Volleyball competition held in Mexico
1974 FIVB World Championship Host nation Mexico Dates 12–28 October Teams 24 Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities) Officially opened by Luis Echeverría Champions Poland (1st title)
The 1974 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB . It was held from 12 to 28 October 1974 in Mexico .
Qualification
* Hungary, Haiti and Argentina were replaced by France, Panama and Venezuela. Also Republic of China were replaced by People's Republic of China after FIVB recognised People's Republic of China as a legitimate Chinese state and Dominican Republic participated instead of North Korea who originally invited to the tournament.
Venues
Teams
Results
First round
Pool A
Location: Guadalajara
Pool B
Location: Mexico City
Pool C
Location: Monterrey
Pool D
Location: Tijuana
Pool E
Location: Puebla
Pool F
Location: Toluca
Second round
1st–12th pools
Pool G
Location: Mexico City
Pool H
Location: Puebla
Pool I
Location: Toluca
13th–24th pools
Pool J
Location: Guadalajara
Pool K
Location: Monterrey
Pool L
Location: Tijuana
Final round
19th–24th places
Location: Guadalajara
13th–18th places
Location: Tijuana
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
13
South Korea
5
5
0
10
15
2
7.500
243
166
1.464
14
United States
5
4
1
9
14
5
2.800
266
204
1.304
15
China
5
3
2
8
9
7
1.286
200
174
1.149
16
France
5
2
3
7
8
9
0.889
204
197
1.036
17
Egypt
5
1
4
6
4
14
0.286
197
262
0.752
18
Tunisia
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
146
253
0.577
7th–12th places
Location: Toluca
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
7
Bulgaria
5
4
1
9
12
3
4.000
218
143
1.524
8
Cuba
5
4
1
9
12
7
1.714
254
207
1.227
9
Brazil
5
3
2
8
10
6
1.667
211
186
1.134
10
Mexico
5
3
2
8
9
8
1.125
202
198
1.020
11
Belgium
5
1
4
6
7
13
0.538
220
0
MAX
12
Netherlands
5
0
5
5
2
15
0.133
0
253
0.000
Final places
Location: Mexico City
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
1
Poland
5
5
0
10
15
7
2.143
314
231
1.359
2
Soviet Union
5
4
1
9
14
4
3.500
252
203
1.241
3
Japan
5
3
2
8
10
10
1.000
277
256
1.082
4
East Germany
5
2
3
7
9
11
0.818
238
249
0.956
5
Czechoslovakia
5
1
4
6
8
14
0.571
256
287
0.892
6
Romania
5
0
5
5
4
15
0.267
164
275
0.596
Final standing
1974 World Champions
Poland First title
Team roster: Ryszard Bosek , Wiesław Czaja , Wiesław Gawłowski , Stanisław Gościniak , Marek Karbarz , Mirosław Rybaczewski , Włodzimierz Sadalski , Aleksander Skiba , Edward Skorek , Włodzimierz Stefański , Tomasz Wójtowicz , Zbigniew Zarzycki Head coach : Hubert Wagner
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