2008 FIVB Volleyball World League

2008 World League
	The Maracanãzinho held the final
Tournament details
Host nation	Brazil (Final)
Dates	13 June – 27 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	41 (in 41 host cities)
Champions	United States (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Lloy Ball
Official website
	FIVB

The 2008 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 13 June to 27 July 2008. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Brazil France Serbia Venezuela	Russia Cuba South Korea Italy	United States Bulgaria Spain Finland	Poland Japan China Egypt

Intercontinental round

The Final Round hosts Brazil, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Brazil are ranked first in Pool A, the team ranked second of Pool A will qualify for the Final Round.

	Qualified for the Final round
	Qualified as hosts for the Final round
	Qualified as wild card for the Final round

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	22	10	2	1119	1003	1.116	34	14	2.429
2	Serbia	19	7	5	1108	1078	1.028	29	21	1.381
3	France	18	6	6	1020	1041	0.980	21	25	0.840
4	Venezuela	13	1	11	937	1062	0.882	10	34	0.294

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Jun	Brazil	3–2	Serbia	22–25	25–23	25–18	23–25	15–11	110–102	P2 P3
14 Jun	Venezuela	2–3	France	23–25	25–23	20–25	25–23	11–15	104–111	P2 P3
15 Jun	Brazil	3–2	Serbia	23–25	25–19	24–26	25–23	15–11	112–104	P2 P3
15 Jun	Venezuela	0–3	France	22–25	19–25	25–27			66–77	P2 P3
20 Jun	France	3–2	Brazil	25–22	23–25	25–23	22–25	15–13	110–108	P2 P3
21 Jun	France	0–3	Brazil	29–31	21–25	17–25			67–81	P2 P3
21 Jun	Venezuela	3–1	Serbia	25–20	19–25	25–23	25–22		94–90	P2 P3
22 Jun	Venezuela	0–3	Serbia	21–25	21–25	18–25			60–75	P2 P3
27 Jun	France	3–1	Serbia	17–25	25–20	25–23	25–20		92–88	P2 P3
28 Jun	France	0–3	Serbia	20–25	31–33	19–25			70–83	P2 P3
28 Jun	Venezuela	1–3	Brazil	25–16	22–25	21–25	19–25		87–91	P2 P3
29 Jun	Venezuela	1–3	Brazil	25–23	29–31	13–25	20–25		87–104	P2 P3
4 Jul	Serbia	2–3	Brazil	25–17	25–21	21–25	21–25	8–15	100–103	P2 P3
4 Jul	France	3–1	Venezuela	25–23	25–13	20–25	25–18		95–79	P2 P3
5 Jul	France	3–1	Venezuela	25–20	20–25	25–20	25–22		95–87	P2 P3
6 Jul	Serbia	3–2	Brazil	20–25	18–25	25–23	25–20	15–11	103–104	P2 P3
11 Jul	Serbia	3–0	Venezuela	25–22	25–23	25–16			75–61	P2 P3
12 Jul	Brazil	3–0	France	25–22	25–17	27–25			77–64	P2 P3
13 Jul	Brazil	3–0	France	25–17	25–21	25–19			75–57	P2 P3
13 Jul	Serbia	3–1	Venezuela	18–25	25–20	27–25	25–20		95–90	P2 P3
18 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	25–23	25–16	29–27			79–66	P2 P3
18 Jul	Serbia	3–2	France	23–25	18–25	25–21	25–19	15–8	106–98	P2 P3
19 Jul	Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	25–19	25–20	25–17			75–56	P2 P3
19 Jul	Serbia	3–1	France	25–20	25–22	12–25	25–17		87–84	P2 P3

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	22	10	2	1173	1110	1.057	33	17	1.941
2	Italy	20	8	4	1220	1177	1.037	30	22	1.364
3	Cuba	17	5	7	1093	1094	0.999	21	27	0.778
4	South Korea	13	1	11	1097	1202	0.913	17	35	0.486

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	Cuba	3–2	Italy	25–22	31–33	25–20	22–25	17–15	120–115	P2 P3
14 Jun	South Korea	2–3	Russia	29–31	25–16	25–18	23–25	14–16	116–106	P2 P3
14 Jun	Cuba	1–3	Italy	24–26	27–29	26–24	20–25		97–104	P2 P3
15 Jun	South Korea	1–3	Russia	25–22	19–25	22–25	21–25		87–97	P2 P3
20 Jun	Cuba	1–3	Russia	25–21	21–25	20–25	21–25		87–96	P2 P3
21 Jun	South Korea	2–3	Italy	25–23	21–25	25–22	17–25	11–15	99–110	P2 P3
21 Jun	Cuba	0–3	Russia	17–25	21–25	22–25			60–75	P2 P3
22 Jun	South Korea	2–3	Italy	25–23	25–22	15–25	19–25	9–15	93–110	P2 P3
26 Jun	Italy	3–1	Russia	27–25	25–23	24–26	25–21		101–95	P2 P3
27 Jun	Cuba	3–1	South Korea	25–13	23–25	25–22	25–15		98–75	P2 P3
28 Jun	Italy	1–3	Russia	24–26	25–19	22–25	20–25		91–95	P2 P3
28 Jun	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	25–22	25–23	25–19			75–64	P2 P3
4 Jul	Russia	3–1	Cuba	25–21	25–22	22–25	25–22		97–90	P2 P3
4 Jul	Italy	3–1	South Korea	22–25	28–26	25–20	25–23		100–94	P2 P3
5 Jul	Russia	3–1	Cuba	25–17	18–25	25–20	25–20		93–82	P2 P3
5 Jul	Italy	3–1	South Korea	23–25	25–20	25–22	25–22		98–89	P2 P3
11 Jul	Russia	3–1	Italy	25–27	25–21	25–22	25–20		100–90	P2 P3
12 Jul	South Korea	1–3	Cuba	25–21	23–25	18–25	19–25		85–96	P2 P3
12 Jul	Russia	3–2	Italy	25–20	24–26	27–29	25–22	15–12	116–109	P2 P3
13 Jul	South Korea	2–3	Cuba	16–25	25–22	25–22	20–25	12–15	98–109	P2 P3
18 Jul	Russia	3–1	South Korea	22–25	25–23	25–23	26–24		98–95	P2 P3
18 Jul	Italy	3–1	Cuba	21–25	25–23	25–21	25–21		96–90	P2 P3
19 Jul	Russia	2–3	South Korea	25–20	25–17	19–25	23–25	13–15	105–102	P2 P3
20 Jul	Italy	3–1	Cuba	25–20	21–25	25–21	25–23		96–89	P2 P3

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	United States	21	9	3	1105	982	1.125	32	15	2.133
2	Bulgaria	20	8	4	1122	1105	1.015	29	21	1.381
3	Finland	16	4	8	1057	1129	0.936	19	30	0.633
4	Spain	15	3	9	1030	1098	0.938	17	31	0.548

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	Finland	1–3	United States	18–25	19–25	25–23	20–25		82–98	P2 P3
14 Jun	Bulgaria	3–0	Spain	33–31	25–19	25–17			83–67	P2 P3
14 Jun	Finland	0–3	United States	20–25	19–25	16–25			55–75	P2 P3
15 Jun	Bulgaria	3–1	Spain	19–25	25–18	25–22	25–13		94–78	P2 P3
20 Jun	United States	3–0	Bulgaria	25–23	25–16	25–16			75–55	P2 P3
21 Jun	Spain	3–2	Finland	21–25	19–25	25–19	25–20	15–10	105–99	P2 P3
21 Jun	United States	2–3	Bulgaria	25–12	16–25	20–25	25–12	13–15	99–89	P2 P3
22 Jun	Spain	3–1	Finland	25–18	26–24	21–25	25–22		97–89	P2 P3
27 Jun	Spain	3–1	Bulgaria	25–16	18–25	25–21	25–16		93–78	P2 P3
27 Jun	United States	3–1	Finland	25–20	21–25	25–17	25–20		96–82	P2 P3
28 Jun	United States	3–1	Finland	25–17	22–25	25–18	25–18		97–78	P2 P3
29 Jun	Spain	2–3	Bulgaria	25–17	27–29	25–15	23–25	10–15	110–101	P2 P3
4 Jul	Finland	0–3	Bulgaria	26–28	28–30	19–25			73–83	P2 P3
4 Jul	Spain	2–3	United States	23–25	22–25	31–29	25–20	16–18	117–117	P2 P3
5 Jul	Finland	3–2	Bulgaria	22–25	17–25	25–22	25–21	17–15	106–108	P2 P3
6 Jul	Spain	0–3	United States	19–25	19–25	23–25			61–75	P2 P3
11 Jul	United States	3–0	Spain	25–19	25–23	27–25			77–67	P2 P3
12 Jul	Bulgaria	2–3	Finland	28–30	25–18	23–25	29–27	15–17	120–117	P2 P3
12 Jul	United States	3–1	Spain	24–26	25–22	25–13	25–18		99–79	P2 P3
13 Jul	Bulgaria	3–1	Finland	26–24	25–19	18–25	25–22		94–90	P2 P3
18 Jul	Bulgaria	3–2	United States	25–22	24–26	25–16	23–25	15–10	112–99	P2 P3
18 Jul	Finland	3–2	Spain	25–21	23–25	23–25	25–23	15–11	111–105	P2 P3
19 Jul	Bulgaria	3–1	United States	25–20	20–25	25–20	35–33		105–98	P2 P3
19 Jul	Finland	3–0	Spain	25–17	25–15	25–19			75–51	P2 P3

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	21	9	3	1124	1033	1.088	32	17	1.882
2	China	18	6	6	1058	1067	0.992	24	23	1.043
3	Japan	17	5	7	1108	1150	0.963	22	28	0.786
4	Egypt	16	4	8	1020	1060	0.962	18	28	0.643

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jun	Egypt	3–2	Poland	25–19	14–25	22–25	25–22	15–12	101–103	P2 P3
14 Jun	China	2–3	Japan	31–29	22–25	20–25	31–29	9–15	113–123	P2 P3
14 Jun	Egypt	1–3	Poland	20–25	25–13	17–25	21–25		83–88	P2 P3
15 Jun	China	3–2	Japan	22–25	25–16	25–19	22–25	15–12	109–97	P2 P3
20 Jun	Egypt	3–1	Japan	30–32	25–21	25–22	25–21		105–96	P2 P3
21 Jun	China	3–1	Poland	26–24	25–21	22–25	25–18		98–88	P2 P3
21 Jun	Egypt	3–1	Japan	21–25	26–24	25–18	25–21		97–88	P2 P3
22 Jun	China	2–3	Poland	26–24	15–25	25–22	19–25	12–15	97–111	P2 P3
28 Jun	Japan	0–3	Poland	14–25	12–25	22–25			48–75	P2 P3
28 Jun	China	3–1	Egypt	25–22	25–19	20–25	25–23		95–89	P2 P3
29 Jun	Japan	3–2	Poland	29–31	18–25	25–19	25–21	15–11	112–107	P2 P3
29 Jun	China	3–0	Egypt	25–21	26–24	25–19			76–64	P2 P3
4 Jul	Poland	3–1	China	25–20	20–25	25–23	25–23		95–91	P2 P3
5 Jul	Japan	3–2	Egypt	25–19	25–22	27–29	24–26	15–10	116–106	P2 P3
5 Jul	Poland	3–1	China	25–22	19–25	25–21	25–23		94–91	P2 P3
6 Jul	Japan	3–1	Egypt	26–24	20–25	25–20	25–20		96–89	P2 P3
11 Jul	Egypt	0–3	China	18–25	21–25	23–25			62–75	P2 P3
11 Jul	Poland	3–1	Japan	21–25	25–23	25–18	25–18		96–84	P2 P3
12 Jul	Egypt	3–0	China	25–15	25–22	25–17			75–54	P2 P3
12 Jul	Poland	3–1	Japan	25–14	25–23	19–25	25–17		94–79	P2 P3
18 Jul	Poland	3–0	Egypt	25–21	25–21	25–16			75–58	P2 P3
19 Jul	Japan	3–0	China	26–24	25–20	25–13			76–57	P2 P3
19 Jul	Poland	3–1	Egypt	25–20	25–23	23–25	25–23		98–91	P2 P3
20 Jul	Japan	1–3	China	20–25	21–25	29–27	23–25		93–102	P2 P3

Final round

Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool play

	Qualified for the Semifinals

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Brazil	4	2	0	150	110	1.364	6	0	MAX
2	Russia	3	1	1	132	131	1.008	3	3	1.000
3	Japan	2	0	2	110	151	0.728	0	6	0.000

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total	Report
23 Jul	10:10	Russia	0–3	Brazil	23–25	18–25	15–25	56–75	P2 P3
24 Jul	10:07	Japan	0–3	Russia	14–25	24–26	18–25	56–76	P2 P3
25 Jul	10:07	Brazil	3–0	Japan	25–16	25–23	25–15	75–54	P2 P3

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Serbia	4	2	0	150	114	1.316	6	0	MAX
2	United States	3	1	1	168	182	0.923	3	5	0.600
3	Poland	2	0	2	162	184	0.880	2	6	0.333

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
23 Jul	13:24	Serbia	3–0	United States	25–23	25–19	25–17			75–59	P2 P3
24 Jul	13:22	United States	3–2	Poland	25–18	23–25	27–25	18–25	16–14	109–107	P2 P3
25 Jul	13:22	Poland	0–3	Serbia	16–25	18–25	21–25			55–75	P2 P3

Final four

Semifinals		Final

26 July

Serbia	3
		27 July
Russia	0
		Serbia	1
26 July
		United States	3
Brazil	0

United States	3
		3rd place match

		27 July

		Russia	3

		Brazil	1

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
26 Jul	10:00	Brazil	0–3	United States	23–25	22–25	25–27			70–77	P2 P3
26 Jul	13:15	Serbia	3–0	Russia	25–19	25–19	25–23			75–61	P2 P3

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jul	09:30	Russia	3–1	Brazil	25–23	25–19	23–25	25–19		98–86	P2 P3

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 Jul	12:30	Serbia	1–3	United States	24–26	25–23	23–25	22–25		94–99	P2 P3

Final standing

Rank	Team
	United States
	Serbia
	Russia
4	Brazil
5	Poland
6	Japan
7	Bulgaria
	China
	Italy
10	Cuba
	Finland
	France
13	Egypt
	South Korea
	Spain
	Venezuela

2008 World League champions
United States 1st title

12-man roster for final round

Ball, Rooney, Lee, Lambourne, Priddy, Millar, Salmon, Hoff, Stanley, Hansen, Gardner, Touzinsky

Head coach

McCutcheon

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Lloy Ball

Best Scorer

Ivan Miljković

Best Spiker

Dante Amaral

Best Blocker

Marko Podraščanin

Best Server

Gilberto Godoy Filho

Best Setter

Lloy Ball

Best Libero

Richard Lambourne

External links

Official website

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Successor: FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (since 2018)
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