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{{Short description|The nineteenth staging of FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship}}
{{Infobox FIVB tournament
| competition     = FIVB Men's World Championship
| other_titles    = Campionato mondiale di pallavolo maschile Italia/Bulgaria 2018<br />Световно първенство по волейбол за мъже Италия/България 2018
| gender          = 
| continent       = World
| year            = 2018
| logo            = Italy-Bulgaria 2018 WCH.png
| size            = 320
| caption         = 
| host            = {{ITA}}
| host2           = {{BUL}}
| city            = 
| dates           = 9–30 September
| opened          = [[Sergio Mattarella]] and [[Rumen Radev]]
| teams           = [[#Qualification|24]]
| confederations  = 5
| venues          = [[#Venues|9]]
| cities          = 9
| champions       = POL
| title_number    = 3
| second          = BRA
| third           = USA
| fourth          = SRB
| mvp             = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]]
| setter          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Micah Christenson]]
| outside_spikers = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]]
| middle_blockers = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Saatkamp]]<br />{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Nowakowski]]
| opposite_spiker = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Anderson (volleyball)|Matt Anderson]]
| libero          = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Zatorski]]
| matches         = 94
| attendance      = {{#expr: <!--Pool A--> 11170+650+1485+2813+7500+728+949+5815+8260+4250+7500+670+1525+6125+8330 <!--Pool B--> +700+1100+850+500+4900+500+800+450+3953+450+2050+3350+2800+750+2150 <!--Pool C--> +1200+2000+3150+600+725+425+550+5000+5000+1450+2000+450+450+1600+3400 <!--Pool D--> +4850+400+3150+1860+4870+2230+2180+1080+3240+2360+4930+230+3580+1860+5560 <!--Pool E--> +5425+12610+8953+12875+9576+12785 <!--Pool F--> +3800+3500+5100+5250+5000+5250 <!--Pool G--> +650+7250+600+8400+500+5500 <!--Pool H--> +420+890+340+820+370+1020 <!--Pool I--> +8950+8250+11500 <!--Pool J--> +11700+8950+12011 <!--Final Four--> +11509+11800+12011+12011}}
| best_scorer     = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]] <small>(171 points)</small>
| best_spiker     = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]] <small>(56.58{{Tooltip|%|Success percentage}})</small>
| best_blocker    = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]] <small>(0.48 {{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}})</small>
| best_server     = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marko Ivović]] <small>(0.36 {{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}})</small>
| best_setter     = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Micah Christenson]] <small>(6.51 {{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}})</small>
| best_digger     = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik Shoji]] <small>(1.64 {{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}})</small>
| best_receiver   = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]] <small>(34.78{{Tooltip|%|Efficiency percentage}})</small>
| website         = [http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com]
| last            = 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
| next            = 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
}}

The '''2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship''' was the 19th staging of the [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]], contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''{{lang|fr|[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]}}'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held in Italy and Bulgaria from 9 to 30 September 2018. For the first time, the tournament was jointly-hosted by more than one country. The final six was hosted by Italy at the [[Pala Alpitour]] in [[Turin]].<ref name="hosts">{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/italy-and-bulgaria-to-co-host-2018-mens?id=58375 |title=Italy and Bulgaria to co-host 2018 Men's World Championship |date=9 December 2015 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

[[Poland men's national volleyball team|Poland]] defended their world title, defeating the reigning Olympic champions [[Brazil men's national volleyball team|Brazil]] in straight sets at a repeat of the 2014 final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/poland-triumph-over-brazil-to-retain-world?id=79190 |title=Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years |date=30 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/poland-retake-the-world-by-storm?id=79193 |title=Poland retake the world by storm |date=30 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> This was Poland's third title overall, and the third time in the last four editions of the World Championship that Brazil and Poland contested the final. This was also the fifth straight World Championship with Brazil reaching at least the final. [[United States men's national volleyball team|United States]] won the 3rd place match, defeating [[Serbia men's national volleyball team|Serbia]] in four sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/usa-rebound-from-a-set-down-to?id=79188 |title=USA rebound from a set down to claim world bronze over Serbia |date=30 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> [[Bartosz Kurek]] from Poland was elected the MVP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/bartosz-kurek-named-mvp-to-lead-world?id=79191 |title=Bartosz Kurek named MVP to lead World Dream Team |date=30 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

The first round match between [[Russia men's national volleyball team|Russia]] and [[Tunisia men's national volleyball team|Tunisia]] set the new all-time lowest-scoring record in a World Championship set since the new volleyball scoring rules were adopted, with Russia winning the second set by 25–6. The previous record was a 25–8 achieved by United States against [[Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team|Puerto Rico]] during the 2014 World Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/russia-set-scoring-record-as-world-championship?id=78823 |title=Russia set scoring record as World Championship pools take shape |date=16 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

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==Host selection==
On 9 December 2015, FIVB announced that the tournament would be held in [[Italy]] and [[Bulgaria]]. For the first time the championship will take place in more than one country.<ref name="hosts" /> The tournament will take place in six Italian cities ([[Bari]], [[Bologna]],
[[Florence]], [[Assago]], [[Rome]] and [[Turin]]) and three Bulgarian cities ([[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]], [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]] and [[Sofia]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/countdown-launched-in-rome-for-2018-world?id=73054 |title=Countdown launched in Rome for 2018 World Championship |date=5 October 2017 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]] |access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

Both Italy and Bulgaria have previously hosted the [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|Men's World Championship]]. Italy last organised the [[2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|2010 edition]], when [[Brazil men's national volleyball team|Brazil]] claimed the title their third straight title. Italy also hosted the men's event in [[1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1978]] as well as the [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014 Women's World Championship]]. Moreover, Italy hosted the 1985 [[FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship|Men's U21 World Championship]], the 1985 [[FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship|Women's U20 World Championship]] and the [[2009 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship|2009]] [[FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship|Boys' U19 World Championship]]. Bulgaria, on the other hand, hosted both the [[1970 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|men's]] and [[1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|women's]] senior editions in 1970. Both countries have also played hosts to other important volleyball competitions, including the [[Men's European Volleyball Championship]] and the [[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]] final round.

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 |{{center|[[Florence]]}}
 |File:Milano skyline.jpg
 |{{center|[[Assago]], [[Milan]]}}
 |File:ColoseoDusk.jpg
 |{{center|[[Rome]]}}
 |File:Turin monte cappuccini.jpg
 |{{center|[[Turin]]}}
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 |{{center|[[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]]}}
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 |{{center|[[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]]}}
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 |{{center|[[Sofia]]}}
}}

==Qualification==
[[File:2018 FIVB Men's World Championship qualification.svg|thumb|right|400px|{{col begin}}
{{col-2}}{{legend|#4183B3|Qualified}} {{legend|#DB7093|Failed to qualify}}{{col-2}}
{{legend|#696969|Withdrew}} {{legend|#000000|Suspended}}{{col end}}]]

{{main|2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification}}

The qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the five FIVB confederations to decide 21 of the 24 teams which would play in the final tournament, with [[Italy men's national volleyball team|Italy]] and [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team|Bulgaria]] qualifying automatically as hosts and [[Poland men's national volleyball team|Poland]] also qualifying automatically as the defending champions. All remaining FIVB member associations were eligible to enter the qualifying process.

At first, 150 associations registered teams to compete in the qualification process, but 19 associations withdrew from the qualifying process after they registered and [[India men's national volleyball team|India]] were suspended and then expelled from taking part in the process as a punishment for internal problems in the India Volleyball Federation.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

The five regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 21 spots; [[Confédération Africaine de Volleyball|CAVB (Africa)]] was granted three, [[Asian Volleyball Confederation|AVC (Asia and Oceania)]] four, [[North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation|NORCECA (North America)]] five, [[Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol|CSV (South America)]] two, and [[Confédération Européenne de Volleyball|CEV (Europe)]] seven spots.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/world-championships-qualification-process-to-be-confirmed?id=58748 |title=World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations |date=2 February 2016 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

Of the 24 nations qualified to play at the 2018 World Championship, 20 countries competed at the previous tournament in [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|2014]]. [[Slovenia men's national volleyball team|Slovenia]] qualified for the first time. Other teams returning after absences of the last tournament(s) include: [[Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team|Dominican Republic]], returning to the finals after their only previous appearance in 1974, [[Netherlands men's national volleyball team|Netherlands]], who last competed in 2002, and [[Japan men's national volleyball team|Japan]], who missed the 2014 edition.

Notable countries that failed to qualify include the 2014 third placed [[Germany men's national volleyball team|Germany]], [[Venezuela men's national volleyball team|Venezuela]] (for the first time since 1998), [[South Korea men's national volleyball team|South Korea]] and [[Czech Republic men's national volleyball team|Czech Republic]].

===Qualified teams===
{{:2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification}}
==Format==
;First round
In the first round, the 24 teams were spread across four pools of six teams playing in a single [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round, featuring four pools of four teams playing in four cities.

;Second round
The second round featured four pools of four teams playing once again in a single round-robin format. At the end of the second round matches, the rankings of the four pools were drawn up taking into account the points scored by each team in the first and second rounds. The four pool-winning teams of the second round qualified for the third round, together with the top two of the second placed teams.

;Third round
The six teams competing in the third round were divided into two three-team pools by a draw. After the matches played once again in a single round-robin format, the top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals and finals.

;Final round
The third round pool winners played against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advanced to compete for the World Championship title. The losers faced each other in the 3rd place match.

==Pools composition==

===First round===
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the [[serpentine system]] according to their [[FIVB Senior World Ranking system (until 2020)|FIVB World Ranking]] as of 7 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/VB_Ranking_M_2017-07.asp |title=FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 7 July 2017) |date=7 July 2017 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pools A and D regardless of the World Ranking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/-/media/fivb2014/mwch/2018/fivb_mwchs_2018_presskit.pdf?la=en&hash=B5D0D740F23731950A4F0492644E98085A5FEC79 |title=2018 Men's World Championship Drawing of Lots PressKit |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]] |page=6}}</ref> All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/en/FIVB/Document/Legal/FIVB_Event_Regulations_2017_20170714.pdf |title=FIVB – EVENT REGULATIONS – Volleyball |date=5 May 2017 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]] |pages=12–13 |access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> Each pool had no more than three teams from the same confederation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.volleyball.it/mondiali-2018-firenze-sorteggio-italia-ce-subito-velasco/ |title=Mondiali 2018: A Firenze il sorteggio. Italia, c’è subito Velasco |date=27 November 2017 |publisher=Volleyball.it |language=it |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930180501/https://www.volleyball.it/mondiali-2018-firenze-sorteggio-italia-ce-subito-velasco/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The draw was held in [[Florence]], Italy on 30 November 2017. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts Italy and Bulgaria who ranked 4th and 14th respectively.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4|Seeded teams
|-
!width=25%|Pool A
!width=25%|Pool B
!width=25%|Pool C
!width=25%|Pool D
|-
|
{{vb|ITA}} (Hosts)<br />
{{vb|ARG}} (7)
|
{{vb|BRA}} (1)<br />
{{vb|CAN}} (6)
|
{{vb|USA}} (2)<br />
{{vb|RUS}} (4)
|
{{vb|BUL}} (Hosts)<br />
{{vb|POL}} (3)
|-
!colspan=4|Unseeded teams
|-
!width=25%|Pot 1
!width=25%|Pot 2
!width=25%|Pot 3
!width=25%|Pot 4
|-
|
{{vb|IRI}} (8)<br />
{{vb|FRA}} (9)<br />
{{vb|SRB}} (11)<br />
{{vb|JPN}} (12)
|
{{vb|EGY}} (13)<br />
{{vb|BEL}} (15)<br />
{{vb|CUB}} (16)<br />
{{vb|AUS}} (16)
|
{{vb|FIN}} (18)<br />
{{vb|CHN}} (20)<br />
{{vb|SLO}} (23)<br />
{{vb|TUN}} (24)
|
{{vb|NED}} (25)<br />
{{vb|PUR}} (29)<br />
{{vb|CMR}} (30)<br />
{{vb|DOM}} (38)
|}

;Draw
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=25%|Pool A
!width=25%|Pool B
!width=25%|Pool C
!width=25%|Pool D
|-
|{{vb|ITA}}
|{{vb|BRA}}
|{{vb|USA}}
|{{vb|BUL}}
|-
|{{vb|ARG}}
|{{vb|CAN}}
|{{vb|RUS}}
|{{vb|POL}}
|-
|{{vb|JPN}}
|{{vb|FRA}}
|{{vb|SRB}}
|{{vb|IRI}}
|-
|{{vb|BEL}}
|{{vb|EGY}}
|{{vb|AUS}}
|{{vb|CUB}}
|-
|{{vb|SLO}}
|{{vb|CHN}}
|{{vb|TUN}}
|{{vb|FIN}}
|-
|{{vb|DOM}}
|{{vb|NED}}
|{{vb|CMR}}
|{{vb|PUR}}
|}

===Second round===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=25% colspan=2|Pool E
!width=25% colspan=2|Pool F
!width=25% colspan=2|Pool G
!width=25% colspan=2|Pool H
|-
|width=3% {{n/a|1A}}||{{vb|ITA}}
|width=3% {{n/a|1B}}||{{vb|BRA}}
|width=3% {{n/a|1C}}||{{nowrap|{{vb|USA}}}}
|width=3% {{n/a|1D}}||{{vb|POL}}
|-
|width=3% {{n/a|2B}}||{{nowrap|{{vb|NED}}}}
|width=3% {{n/a|2A}}||{{vb|BEL}}
|width=3% {{n/a|2D}}||{{vb|IRI}}
|width=3% {{n/a|2C}}||{{vb|SRB}}
|-
|width=3% {{n/a|3C}}||{{vb|RUS}}
|width=3% {{n/a|3A}}||{{vb|SLO}}
|width=3% {{n/a|3D}}||{{vb|BUL}}
|width=3% {{n/a|3B}}||{{vb|FRA}}
|-
|width=3% {{n/a|4D}}||{{vb|FIN}}
|width=3% {{n/a|4C}}||{{vb|AUS}}
|width=3% {{n/a|4B}}||{{vb|CAN}}
|width=3% {{n/a|4A}}||{{vb|ARG}}
|}

===Third round===
The third round draw was held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]] on 24 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/3rd-round-drawing-of-lots---results?id=78982 |title=Draw maps out third round of Men's World Championship |date=24 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> The 1st ranked teams of pools E and F were drawn in pools I and J consecutively and the 1st ranked teams of pools G and H were also drawn in pools I and J consecutively. The 1st best second team among the four pools was placed in pool I, while the 2nd best second team among the four pools was placed in pool J.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=50% colspan=2|Pool I
!width=50% colspan=2|Pool J
|-
|width=10% {{n/a|1F}}||{{vb|BRA}}
|width=10% {{n/a|1E}}||{{vb|ITA}}
|-
|width=10% {{n/a|1G}}||{{vb|USA}}
|width=10% {{n/a|1H}}||{{vb|POL}}
|-
|width=10% {{n/a|1B2SR}}||{{nowrap|{{vb|RUS}}}}
|width=10% {{n/a|2B2SR}}||{{nowrap|{{vb|SRB}}}}
|}

==Squads==
{{main|2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads}}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=25%|Pool A <small>(only 9 September)</small>
!width=25%|Pool A <small>(excl. 9 September)</small>
!width=25%|Pool B
!width=25%|Pool C
|-
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Rome]], Italy'''
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Florence]], Italy'''
|{{flagdeco|BUL}} '''[[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]], Bulgaria'''
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Bari]], Italy'''
|-
|[[Foro Italico|Foro Italico Tennis Center Court]]
|[[Nelson Mandela Forum]]
|[[OZK Arena Ruse|Arena Ruse]]
|[[PalaFlorio]]
|-
|Capacity: '''11,000'''
|Capacity: '''7,500'''
|Capacity: '''5,100'''
|Capacity: '''5,080'''
|-
|[[File:Il Centrale (108607831).jpeg|200px]]
|[[File:Florence - Mandela Forum - entrance.JPG|200px]]
| 
|[[File:Palaflorio Bari Italy.jpeg|200px]]
|-
!Pool D and H
|rowspan=5 colspan=2|{{location map+ |float=center |Italy |width=180 |places=
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=43.783333 |long=11.25 |label='''[[Florence]]''' |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=45.066667 |long=7.7 |label='''[[Turin]]''' |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=44.49 |long=11.31 |label='''[[Bologna]]'''}}
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=45.4 |long=9.133333 |label='''[[Assago]]'''}}
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=41.125278 |long=16.866667 |label='''[[Bari]]'''}}
{{location map~ |Italy |lat=41.9 |long=12.5 |label='''[[Rome]]'''}}
}}
|rowspan=5|{{location map+ |float=center |Bulgaria |width=200 |places=
{{location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.823056 |long=25.953889 |label='''[[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]]'''}}
{{location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.7 |long=23.33 |label='''[[Sofia]]'''}}
{{location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.216667 |long=27.916667 |label='''[[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]]'''}}
}}
|-
|{{flagdeco|BUL}} '''[[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]], Bulgaria'''
|-
|[[Palace of Culture and Sports]]
|-
|Capacity: '''6,000'''
|-
|[[File:Palace of Culture and Sports Varna.jpg|200px]]
|-
!Pool E
!Pool F
!Pool G
!Third and Final round
|-
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Assago]], Italy'''
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Bologna]], Italy'''
|{{flagdeco|BUL}} '''[[Sofia]], Bulgaria'''
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} '''[[Turin]], Italy'''
|-
|[[Mediolanum Forum]]
|[[PalaDozza|Land Rover Arena]]
|[[Armeets Arena]]
|[[Pala Alpitour]]
|-
|Capacity: '''12,677'''
|Capacity: '''5,721'''
|Capacity: '''12,500'''
|Capacity: '''15,807'''
|-
|[[File:Forum Assago Parquet 2.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Paladozza.jpg|200px]]
| 
|[[File:Torino-stadioghiaccio01.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Pool standing procedure==
# Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
# In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
#*Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
#*Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
#*Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
# If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
#*Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
#*Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
#*If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

==Opening matches==
The opening matches of the 2018 World Championship, jointly hosted by Italy and Bulgaria held With the presence of the president [[Sergio Mattarella]] and [[Rumen Radev]]. [[President of Italy]] Mattarella was guest of honour as co-hosts Italy got their 2018 campaign off to the perfect start with a 3–0 victory over Japan. Alongside FIVB President Ary Graça, [[Italian National Olympic Committee]] President Giovanni Malago, President of the [[Italian Volleyball Federation]] Pietro Bruno Cattaneo and many more national and international dignitaries, President Mattarella joined the 11,170-strong partisan crowd at [[Foro Italico|Foro Italico Tennis Center Court]], [[Rome]] and in [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]], the home side Bulgaria fared just as successfully as their co-hosts, sweeping aside Finland 3–0 to take a commanding lead in Pool D, were present [[List of heads of state of Bulgaria|President of Bulgaria]] Radev was joined by his Minister for Sport, [[Krasen Kralev]], at [[Palace of Culture and Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/italy-and-bulgaria-presidents-watch-on-as?id=78568 |title=Italy and Bulgaria Presidents watch on as FIVB Men's World Championship gets underway! |date=11 September 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

==First round==
*The top four teams in each pool qualified for the second round.
===Pool A===
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).

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| team6 = DOM | name_DOM ={{vb|DOM}}
|win3s_ITA =3 |win4s_ITA =2 |win5s_ITA =0 |loss5s_ITA =0 |loss4s_ITA =0 |loss3s_ITA =0 |spw_ITA =423 |spl_ITA =326
|win3s_BEL =1 |win4s_BEL =2 |win5s_BEL =0 |loss5s_BEL =1 |loss4s_BEL =0 |loss3s_BEL =1 |spw_BEL =419 |spl_BEL =394
|win3s_SLO =0 |win4s_SLO =2 |win5s_SLO =1 |loss5s_SLO =1 |loss4s_SLO =1 |loss3s_SLO =0 |spw_SLO =479 |spl_SLO =463
|win3s_ARG =1 |win4s_ARG =0 |win5s_ARG =1 |loss5s_ARG =1 |loss4s_ARG =2 |loss3s_ARG =0 |spw_ARG =475 |spl_ARG =469
|win3s_JPN =1 |win4s_JPN =0 |win5s_JPN =1 |loss5s_JPN =0 |loss4s_JPN =2 |loss3s_JPN =1 |spw_JPN =414 |spl_JPN =427
|win3s_DOM =0 |win4s_DOM =0 |win5s_DOM =0 |loss5s_DOM =0 |loss4s_DOM =1 |loss3s_DOM =4 |spw_DOM =267 |spl_DOM =398
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Second round 2|Second round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q
|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|9 Sep|19:30|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|JPN}}|25–20|25–21|25–23|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118286 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|DOM}}|1–3|{{vb|SLO}}|25–22|13–25|13–25|17–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118618 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BEL}}|3–1|{{vb|ARG}}|25–19|25–19|22–25|25–19||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118597 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|DOM}}|0–3|{{vb|JPN}}|20–25|16–25|16–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118752 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|BEL}}|25–20|25–17|25–16|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118807 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|1–3|{{vb|SLO}}|20–25|25–22|20–25|13–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118944 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|ARG}}|3–0|{{vb|DOM}}|26–24|25–15|25–15|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118986 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|BEL}}|2–3|{{vb|SLO}}|25–22|25–21|19–25|23–25|13–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119022 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–1|{{vb|ARG}}|22–25|25–15|25–23|28–26||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119063 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|1–3|{{vb|BEL}}|25–14|23–25|14–25|19–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119091 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|DOM}}|0–3|{{vb|ITA}}|12–25|18–25|15–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119129 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|BEL}}|3–0|{{vb|DOM}}|25–18|25–13|25–17|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119252 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|ARG}}|3–2|{{vb|SLO}}|25–18|22–25|27–29|25–17|15–13|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119293 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|JPN}}|3–2|{{vb|ARG}}|26–24|20–25|30–32|25–20|15–13|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119440 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–1|{{vb|SLO}}|23–25|25–19|25–13|25–18||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119491 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool B===
*All times are [[Eastern European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+03:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA}}
| team2 = NED | name_NED ={{vb|NED}}
| team3 = FRA | name_FRA ={{vb|FRA}}
| team4 = CAN | name_CAN ={{vb|CAN}}
| team5 = EGY | name_EGY ={{vb|EGY}}
| team6 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vb|CHN}}
|win3s_BRA =2 |win4s_BRA =1 |win5s_BRA =1 |loss5s_BRA =0 |loss4s_BRA =1 |loss3s_BRA =0 |spw_BRA =439 |spl_BRA =405
|win3s_NED =0 |win4s_NED =3 |win5s_NED =1 |loss5s_NED =0 |loss4s_NED =0 |loss3s_NED =1 |spw_NED =455 |spl_NED =420
|win3s_FRA =2 |win4s_FRA =1 |win5s_FRA =0 |loss5s_FRA =2 |loss4s_FRA =0 |loss3s_FRA =0 |spw_FRA =456 |spl_FRA =420
|win3s_CAN =2 |win4s_CAN =1 |win5s_CAN =0 |loss5s_CAN =0 |loss4s_CAN =2 |loss3s_CAN =0 |spw_CAN =426 |spl_CAN =408
|win3s_EGY =0 |win4s_EGY =1 |win5s_EGY =0 |loss5s_EGY =0 |loss4s_EGY =1 |loss3s_EGY =3 |spw_EGY =368 |spl_EGY =426
|win3s_CHN =0 |win4s_CHN =0 |win5s_CHN =0 |loss5s_CHN =0 |loss4s_CHN =3 |loss3s_CHN =2 |spw_CHN =375 |spl_CHN =440
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Second round 2|Second round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q
|source=
}}

{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|14:00|{{vb-rt|FRA}}|3–0|{{vb|CHN}}|25–20|25–21|25–17|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118462 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|NED}}|0–3|{{vb|CAN}}|15–25|23–25|18–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118509 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–0|{{vb|EGY}}|25–17|25–22|25–20|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118599 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|EGY}}|0–3|{{vb|CAN}}|25–27|28–30|19–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118740 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–2|{{vb|FRA}}|25–20|25–20|21–25|23–25|15–12|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118782 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|1–3|{{vb|NED}}|21–25|13–25|25–23|13–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118926 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|FRA}}|3–0|{{vb|EGY}}|25–22|25–23|25–16|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118959 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CAN}}|3–1|{{vb|CHN}}|25–22|25–19|21–25|25–23||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119007 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–1|{{vb|BRA}}|21–25|25–20|25–20|25–21||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119053 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|1–3|{{vb|EGY}}|26–28|24–26|25–17|21–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119074 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–2|{{vb|FRA}}|23–25|19–25|25–21|25–23|15–13|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119121 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|EGY}}|1–3|{{vb|NED}}|18–25|21–25|25–23|16–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119249 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BRA}}|3–1|{{vb|CAN}}|25–22|19–25|25–23|25–18||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119283 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CHN}}|0–3|{{vb|BRA}}|21–25|22–25|17–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119414 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|CAN}}|1–3|{{vb|FRA}}|22–25|21–25|25–22|17–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119463 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool C===
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}
| team2 = SRB | name_SRB ={{vb|SRB}}
| team3 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}
| team4 = AUS | name_AUS ={{vb|AUS}}
| team5 = CMR | name_CMR ={{vb|CMR}}
| team6 = TUN | name_TUN ={{vb|TUN}}
|win3s_USA =2 |win4s_USA =1 |win5s_USA =2 |loss5s_USA =0 |loss4s_USA =0 |loss3s_USA =0 |spw_USA =456 |spl_USA =383
|win3s_SRB =1 |win4s_SRB =2 |win5s_SRB =1 |loss5s_SRB =1 |loss4s_SRB =0 |loss3s_SRB =0 |spw_SRB =476 |spl_SRB =430
|win3s_RUS =3 |win4s_RUS =0 |win5s_RUS =0 |loss5s_RUS =1 |loss4s_RUS =1 |loss3s_RUS =0 |spw_RUS =422 |spl_RUS =366
|win3s_AUS =0 |win4s_AUS =2 |win5s_AUS =0 |loss5s_AUS =1 |loss4s_AUS =1 |loss3s_AUS =1 |spw_AUS =428 |spl_AUS =442
|win3s_CMR =1 |win4s_CMR =0 |win5s_CMR =0 |loss5s_CMR =0 |loss4s_CMR =1 |loss3s_CMR =3 |spw_CMR =334 |spl_CMR =398
|win3s_TUN =0 |win4s_TUN =0 |win5s_TUN =0 |loss5s_TUN =0 |loss4s_TUN =2 |loss3s_TUN =3 |spw_TUN =317 |spl_TUN =414
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Second round 2|Second round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q
|source=
}}

{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|14:00|{{vb-rt|CMR}}|3–0|{{vb|TUN}}|25–20|28–26|25–21|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118479 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|0–3|{{vb|RUS}}|21–25|20–25|16–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118600 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|USA}}|3–2|{{vb|SRB}}|15–25|25–14|21–25|25–20|15–10|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118596 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|2–3|{{vb|USA}}|23–25|20–25|25–22|25–23|10–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118760 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|CMR}}|0–3|{{vb|SRB}}|28–30|16–25|17–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118806 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|3–1|{{vb|CMR}}|21–25|25–17|25–22|25–20||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118940 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|TUN}}|25–19|25–6|25–19|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118975 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|SRB}}|3–1|{{vb|TUN}}|20–25|25–20|25–21|25–20||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119025 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|USA}}|3–1|{{vb|RUS}}|25–23|20–25|25–23|25–20||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119064 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CMR}}|0–3|{{vb|USA}}|18–25|20–25|14–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119093 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|SRB}}|3–1|{{vb|AUS}}|25–20|21–25|25–17|25–19||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119123 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|CMR}}|25–16|30–28|25–15|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119257 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|AUS}}|3–1|{{vb|TUN}}|16–25|25–17|25–19|25–16||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119287 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|USA}}|3–0|{{vb|TUN}}|25–12|25–18|25–13|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119429 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|SRB}}|3–2|{{vb|RUS}}|25–21|24–26|25–17|22–25|15–12|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119484 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool D===
*All times are [[Eastern European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+03:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = POL | name_POL ={{vb|POL}}
| team2 = IRI | name_IRI ={{vb|IRI}}
| team3 = BUL | name_BUL ={{vb|BUL}}
| team4 = FIN | name_FIN ={{vb|FIN}}
| team5 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}
| team6 = PUR | name_PUR ={{vb|PUR}}
|win3s_POL =2 |win4s_POL =3 |win5s_POL =0 |loss5s_POL =0 |loss4s_POL =0 |loss3s_POL =0 |spw_POL =445 |spl_POL =343
|win3s_IRI =1 |win4s_IRI =2 |win5s_IRI =1 |loss5s_IRI =0 |loss4s_IRI =0 |loss3s_IRI =1 |spw_IRI =437 |spl_IRI =400
|win3s_BUL =3 |win4s_BUL =0 |win5s_BUL =0 |loss5s_BUL =0 |loss4s_BUL =2 |loss3s_BUL =0 |spw_BUL =395 |spl_BUL =368
|win3s_FIN =0 |win4s_FIN =1 |win5s_FIN =1 |loss5s_FIN =1 |loss4s_FIN =1 |loss3s_FIN =1 |spw_FIN =453 |spl_FIN =471
|win3s_CUB =0 |win4s_CUB =1 |win5s_CUB =0 |loss5s_CUB =0 |loss4s_CUB =3 |loss3s_CUB =1 |spw_CUB =392 |spl_CUB =436
|win3s_PUR =0 |win4s_PUR =0 |win5s_PUR =0 |loss5s_PUR =1 |loss4s_PUR =1 |loss3s_PUR =3 |spw_PUR =331 |spl_PUR =435
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Second round 2|Second round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q
|source=
}}

{{Vb res start 5}}
{{Vb res 51|9 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|FIN}}|25–21|25–19|25–22|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118287 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|3–0|{{vb|PUR}}|25–19|25–14|25–18|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118510 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|12 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|1–3|{{vb|POL}}|18–25|19–25|25–21|14–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118598 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|PUR}}|0–3|{{vb|POL}}|14–25|12–25|15–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118730 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|13 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|3–1|{{vb|BUL}}|25–22|25–20|22–25|25–19||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118781 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|FIN}}|3–1|{{vb|CUB}}|25–19|25–19|20–25|25–16||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118927 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|14 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|PUR}}|25–16|25–18|25–21|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256118966 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|1–3|{{vb|IRI}}|25–17|18–25|22–25|19–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119008 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|15 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–1|{{vb|FIN}}|25–20|26–28|25–16|25–15||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119052 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|PUR}}|2–3|{{vb|FIN}}|19–25|23–25|29–27|25–21|10–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119094 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|16 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|0–3|{{vb|BUL}}|22–25|16–25|18–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119107 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vb|PUR}}|25–15|22–25|25–21|25–17||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119250 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|17 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|0–3|{{vb|POL}}|21–25|20–25|22–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119284 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|FIN}}|2–3|{{vb|IRI}}|19–25|25–22|25–23|23–25|12–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119431 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|18 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|1–3|{{vb|POL}}|14–25|25–23|22–25|23–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119492 P2]}}
{{end}}

==Second round==
*The standings of the four pools were drawn up taking into account the wins and points scored by each team in the first and second round.
*The winners in each pool and the top two of the second placed teams qualified for the third round.
===Pool E===
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vb|ITA}}
| team2 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}
| team3 = NED | name_NED ={{vb|NED}}
| team4 = FIN | name_FIN ={{vb|FIN}}
|win3s_ITA =4 |win4s_ITA =3 |win5s_ITA =0 |loss5s_ITA =1 |loss4s_ITA =0 |loss3s_ITA =0 |spw_ITA =691 |spl_ITA =568
|win3s_RUS =5 |win4s_RUS =0 |win5s_RUS =1 |loss5s_RUS =1 |loss4s_RUS =1 |loss3s_RUS =0 |spw_RUS =675 |spl_RUS =578
|win3s_NED =0 |win4s_NED =4 |win5s_NED =1 |loss5s_NED =0 |loss4s_NED =1 |loss3s_NED =2 |spw_NED =692 |spl_NED =661
|win3s_FIN =0 |win4s_FIN =1 |win5s_FIN =1 |loss5s_FIN =1 |loss4s_FIN =2 |loss3s_FIN =3 |spw_FIN =638 |spl_FIN =719
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Third round 2|Third round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|21 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|NED}}|0–3|{{vb|RUS}}|17–25|16–25|21–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119946 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|21 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–0|{{vb|FIN}}|25–20|25–18|25–16|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119995 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|NED}}|3–1|{{vb|FIN}}|25–19|23–25|25–16|25–13||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120083 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–2|{{vb|ITA}}|19–25|25–18|25–21|19–25|15–11|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120082 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|RUS}}|3–0|{{vb|FIN}}|25–17|25–19|25–22|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120120 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|21:15|{{vb-rt|ITA}}|3–1|{{vb|NED}}|16–25|25–20|27–25|25–15||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120149 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool F===
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA}}
| team2 = BEL | name_BEL ={{vb|BEL}}
| team3 = SLO | name_SLO ={{vb|SLO}}
| team4 = AUS | name_AUS ={{vb|AUS}}
|win3s_BRA =4 |win4s_BRA =1 |win5s_BRA =2 |loss5s_BRA =0 |loss4s_BRA =1 |loss3s_BRA =0 |spw_BRA =699 |spl_BRA =618
|win3s_BEL =2 |win4s_BEL =2 |win5s_BEL =0 |loss5s_BEL =2 |loss4s_BEL =0 |loss3s_BEL =2 |spw_BEL =667 |spl_BEL =657
|win3s_SLO =1 |win4s_SLO =2 |win5s_SLO =1 |loss5s_SLO =2 |loss4s_SLO =1 |loss3s_SLO =1 |spw_SLO =722 |spl_SLO =716
|win3s_AUS =0 |win4s_AUS =2 |win5s_AUS =1 |loss5s_AUS =1 |loss4s_AUS =1 |loss3s_AUS =3 |spw_AUS =665 |spl_AUS =701
| col_Q = #ccffcc | text_Q =[[#Third round 2|Third round]]
| result1 = Q|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|21 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BEL}}|0–3|{{vb|SLO}}|26–28|26–28|19–25|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119981 P2]}}
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{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|SLO}}|2–3|{{vb|AUS}}|25–23|20–25|25–19|22–25|11–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120118 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|20:30|{{vb-rt|BEL}}|2–3|{{vb|BRA}}|25–22|25–23|19–25|15–25|12–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120143 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool G===
*All times are [[Eastern European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+03:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}
| team2 = CAN | name_CAN ={{vb|CAN}}
| team3 = BUL | name_BUL ={{vb|BUL}}
| team4 = IRI | name_IRI ={{vb|IRI}}
|win3s_USA =4 |win4s_USA =2 |win5s_USA =2 |loss5s_USA =0 |loss4s_USA =0 |loss3s_USA =0 |spw_USA =704 |spl_USA =585
|win3s_CAN =2 |win4s_CAN =1 |win5s_CAN =2 |loss5s_CAN =0 |loss4s_CAN =3 |loss3s_CAN =0 |spw_CAN =712 |spl_CAN =694
|win3s_BUL =4 |win4s_BUL =0 |win5s_BUL =0 |loss5s_BUL =1 |loss4s_BUL =2 |loss3s_BUL =1 |spw_BUL =625 |spl_BUL =617
|win3s_IRI =1 |win4s_IRI =2 |win5s_IRI =1 |loss5s_IRI =1 |loss4s_IRI =0 |loss3s_IRI =3 |spw_IRI =674 |spl_IRI =664
| col_Q = #ccffcc | text_Q =[[#Third round 2|Third round]]
| result1 = Q|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|21 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|3–0|{{vb|IRI}}|25–19|28–26|26–24|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256119967 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|22 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|IRI}}|2–3|{{vb|CAN}}|20–25|25–20|15–25|25–23|12–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120040 P2]}}
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{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|BUL}}|2–3|{{vb|CAN}}|19–25|14–25|25–21|25–19|10–15|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120134 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Pool H===
*All times are [[Eastern European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+03:00]]).

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = POL | name_POL ={{vb|POL}}
| team2 = SRB | name_SRB ={{vb|SRB}}
| team3 = FRA | name_FRA ={{vb|FRA}}
| team4 = ARG | name_ARG ={{vb|ARG}}
|win3s_POL =3 |win4s_POL =3 |win5s_POL =0 |loss5s_POL =1 |loss4s_POL =1 |loss3s_POL =0 |spw_POL =702 |spl_POL =593
|win3s_SRB =2 |win4s_SRB =2 |win5s_SRB =2 |loss5s_SRB =1 |loss4s_SRB =0 |loss3s_SRB =1 |spw_SRB =707 |spl_SRB =677
|win3s_FRA =2 |win4s_FRA =3 |win5s_FRA =0 |loss5s_FRA =3 |loss4s_FRA =0 |loss3s_FRA =0 |spw_FRA =765 |spl_FRA =688
|win3s_ARG =1 |win4s_ARG =0 |win5s_ARG =2 |loss5s_ARG =1 |loss4s_ARG =3 |loss3s_ARG =1 |spw_ARG =725 |spl_ARG =751
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Third round 2|Third round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|21 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|POL}}|2–3|{{vb|ARG}}|25–16|19–25|23–25|25–23|14–16|11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256526276 P2]}}
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{{Vb res 51|22 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|POL}}|1–3|{{vb|FRA}}|15–25|18–25|25–23|18–25||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120079 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|FRA}}|3–1|{{vb|ARG}}|25–16|25–20|26–28|25–19||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120105 P2]}}
{{Vb res 51|23 Sep|20:40|{{vb-rt|POL}}|3–0|{{vb|SRB}}|25–17|25–16|25–14|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120129 P2]}}
{{end}}

===Ranking of the second placed teams===
*The top two of the second placed teams qualified for the third round.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}
| team2 = SRB | name_SRB ={{vb|SRB}}
| team3 = CAN | name_CAN ={{vb|CAN}}
| team4 = BEL | name_BEL ={{vb|BEL}}
|win3s_RUS =5 |win4s_RUS =0 |win5s_RUS =1 |loss5s_RUS =1 |loss4s_RUS =1 |loss3s_RUS =0 |spw_RUS =675 |spl_RUS =578
|win3s_SRB =2 |win4s_SRB =2 |win5s_SRB =2 |loss5s_SRB =1 |loss4s_SRB =0 |loss3s_SRB =1 |spw_SRB =707 |spl_SRB =677
|win3s_CAN =2 |win4s_CAN =1 |win5s_CAN =2 |loss5s_CAN =0 |loss4s_CAN =3 |loss3s_CAN =0 |spw_CAN =712 |spl_CAN =694
|win3s_BEL =2 |win4s_BEL =2 |win5s_BEL =0 |loss5s_BEL =2 |loss4s_BEL =0 |loss3s_BEL =2 |spw_BEL =667 |spl_BEL =657
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Third round 2|Third round]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|source=
}}

==Third round==
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).
*The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semifinals.
===Pool I===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vb|BRA}}
| team2 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}
| team3 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vb|RUS}}
|win3s_BRA =1 |win4s_BRA =0 |win5s_BRA =1 |loss5s_BRA =0 |loss4s_BRA =0 |loss3s_BRA =0 |spw_BRA =181 |spl_BRA =164
|win3s_USA =1 |win4s_USA =0 |win5s_USA =0 |loss5s_USA =0 |loss4s_USA =0 |loss3s_USA =1 |spw_USA =132 |spl_USA =143
|win3s_RUS =0 |win4s_RUS =0 |win5s_RUS =0 |loss5s_RUS =1 |loss4s_RUS =0 |loss3s_RUS =1 |spw_RUS =175 |spl_RUS =181
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Final round|Semifinals]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|source=
}}

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{{Vb res 51|27 Sep|17:00|{{vb-rt|USA}}|3–0|{{vb|RUS}}|25–22|25–23|25–23|||11=[http://www.fivb.org/vis2009/getdocument.asmx?no=256120834 P2]}}
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{{end}}

===Pool J===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball
|res_col_header=Q
|ranking_style=wins
|update=complete
| team1 = POL | name_POL ={{vb|POL}}
| team2 = SRB | name_SRB ={{vb|SRB}}
| team3 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vb|ITA}}
|win3s_POL =1 |win4s_POL =0 |win5s_POL =0 |loss5s_POL =1 |loss4s_POL =0 |loss3s_POL =0 |spw_POL =180 |spl_POL =171
|win3s_SRB =1 |win4s_SRB =0 |win5s_SRB =0 |loss5s_SRB =0 |loss4s_SRB =0 |loss3s_SRB =1 |spw_SRB =149 |spl_SRB =134
|win3s_ITA =0 |win4s_ITA =0 |win5s_ITA =1 |loss5s_ITA =0 |loss4s_ITA =0 |loss3s_ITA =1 |spw_ITA =150 |spl_ITA =174
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=[[#Final round|Semifinals]]
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|source=
}}

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{{end}}

==Final round==
*All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02:00]]).

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
<!-- parameters -->
|RD1=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]
|Consol=[[#3rd place match|3rd place match]]
|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|color=yes
|team-width=180
<!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|29 September|{{vb|BRA}}|3|{{vb|SRB}}|0
|29 September|{{vb|POL}}|3|{{vb|USA}}|2
<!-- final -->
|30 September|{{vb|BRA}}|0|{{vb|POL}}|3
<!-- third place -->
|30 September|{{vb|SRB}}|1|{{vb|USA}}|3
}}

===Semifinals===
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{{end}}

===3rd place match===
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{{end}}

===Final===
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{{end}}

==Final standing==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=40|Rank
!width=180|Team
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|{{Gold1}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|POL}}
|-
|{{Silver2}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|BRA}}
|-
|{{Bronze3}}
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|USA}}
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|SRB}}
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|ITA}}
|-
|6
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|RUS}}
|-
|7
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|FRA}}
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|NED}}
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|CAN}}
|-
|10
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|BEL}}
|-
|11
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|BUL}}
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|SLO}}
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|IRI}}
|-
|14
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|AUS}}
|-
|15
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|ARG}}
|-
|16
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|FIN}}
|-
|17
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|JPN}}
|-
|18
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|CUB}}
|-
|19
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|CMR}}
|-
|20
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|EGY}}
|-
|21
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|PUR}}
|-
|22
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|CHN}}
|-
|23
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|TUN}}
|-
|24
|style="text-align:left"|{{vb|DOM}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| ||Qualified for the [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|2019 World Cup]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
|- align=center
|'''2018 World Champions'''
[[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|150px|border|link=|Poland]]<br>'''[[Poland men's national volleyball team|Poland]]'''<br>'''Third title'''

'''Team roster:''' [[Piotr Nowakowski]], [[Dawid Konarski]], [[Bartosz Kurek]], [[Artur Szalpuk]], [[Damian Schulz]], [[Damian Wojtaszek]], [[Fabian Drzyzga]], [[Grzegorz Łomacz]], [[Michał Kubiak]], [[Aleksander Śliwka]], [[Jakub Kochanowski]], [[Paweł Zatorski]], [[Bartosz Kwolek]], [[Mateusz Bieniek]]<br>'''Head coach''': [[Vital Heynen]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==Awards==
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*'''Most valuable player'''
*:{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]]
*'''Best setter'''
*:{{flagicon|USA}} [[Micah Christenson]]
*'''Best outside spikers'''
*:{{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]]
*:{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]]
*'''Best middle blockers'''
*:{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Saatkamp]]
*:{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Nowakowski]]
*'''Best opposite spiker'''
*:{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Anderson (volleyball)|Matt Anderson]]
*'''Best libero'''
*:{{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Zatorski]]
{{colend}}

==Statistics leaders==
{{Further|2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship statistics}}
<section begin="Statistics Leaders" />
The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P3. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en/competition/statistics |title=Statistics |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> Only players whose teams advanced to the final round are taken in consideration.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=6|Best Scorers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|Spikes
!width=20|Blocks
!width=20|Serves
!width=20|Total
|-
|align=center |1
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]]
|align=center| 133
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 16
|align=center| '''171'''
|-
|align=center |2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Anderson (volleyball)|Matt Anderson]]
|align=center| 138
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 16
|align=center| '''163'''
|-
|align=center |3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wallace de Souza]]
|align=center| 145
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 6
|align=center| '''157'''
|-
|align=center |4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Russell]]
|align=center| 135
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 8
|align=center| '''153'''
|-
|align=center |5
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]]
|align=center| 129
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 11
|align=center| '''150'''
|}
{{col-2}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Spikers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|Spikes
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|Shots
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|%|Success percentage}}
|-
|align=center | 1
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]]
|align=center| 129
|align=center| 28
|align=center| 71
|align=center| 228
|align=center| '''56.58'''
|-
|align=center | 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Anderson (volleyball)|Matthew Anderson]]
|align=center| 138
|align=center| 47
|align=center| 59
|align=center| 244
|align=center| '''56.56'''
|-
|align=center | 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]]
|align=center| 107
|align=center| 34
|align=center| 49
|align=center| 190
|align=center| '''56.32'''
|-
|align=center | 4
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Uroš Kovačević]]
|align=center| 104
|align=center| 31
|align=center| 59
|align=center| 194
|align=center| '''53.61'''
|-
|align=center | 5
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wallace de Souza]]
|align=center| 145
|align=center| 43
|align=center| 83
|align=center| 271
|align=center| '''53.51'''
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Blockers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Blocks|Stuff Blocks}}
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|Rebounds
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}}
|-
|align=center | 1
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]]
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 16
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 60
|align=center| '''0.48'''
|-
|align=center | 2
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]]
|align=center| 21
|align=center| 17
|align=center| 15
|align=center| 53
|align=center| '''0.46'''
|-
|align=center | 3
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Nowakowski]]
|align=center| 19
|align=center| 15
|align=center| 46
|align=center| 80
|align=center| '''0.41'''
|-
|align=center | 4
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Srećko Lisinac]]
|align=center| 18
|align=center| 37
|align=center| 39
|align=center| 94
|align=center| '''0.40'''
|-
|align=center | 5
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Maxwell Holt]]
|align=center| 17
|align=center| 37
|align=center| 42
|align=center| 96
|align=center| '''0.38'''
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Servers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|Aces
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|Hits
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}}
|-
|align=center | 1
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marko Ivović]]
|align=center| 16
|align=center| 33
|align=center| 90
|align=center| 139
|align=center| '''0.36'''
|-
|align=center | 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Anderson (volleyball)|Matt Anderson]]
|align=center| 16
|align=center| 37
|align=center| 99
|align=center| 152
|align=center| '''0.36'''
|-
|align=center | 3
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]]
|align=center| 16
|align=center| 35
|align=center| 59
|align=center| 110
|align=center| '''0.35'''
|-
|align=center | 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]]
|align=center| 15
|align=center| 41
|align=center| 90
|align=center| 146
|align=center| '''0.33'''
|-
|align=center | 5
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Maxwell Holt]]
|align=center| 15
|align=center| 28
|align=center| 63
|align=center| 106
|align=center| '''0.33'''
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Setters
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Running|Running Sets}}
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Still|Still Sets}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}}
|-
|align=center | 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Micah Christenson]]
|align=center| 293
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 473
|align=center| 774
|align=center| '''6.51'''
|-
|align=center | 2
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Jovović]]
|align=center| 239
|align=center| 4
|align=center| 563
|align=center| 806
|align=center| '''5.31'''
|-
|align=center | 3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Rezende]]
|align=center| 190
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 422
|align=center| 614
|align=center| '''4.32'''
|-
|align=center | 4
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[William Arjona]]
|align=center| 156
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 189
|align=center| 246
|align=center| '''1.27'''
|-
|align=center | 5
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Fabian Drzyzga]]
|align=center| 52
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 588
|align=center| 643
|align=center| '''1.12'''
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Diggers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|Digs
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|Receptions
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Avg|Average per set}}
|-
|align=center| 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik Shoji]]
|align=center| 74
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 33
|align=center| 112
|align=center| '''1.64'''
|-
|align=center| 2
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Zatorski]]
|align=center| 69
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 42
|align=center| 121
|align=center| '''1.50'''
|-
|align=center| 3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thales Hoss]]
|align=center| 60
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 26
|align=center| 93
|align=center| '''1.36'''
|-
|align=center| 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Micah Christenson]]
|align=center| 48
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 78
|align=center| '''1.07'''
|-
|align=center| 5
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Rezende]]
|align=center| 46
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 75
|align=center| '''1.05'''
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
!colspan=7|Best Receivers
|-
!
!width=158|Player
!width=20|Excellents
!width=20|Faults
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Serve|Serve receptions}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Total|Total attempts}}
!width=20|{{Tooltip|%|Efficiency percentage}}
|-
|align=center| 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]]
|align=center| 82
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 115
|align=center| 207
|align=center| '''34.78'''
|-
|align=center| 2
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Zatorski]]
|align=center| 81
|align=center| 11
|align=center| 127
|align=center| 219
|align=center| '''31.96'''
|-
|align=center| 3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Douglas Souza]]
|align=center| 96
|align=center| 19
|align=center| 167
|align=center| 292
|align=center| '''27.30'''
|-
|align=center| 4
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marko Ivović]]
|align=center| 78
|align=center| 18
|align=center| 146
|align=center| 242
|align=center| '''24.79'''
|-
|align=center| 5
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]]
|align=center| 73
|align=center| 18
|align=center| 133
|align=center| 224
|align=center| '''24.55'''
|}
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==Marketing==

===Sponsors===
'''Italy'''
*[[Intesa Sanpaolo]]
*[[Honda]]
*[[Arriva]]
*[[Kinder Chocolate|Kinder]]
*[[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]]
*[[Atlantia (company)|Atlantia S.p.A.]]
*[[Trenitalia]]
*Iren
*Crai

'''Bulgaria'''
*[[Lidl]]
*[[First Investment Bank]]
*[[Volkswagen]]
*[[Holiday Heroes]]
*Novatrade Ltd
*Bulgariatravel

==Trophy==

Comparable 2014 year the [[FIVB]] then mandated two young product designers from [[Switzerland]], Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy. With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world. Eichenberger LTD and their mastermind, Juan Franco, have been responsible for its production. The company specialises in complex metal works mainly for the Swiss watchmaking and jewellery industry. The trophy was constructed using 12 individual pieces, representing each member of a volleyball team. The pieces are brought together in a seamless cylindrical design, symbolising the coming together of the 12 players using the rotation system on the court.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/fans-inspired-by-world-championship-trophy-in?id=75529 |title=Fans inspired by World Championship trophy in Sofia |date=5 June 2018 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref>

==Broadcasting rights==
[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]], through several companies, sold the [[broadcasting rights]] for the 2018 World Championship<ref>{{cite web |url=http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en/wheretowatch |title=Where to Watch |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]}}</ref> to the following broadcasters.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
! Country/Region
! Broadcaster
|-
|'''{{flagu|Argentina}}'''
|[[Televisión Pública Argentina|TV Pública]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Belarus}}'''
|Saran Holding
|-
|'''{{flagu|Belgium}}'''
|[[Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|VRT]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Brazil}}'''
|[[Grupo Globo]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Bulgaria}}'''
|[[BNT]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|China}}'''
|[[China Central Television|CCTV]], [[Tencent]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Costa Rica}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Croatia}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Dominica}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Dominican Republic}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Egypt}}'''
|[[Nile TV International|Nile Sport]], [[OnTime Sports]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Europe}}'''
|[[Eurosport]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Germany}}'''
|[[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Guatemala}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Honduras}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Hong Kong}}'''
|[[I-Cable Communications|i-CABLE Sports]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Iran}}'''
|[[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|IRIB Varzesh]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Israel}}'''
|Charlton
|-
|'''{{flagu|Italy}}'''
|[[RAI]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Japan}}'''
|[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Kazakhstan}}'''
|Saran Holding
|-
|'''{{flagu|South Korea}}'''
|[[SPOTV]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Libya}}'''
|[[Libya Al Ahrar TV|Libya Sport Channel]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Macedonia}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Malaysia}}'''
|[[Astro (television)|Astro]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|MENA}}'''
|[[Arab States Broadcasting Unio|ASBU]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Mexico}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Montenegro}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Morocco}}'''
|[[Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision|SNRT]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Netherlands}}'''
|[[Ziggo Sport]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Nicaragua}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Oman}}'''
|[[Oman TV|Oman Sport]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Panama}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Poland}}'''
|[[Polsat]], [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Puerto Rico}}'''
|[[WAPA-TV]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Russia}}'''
|[[Match TV]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Serbia}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Slovenia}}'''
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Thailand}}'''
|[[Workpoint TV]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}'''
|[[Sky México]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|United Arab Emirates}}'''
|[[Arab States Broadcasting Union|Abu Dhabi Sports]], [[Dubai Sports]]
|-
|'''{{flagu|United States}}'''
|FloSports
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Volleyball}}
*[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.fivb.com/en/volleyball Fédération Internationale de Volleyball] – official website
*[http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en 2018 Men's World Championship] – official website
*[http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en/competition/formula Competition Formula]

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