2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

2003 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates16–30 November
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Serbia and Montenegro
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVPJapan Takahiro Yamamoto
Official website
2003 FIVB World Cup

The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama.


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