The 1990 FIVB Volleyball World League was the first edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 8 countries from 27 April to 15 July 1990. The Final Round was held in Osaka, Japan.

Pools composition[edit]

Pool A Pool B

 Brazil
 France
 Italy
 United States

 China
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Soviet Union

Intercontinental round[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 21 9 3 31 19 1.632 0 0 MAX
2  Brazil 21 9 3 29 20 1.450 0 0 MAX
3  France 17 5 7 24 26 0.923 0 0 MAX
4  United States 13 1 11 15 34 0.441 0 0 MAX

Pool B[edit]

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 23 11 1 34 4 8.500 0 0 MAX
2  Soviet Union 20 8 4 26 15 1.733 0 0 MAX
3  Japan 17 5 7 16 23 0.696 0 0 MAX
4  China 12 0 12 2 36 0.056 0 0 MAX

Final round[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
 Italy3
 
15 July
 
 Soviet Union2
 
 Italy3
 
14 July
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Brazil0
 
3rd place match
 
 
15 July
 
 
 Soviet Union1
 
 
 Brazil3

Semifinals[edit]

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
14 Jul Italy  3–2  Soviet Union 15–12 16–17 15–11 14–16 15–9 75–65
14 Jul Netherlands  3–0  Brazil 15–7 15–7 15–10     45–24

3rd place match[edit]

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
15 Jul Soviet Union  1–3  Brazil 16–14 7–15 10–15 12–15   45–59

Final[edit]

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
15 Jul Italy  3–0  Netherlands 15–7 16–14 16–14     47–35

Final standing[edit]

Awards[edit]

Italy Andrea Zorzi
Netherlands Ron Zwerver
Italy Andrea Gardini
Italy Paolo Tofoli

External links[edit]