2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The Volleyball World Cup 2003 was the tenth edition of the competition. He was held in Japan between the 16th and the 30th of November. Brazil won the title. This competition was the same as the qualification for the Olympic Games 2004.
Participant
- Japan Japan as host
- Italy Italy and France as finalists of the 2003 European Championship
- Flag of South Korea South Korea and People's Republic of China People's Republic of China as the finalists of the Asian Cup 2003
- United States and Canada USA Canada as finalists in the NORCECA Championship 2003
- Brazil Brazil and Venezuela Venezuela in 1954 as the winner and runner-up of the South American Championship 2003
- Tunisia Tunisia as the winner of the 2003 African Cup of Nations
- Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro and Egypt Egypt at the invitation of the FIVB
Mode
The twelve participants played four rounds, where they were informally divided into two groups. The system was " every man for himself ". The first three teams were given a room for the 2004 Olympic Games respectively.