2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 20 November to 4 December 2011 in Japan. 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.
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| 2011 NORCECA Championship | 29 Aug – 3 Sep 2011 |  vb|CUBvb|USAFormatThe 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 won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser ResultsAll times are Japan Standard Time.Final standing
AwardsMost valuable player
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