2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

2010 FIVB World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Italy
Dates	25 September – 10 October
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
Officially opened by	Giorgio Napolitano
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament awards
MVP	Murilo Endres
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Attendance	339,324 (4,350 per match)
Official website
FIVB Volley2010
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The 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Italy from 25 September to 10 October 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of continental and regional competitions. The matches took place in ten venues across ten Italian cities, with the final being held at the PalaLottomatica, Rome.

The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Cuba in final. Brazil won their third straight world championship having won previously in 2002 and 2006.^[1] The podium was completed by Serbia who defeated Italy in the 3rd place match. Brazilian wing-spiker Murilo Endres was named the tournament MVP.^[2]

Brazil's victory continued their eight-year period of domination of world volleyball. Brazil has now won 15 of 17 major competitions since 2002. Brazil's third straight world championship equals the record for consecutive titles set by Italy in the 1990s.