2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was held in Japan from 20 November to 4 December 2011. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Qualification
12 teams participated in the World Cup:- The host country's team.
- The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011.
- Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011.
- *NB: If Japan win or finish as one of the best runners-up in the AVC Continental Championship the third ranked team from the tournament will compete.
- Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011.
| Competition | Date | Venue | Qualified |
| Host Country | |||
| 2011 NORCECA Championship | 29 Aug – 3 Sep 2011 |  Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 2011 European Championship | 10–18 September 2011 |  Austria  Czech Republic | |
| 2011 South American Championship | 19–25 September 2011 |  Cuiabá, Brazil | |
| 2011 Asian Championship | 21–29 September 2011 |  Tehran, Iran | |
| 2011 African Championship | 23–29 September 2011 |  Tangier, Morocco | |
| Wild Card | 5 October 2011 | | |
| Total | 12 |
FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams
| Rank | Team | Continent |
| 5 | NORCECA | |
| 6 | Europe | |
| 8 | South America | |
| 11 | Asia | |
| 17 | Africa |
Squads
Venues
Format
The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained.The teams were divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each.
Rounds 1 + 2 : Teams played against teams in the same group.
Rounds 3 + 4 : Teams played against teams in the other group.
Pool standing procedure
- Match points
- Number of matches won
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Results
- All times are Japan Standard Time.
First round
Site A
Site B
Second round
Site A
Site B
Third round
Site A
Site B
Fourth round
Site A
Site B
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
| Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Scorer
- Best Spiker
- Best Blocker
- Best Server
- Best Setter
- Best Receiver
- Best Libero