The 1991 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1991 in Japan. The World Cup consisted of 12 teams: champions of 5 geographic areas (Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Europe), the four runners-up, the host country and two guest teams (wild card).
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―11991 Men's European Volleyball Championship7–15 September 199111991 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship23 Aug – 2 Sep 1991 Regina21991 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship11–16 August 1991 Perth11991 Men's South American Volleyball Championship14–21 September 1991 São Paulo11991 Men's African Volleyball Championship21–30 September 1991 Cairo1Best not qualified teams for 1992 Summer Olympics (at the invitation of the FIVB)――5Total12
Results All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round
Pool A
Location: Osaka
Location: Hiroshima
Pool B
Location: Gifu
Location: Matsumoto
Final round The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.
7th–12th places Location: Tokyo
Final places Location: Tokyo
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics
Team roster Evgeni Krasilnikov, Dmitry Fomin, Oleg Shatunov, Ruslan Olikhver, Aleksandr Shadchin, Konstantin Ushakov, Yuri Koroviansky, Yuri Cherednik, Sergey Kukartsev, Sergey Vladimirovich Gorbunov Head coach Viacheslav Platonov
Awards
Most valuable player Dmitry Fomin Best spiker Dmitry Fomin Best blocker Bryan Ivie Best server Raúl Diago Best setter Shin Young-chul Best receiver Noh Jin-soo Best digger Uvaldo Acosta
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