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Dates | 17 November – 3 December |
Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
Officially opened by | Akihito |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 104 |
Attendance | 298,352 (2,869 per match) |
Official website | |
FIVB | |
The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November to 3 December 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. Brazil won the Tournament (retaining their championship title), defeating Poland 3:0 in the final match. Bulgaria placed 3rd, defeating Serbia and Montenegro 3:1 in the 3rd place match. The Polish team dedicated this achievement to the deceased Polish volleyball player Arkadiusz Gołaś. The team honored him at the award ceremony, when they wore T-shirts with the number 16 and the words "Golas".