The 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 20 September 1 to October 1978 in Italy.
Qualification
<div id=1><nowiki>*</nowiki> Yugoslavia and Puerto Rico withdrew and were replaced by Finland and United States.</div>
Venues
Teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Results
First round
Pool A
Location: Rome
Pool B
Location: Bergamo
Pool C
Location: Udine
Pool D
Location: Venice
Pool E
Location: Parma
Pool F
Location: Ancona
Second round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the second round.
1stâÂÂ12th pools
Pool G
Location: Rome
Pool H
Location: Rome
13thâÂÂ24th pools
Pool I
Location: Venice
Pool J
Location: Venice
Final round
21stâÂÂ24th places
21stâÂÂ24th semifinals
23rd place match
21st place match
17thâÂÂ20th places
17thâÂÂ20th semifinals
19th place match
17th place match
13thâÂÂ16th places
13thâÂÂ16th semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
9thâÂÂ12th places
9thâÂÂ12th semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
5thâÂÂ8th places
5thâÂÂ8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Finals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
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