2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in seven venues across seven Polish cities, with the final being held at Spodek, Katowice.
| Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Poland |
| Dates | 30 August – 21 September |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Officially opened by | Bronisław Komorowski |
| Champions | Poland (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | Germany |
| Fourth place | France |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Mariusz Wlazły |
| Best Setter | Lukas Kampa |
| Best OH | Ricardo Lucarelli Murilo Endres |
| Best MB | Marcus Böhme Karol Kłos |
| Best OPP | Mariusz Wlazły |
| Best Libero | Jenia Grebennikov |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 103 |
| Attendance | 563,263 (5,469 per match) |
| Official website | |
| FIVB Men's World Championship | |
The tournament was won by the host country Poland, who beat Brazil (who won the previous three titles) in the final. Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned as champions in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).
563,263 fans watched the matches during the 18-day event, smashing the previous records in the competition. In Italy four years earlier, the total was 339,324, while in Japan in 2006, it was 298,352.