1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

1965 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
Dates13–19 September
Teams11
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Japan
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The 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 13 to 19 September in Poland. Eleven nations were involved in the first edition of the competition also known as the "Tournament of the Continents" - ten countries were from Europe, the dominant continent in volleyball at the time. The only team to travel from overseas were Japan.