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Men's World Championship 1956 - Home
France - Paris - 30 August 1956 - 12 September 1956
Winner
: Czechoslovakia
Final standings
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 |  Romania |
| 3 |  U.S.S.R. |
| 4 |  Poland |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
| 6 |  United States |
| 7 |  France |
| 8 |  Hungary |
| 9 |  China |
| 10 |  Yougoslavia |
| 11 |  Brazil |
| 12 |  East Germany |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
| 14 |  Italy |
| 15 |  Portugal |
| 16 |  Israel |
| 17 |  Belgium |
| 18 |  Republic of Korea |
| 19 |  Cuba |
| 20 |  Austria |
| 21 |  India |
| 22 |  Turkey |
| 23 |  Luxemburg |
| 24 |  West Germany |
First Round - Pool A (France - 30/08/1956 - 01/09/1956)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S.S.R. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Last matches
30 August 1956 | |||
Republic of Korea | 3 - 2 (4-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-5, 15-10) |  Turkey | |
31 August 1956 | |||
U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-0, 15-5, 15-4) | Turkey | |
1 September 1956 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-8, 15-4) | Republic of Korea | |
First Round - Pool B (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-4, 15-7) |  East Germany | |
First Round - Pool C (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
Bulgaria | 3 - 0 (15-1, 15-3, 15-3) |  Austria | |
First Round - Pool D (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
Romania | 3 - 0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-3) |  Italy | |
First Round - Pool E (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
Hungary | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-8, 15-7) |  Netherlands | |
First Round - Pool F (France - 30/08/1956 - 01/09/1956)
Standing
Last matches
30 August 1956 | |||
| France | 3 - 0 (15-4, 15-6, 15-6) |  Israel | |
31 August 1956 | |||
| Israel | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-2, 15-3) |  Luxemburg | |
1 September 1956 | |||
| France | 3 - 0 (15-1, 15-1, 15-2) | Luxemburg | |
First Round - Pool G (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
United States | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-12, 15-12) |  Belgium | |
First Round - Pool H (France - 30/08/1956 - 01/09/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
Last matches
30 August 1956 | |||
Portugal | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-1, 15-2) |  West Germany | |
31 August 1956 | |||
Yougoslavia | 3 - 0 (15-0, 15-2, 15-0) | West Germany | |
1 September 1956 | |||
| Yougoslavia | 3 - 0 (15-4, 15-6, 16-14) | Portugal | |
First Round - Pool J (France - 31/08/1956)
Standing
Last matches
31 August 1956 | |||
Poland | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-1, 15-1) |  Cuba | |
First Round - Pool I (France - 30/08/1956 - 01/09/1956)
Standing
Last matches
30 August 1956 | |||
Brazil | 3 - 2 |  India | |
31 August 1956 | |||
China | 3 - 1 | Brazil | |
1 September 1956 | |||
| China | 3 - 1 | India | |
Classification Round 11-20 (France - 02/09/1956 - 12/09/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 |
| 2 | East Germany | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 |
| 4 | Italy | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 |
| 5 | Portugal | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 |
| 6 | Israel | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 |
| 8 | Belgium | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| 9 | Cuba | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -13 |
| 10 | Austria | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 27 | -26 |
Last matches
2 September 1956 | |||
| Italy | 3 - 0 (15-0, 15-2, 15-5) | Republic of Korea | |
| Belgium | 3 - 1 (8-15, 15-9, 15-13, 15-1) | Cuba | |
| Portugal | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-7, 15-10) | Austria | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-6, 15-13, 15-8) | Israel | |
| East Germany | 3 - 0 (15-7, 15-12, 15-12) | Netherlands | |
3 September 1956 | |||
| East Germany | 3 - 2 (15-11, 14-16, 11-15, 15-8, 15-2) | Belgium | |
| Netherlands | 3 - 2 (15-11, 6-15, 10-15, 15-9, 15-6) | Republic of Korea | |
| Portugal | 3 - 0 (15-10, 16-14, 15-8) | Israel | |
| Italy | 3 - 0 (15-3, 15-7, 15-6) | Austria | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-8, 17-15) | Cuba | |
5 September 1956 | |||
| East Germany | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-5, 16-14) | Republic of Korea | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-3, 15-6, 15-8) | Belgium | |
| Netherlands | 3 - 0 (15-3, 15-4, 15-9) | Austria | |
| Portugal | 3 - 2 (12-15, 15-7, 7-15, 15-8, 15-11) | Cuba | |
| Italy | 3 - 1 (15-9, 5-15, 16-14, 15-8) | Israel | |
6 September 1956 | |||
| Netherlands | 3 - 1 (15-7, 15-9, 7-15, 15-7) | Israel | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-10, 15-9, 15-11) | East Germany | |
| Portugal | 3 - 1 (15-8, 15-6, 7-15, 15-12) | Belgium | |
| Republic of Korea | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-13, 15-3) | Austria | |
| Italy | 3 - 0 (15-10, 17-15, 15-11) | Cuba | |
8 September 1956 | |||
| Italy | 3 - 0 (15-3, 18-16, 15-3) | Belgium | |
| East Germany | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-11, 15-7) | Austria | |
| Netherlands | 3 - 1 (8-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-8) | Cuba | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (16-14, 15-4, 15-13) | Portugal | |
| Israel | 3 - 2 (15-10, 12-15, 11-15, 15-12, 15-7) | Republic of Korea | |
9 September 1956 | |||
| East Germany | 3 - 1 (15-5, 16-14, 12-15, 15-12) | Portugal | |
| Cuba | 3 - 2 (15-5, 15-7, 13-15, 8-15, 15-7) | Republic of Korea | |
| Brazil | 3 - 1 (15-7, 10-15, 15-3, 15-5) | Italy | |
| Netherlands | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-8, 15-10) | Belgium | |
| Israel | 3 - 0 (15-6, 15-3, 15-8) | Austria | |
10 September 1956 | |||
| East Germany | 3 - 1 (11-15, 15-6, 16-14, 15-8) | Israel | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-10, 15-8, 15-13) | Netherlands | |
| Republic of Korea | 3 - 2 (13-15, 10-15, 15-3, 15-8, 15-4) | Belgium | |
| Cuba | 3 - 0 (15-13, 15-13, 15-10) | Austria | |
| Italy | 3 - 0 (15-9, 15-12, 15-12) | Portugal | |
11 September 1956 | |||
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-4, 15-9) | Republic of Korea | |
| Belgium | 3 - 1 (15-12, 10-15, 15-8, 15-4) | Austria | |
| Israel | 3 - 0 (15-12, 15-13, 15-12) | Cuba | |
| East Germany | 3 - 2 (14-16, 15-4, 9-15, 15-9, 15-9) | Italy | |
| Netherlands | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-7, 15-7) | Portugal | |
12 September 1956 | |||
| Netherlands | 3 - 1 (14-16, 15-12, 15-7, 15-11) | Italy | |
| Portugal | 3 - 0 (15-8, 17-15, 17-15) | Republic of Korea | |
| Israel | 3 - 1 (15-11, 10-15, 19-17, 15-6) | Belgium | |
| East Germany | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-1, 15-10) | Cuba | |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 (15-3, 15-6, 15-2) | Austria | |
Classification Round 21-24 (France - 02/09/1956 - 05/09/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 3 | Luxemburg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
Last matches
2 September 1956 | |||
| India | 3 - 0 (15-0, 15-2, 15-5) | West Germany | |
| Turkey | 3 - 0 (15-1, 15-5, 15-6) | Luxemburg | |
3 September 1956 | |||
| Turkey | 3 - 0 (15-2, 15-5, 15-2) | West Germany | |
| India | 3 - 0 (15-1, 15-2, 15-2) | Luxemburg | |
5 September 1956 | |||
| Luxemburg | 3 - 0 (15-3, 15-11, 15-7) | West Germany | |
| India | 3 - 0 (15-6, 15-6, 15-6) | Turkey | |
Final round (France - 02/09/1956 - 12/09/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
| 2 | U.S.S.R. | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
| 3 | Romania | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| 4 | Poland | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
| 6 | United States | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 7 | France | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 8 | Hungary | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 9 | Yougoslavia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 10 | China | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -19 |
Last matches
2 September 1956 | |||
| Poland | 3 - 1 (13-15, 15-9, 15-11, 15-7) | Romania | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 1 (15-9, 15-13, 7-15, 15-6) | Yougoslavia | |
| France | 3 - 1 (15-11, 15-11, 6-15, 16-14) | China | |
| United States | 3 - 1 (15-4, 13-15, 15-7, 16-14) | Hungary | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 2 (15-13, 15-9, 9-15, 8-15, 15-9) | Bulgaria | |
3 September 1956 | |||
| Poland | 3 - 0 (15-8, 19-17, 15-9) | China | |
| Hungary | 3 - 2 (17-15, 16-14, 5-15, 12-15, 15-12) | France | |
| Bulgaria | 3 - 2 (15-7, 13-15, 13-15, 15-6, 15-7) | Yougoslavia | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-10, 15-2, 15-8) | United States | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 2 (3-15, 11-15, 15-9, 15-2, 15-3) | Romania | |
5 September 1956 | |||
| Bulgaria | 3 - 0 (15-10, 15-10, 15-9) | China | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-12, 17-15, 15-10) | Yougoslavia | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-11, 15-6) | France | |
| Romania | 3 - 2 (15-12, 10-15, 13-15, 15-8, 21-19) | United States | |
| Poland | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-12, 15-10) | Hungary | |
| United States | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-12, 15-12) | Yougoslavia | |
| Romania | 3 - 1 (15-13, 15-7, 5-15, 15-12) | Bulgaria | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-11, 15-9, 15-2) | Hungary | |
| Poland | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-11, 15-6) | France | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-13, 15-3, 15-8) | China | |
8 September 1956 | |||
| Yougoslavia | 3 - 2 (15-10, 15-2, 9-15, 2-15, 15-9) | Hungary | |
| United States | 3 - 1 (15-13, 15-13, 12-15, 15-12) | China | |
| Romania | 3 - 1 (15-9, 15-17, 15-12, 15-11) | U.S.S.R. | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-8, 15-9) | Poland | |
| Bulgaria | 3 - 1 (8-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-10) | France | |
9 September 1956 | |||
| Bulgaria | 3 - 1 (14-16, 5-10, 15-6, 15-6) | Poland | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 0 (15-4, 15-8, 15-4) | China | |
| France | 3 - 1 (11-15, 15-7, 15-9, 15-12) | United States | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-9, 15-6) | Hungary | |
| Romania | 3 - 2 (15-6, 10-15, 12-15, 15-12, 15-12) | Yougoslavia | |
10 September 1956 | |||
| Romania | 3 - 1 (15-3, 13-15, 15-7, 15-9) | Hungary | |
| Poland | 3 - 0 (15-8, 15-6, 15-13) | United States | |
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 1 (15-5, 13-15, 15-0, 15-4) | France | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 2 (15-11, 11-15, 17-19, 15-8, 17-15) | Bulgaria | |
| China | 3 - 1 (15-9, 16-14, 6-15, 15-9) | Yougoslavia | |
11 September 1956 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 3 - 1 (18-16, 15-11, 14-16, 15-6) | Poland | |
| Romania | 3 - 0 (15-4, 15-10, 15-11) | China | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 0 (15-4, 15-8, 15-10) | United States | |
| Bulgaria | 3 - 0 (15-5, 15-9, 15-12) | Hungary | |
| France | 3 - 1 (15-9, 4-15, 15-13, 17-15) | Yougoslavia | |
12 September 1956 | |||
| Hungary | 3 - 1 (15-9, 15-10, 8-15, 17-15) | China | |
| United States | 3 - 1 (8-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11) | Bulgaria | |
| Poland | 3 - 1 (15-13, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11) | Yougoslavia | |
| Romania | 3 - 0 (15-7, 15-8, 15-6) | France | |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 - 2 (9-15, 15-3, 15-13, 9-15, 15-12) | U.S.S.R. | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Brazil 10 2 Czechoslovakia 10 3 U.S.S.R. 9 4 East Germany 8 5 Romania 8 6 Netherlands 7 Losses 1 Austria 10 2 Belgium 8 3 China 8 4 Cuba 8 5 Republic of Korea 8 6 Yougoslavia 8