:40Iran 0–3 Russia19–2521–2518–25  58–75P2 P3

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 September
 
 
 France2
 
21 September
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
20 September
 
 Poland3
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
21 September
 
 
 France0
 
 
 Germany3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Sep16:40France 2–3 Brazil18–2525–2323–2525–2212–15103–110P2 P3
20 Sep20:25Germany 1–3 Poland24–2626–2825–2321–25 96–102P2 P3

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep16:40France 0–3 Germany21–2524–2623–25  68–76P2 P3

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep20:25Brazil 1–3 Poland25–1822–2523–2522–25 92–93P2 P3

Final standing

Awards

Prize money
  • Prize Money for the Final Standing
    Champions – $200,000
    Runners-up – $125,000
    3rd place – $75,000
  • Prize Money for the Awards
    Most Valuable Player – $30,000
    Best Setter – $10,000
    Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players)
    Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players)
    Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000
    Best Libero – $10,000

Marketing

Sponsors

Official song

The competition's official opening song was "Start a Fire" by Margaret. She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. This event was transmitted in over 168 countries.[7][8]

Trophy

The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry.[9]

Broadcasting
Advertising the World Championships in Katowice
USA v Argentina 14 September 2014 in Łuczniczka
Region TV station
Europe
 BelgiumVRT
 BulgariaNova TV - Nova Sports[10]
 FinlandYLE
 FranceBeIN Sport
 MacedoniaMRT
 GermanyZDF
 PolandPolsat
 RussiaVGTRK
 RomaniaRomtelecom
 SerbiaRTS
 ItalyRAI
Rest of the world
Sub-Saharan Africa i South AfricaSuperSport International
North AfricaBeIN Sport
Central America - CaribbeanSKY México
North AmericaBeIN Sport
Near EastBeIN Sport - Dubai Sport
 ArgentinaTyC Sports
 BrazilSporTV - Globosat
 ChinaCCTV
 JapanTBS
 VenezuelaTVes
 United StatesBeIN Sport
Worldwide
PerformLive Sport TV

Source: FIVB.com

Fans

More than a half million fans (563,263) have watched the matches so far, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years ago, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006 it was 298,352. The first round alone topped the numbers achieved by the World Championship in Italy four years ago. The average number of spectators per match was 5,469. Not surprisingly, Poland have been the most popular team with a total of 173,234 fans attending their games, 60,000 more than the second-ranked team Serbia.

See also

Notes
  1. FIVB announced that the final attendance for this tournament was 563,263. But, in fact, the total number of spectators based on match reports was 586,887, not 563,263.

References
  1. "Poland dethrone Brazil as men's champions". FIVB. 21 September 2014.
  2. "Record numbers watch Poland triumph". FIVB. 21 September 2014.
  3. "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 7 October 2013)". FIVB. 7 October 2013.
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