| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Dates | 8–23 September |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Champions |  United States (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Matt Anderson |
| Best Setter | Micah Christenson |
| Best OH | Osmany Juantorena Yūki Ishikawa |
| Best MB |  Sebastián Sole  Mohammad Mousavi |
| Best OPP | Ivan Zaytsev |
| Best Libero | Erik Shoji |
| Official website | |
| 2015 FIVB World Cup | |
The 2015 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 8 to 23 September 2015 in Japan. The tournament served as a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two teams, USA and Italy, qualified for the Olympics,[1][2] and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
United States secured the country's second title with 10 victories and only 1 loss. Matt Anderson was elected the Most Valuable Player.[3] Moreover, there were 3 record breakings. Firstly, Thomas Edgar broke the highest score points in a single match record in Australia's win over Egypt with 50 points.[4] Secondly, in Canada's win over Australia in five sets (32–34, 25–14, 25–21, 27–29, 20–18), two tournament records were broken: the longest match (2 hours and 49 minutes) and the highest scoring game (245 points).[5]
- ^ "FIVB signs World Cup deal with Japan for 2015 and 2019". FIVB. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "USA wrap up historic World Cup as Italy join them on road to Rio". FIVB. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "USA's Anderson heads Men's World Cup Dream Team". FIVB. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Edgar's 50-point performance shoots him to top of all-time list". FIVB. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Records smashed as Canada deny Australia". FIVB. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.