1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship


The 1974 FIVB Men's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 28 October 1974 in Mexico.

Qualification

* Hungary, Haiti and Argentina were replaced by France, Panama and Venezuela. Also Republic of China were replaced by People's Republic of China after FIVB recognised People's Republic of China as a legitimate Chinese state and Dominican Republic participated instead of North Korea who originally invited to the tournament.

Teams

;Group A
;Group B
;Group C
;Group D
;Group E
;Group F
*

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Guadalajara

Pool B

Location: Mexico City

Pool C

Location: Monterrey

Pool D

Location: Tijuana

Pool E

Location: Puebla

Pool F

Location: Toluca

Second round

1st–12th pools

Pool G
Location: Mexico City
Pool H
Location: Puebla
Pool I
Location: Toluca

13th–24th pools

Pool J
Location: Guadalajara
Pool K
Location: Monterrey
Pool L
Location: Tijuana

Final round

19th–24th places

Location: Guadalajara

13th–18th places

Location: Tijuana

7th–12th places

Location: Toluca

Final places

Location: Mexico City

Final standing

RankTeam
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1974 World Champions
Poland
First title
Team roster: Ryszard Bosek, Wiesław Czaja, Wiesław Gawłowski, Stanisław Gościniak, Marek Karbarz, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Aleksander Skiba, Edward Skorek, Włodzimierz Stefański, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Zbigniew Zarzycki
Head coach: Hubert Wagner