| Played along with III Volleyball World Championship Men 1956. |
| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 9 | 0 | 27: | 3 | 437/224 | 1.951 | | 2. Romania | 8 | 1 | 26: | 11 | 509/375 | 1.357 | | 3. Poland | 6 | 3 | 22: | 13 | 462/394 | 1.173 | | 4. Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 22: | 10 | 415/297 | 1.397 | | 5. Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 18: | 14 | 403/356 | 1.132 | | 6. China | 3 | 6 | 14: | 21 | 364/446 | 0.816 | | 7. North Korea | 3 | 6 | 10: | 23 | 360/435 | 0.828 | | 8. East Germany | 3 | 6 | 13: | 21 | 353/458 | 0.771 | | 9. United States | 2 | 7 | 11: | 23 | 338/463 | 0.730 | | 10.Netherlands | 0 | 9 | 3: | 27 | 243/436 | 0.557 |
| Tie-Break for 3rd place: Poland - Czechoslovakia 3-2. |
| Tie-Break for 6th place: | | 6. China | 2 | 0 | 6: | 2 | | 7. North Korea | 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | | 8. East Germany | 0 | 2 | 4: | 6 |
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| Team | Sovi | Roma | Pola | Czec | Bulg | Chin | PRK | GDR | Unit | Neth | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Romania | | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Poland | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Bulgaria | | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | China | | | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | | 3:1 | | North Korea | | | | | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:1 | | East Germany | | | 3:1 | | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | | United States | | | | | | 3:2 | | | --- | 3:0 | | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 02.09 |  East Germany | 3-1 |  Poland | 59-53 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 16-14 | | | 02.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  China | 45-17 | 15-8 | 15-0 | 15-9 | | | 02.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |  Bulgaria | 52-44 | 15-5 | 7-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 | | | 02.09 |  United States | 3-0 |  Netherlands | 45-18 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-9 | | | 03.09 |  Romania | 3-0 | East Germany | 46-27 | 15-6 | 16-14 | 15-7 | | | 03.09 | North Korea | 3-1 | Netherlands | 54-43 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 9-15 | 15-8 | | | 03.09 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | China | 53-36 | 8-15 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-11 | | | 03.09 | Poland | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | 63-63 | 10-15 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 16-14 | | Rest Day Thursday 04.09 | | 05.09 | Romania | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-5 | | | 05.09 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | United States | 60-28 | 15-3 | 15-17 | 15-5 | 15-3 | | | 05.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | North Korea | 45-19 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-7 | | | 05.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-17 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-5 | | | 06.09 | Poland | 3-0 | United States | 45-20 | 15-4 | 15-10 | 15-6 | | | 06.09 | East Germany | 3-1 | Netherlands | 55-35 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 10-15 | 15-6 | | | 06.09 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Romania | 68-56 | 12-15 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 15-8 | | 06.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | North Korea | 45-31 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | | 06.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | China | 45-6 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-4 | | | Rest Day Friday 07.09 | | 08.09 | Romania | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 68-56 | 10-15 | 13-15 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 15-8 | | 08.09 | Poland | 3-1 | North Korea | 59-38 | 14-16 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-4 | | | 08.09 | China | 3-2 | East Germany | 63-51 | 15-1 | 4-15 | 14-16 | 15-9 | 15-10 | | 08.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | United States | 45-18 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 15-3 | | | 08.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-21 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 15-12 | | | 09.09 | United States | 3-2 | China | 65-59 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 15-9 | | 09.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-6 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | | | 09.09 | Romania | 3-2 | Poland | 70-60 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 16-14 | | 09.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-30 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-12 | | | 09.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | North Korea | 45-21 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 15-5 | | | 10.09 | Romania | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | 66-49 | 10-15 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | 10.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-24 | 15-9 | 15-3 | 15-12 | | | 10.09 | East Germany | 3-1 | United States | 68-63 | 15-12 | 16-14 | 7-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 | | 10.09 | China | 3-0 | North Korea | 46-36 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 15-12 | | | 10.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 45-31 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-12 | | | 11.09 | North Korea | 3-2 | United States | 66-58 | 15-13 | 15-3 | 7-15 | 14-16 | 15-11 | | 11.09 | Romania | 3-1 | China | 56-38 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 15-7 | | | 11.09 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Poland | 54-31 | 15-4 | 9-15 | 15-6 | 15-6 | | | 12.09 | Romania | 3-1 | United States | 57-24 | 12-15 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-3 | | | 12.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-26 | 15-13 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | | 12.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 45-24 | 15-3 | 15-9 | 15-12 | | | 12.09 | North Korea | 3-2 | East Germany | 63-49 | 15-5 | 5-15 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-6 | | 12.09 | China | 3-1 | Netherlands | 57-34 | 15-3 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-5 | |
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 11 | 0 | 33: | 3 | 527/231 | 2.281 | | 2. Romania | 9 | 1 | 29: | 11 | 556/399 | 1.393 | | 3. Poland | 8 | 3 | 28: | 13 | 552/402 | 1.373 | | 4. Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 25: | 10 | 460/303 | 1.518 | | 5. Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 21: | 15 | 462/394 | 1.173 | | 6. China | 5 | 6 | 20: | 21 | 454/458 | 0.991 | | 7. North Korea | 4 | 6 | 13: | 24 | 416/468 | 0.889 | | 8. East Germany | 4 | 6 | 16: | 21 | 398/494 | 0.806 | | 9. United States | 4 | 7 | 17: | 23 | 428/472 | 0.907 | | 10.Netherlands | 1 | 9 | 6: | 27 | 288/458 | 0.629 | | Group 11-17 | | 11.Brazil | 6 | 2 | 19: | 7 | 343/203 | 1.690 | | 12.France | 5 | 3 | 17: | 9 | 349/232 | 1.504 | | 13.Belgium | 4 | 4 | 12: | 13 | 261/276 | 0.946 | | 14.Israel | 3 | 5 | 10: | 16 | 226/308 | 0.734 | | 15.Austria | 2 | 6 | 7: | 18 | 188/317 | 0.593 | | 16.West Germany | 1 | 7 | 3: | 22 | 128/364 | 0.352 | | 17.Luxembourg | 0 | 8 | 1: | 24 | 113/370 | 0.305 |
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| No Qualification | | East Europe: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 | | Asia: 6, 7 | | Norceca: 9 | | West Europe: 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 | | South America: 11 |
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| Group 11-17 | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 11.Brazil | 6 | 0 | 18: | 1 | 286/100 | 2.860 | | 12.France | 5 | 1 | 16: | 3 | 275/128 | 2.148 | | 13.Belgium | 4 | 2 | 12: | 7 | 233/186 | 1.253 | | 14.Israel | 3 | 3 | 10: | 10 | 215/218 | 0.986 | | 15.Austria | 2 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 175/227 | 0.771 | | 16.West Germany | 1 | 5 | 3: | 16 | 121/274 | 0.442 | | 17.Luxembourg | 0 | 6 | 1: | 18 | 108/280 | 0.386 |
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| Team | Bra | Fra | Bel | Isr | Aus | FRG | Lux | | Brazil | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | France | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Belgium | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Israel | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Austria | | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | | | | --- | 3:1 | | Luxembourg | | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | | 02.09 |  Belgium | 3-1 |  Israel | 52-50 | 15-9? | 17-15 | 5-15 | 15-11 | | | | 02.09 |  Brazil | 3-0 |  West Germany | 45-5 | 15-1 | 15-0 | 15-4 | | 0:24 | | 02.09 |  France | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-2 | 15-1 | 15-0 | 15-1 | | | | 03.09 | Belgium | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-10 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-8 | | | | 03.09 | Brazil | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-2 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 15-0 | | 0:30 | | 03.09 | France | 3-0 |  Austria | 45-16 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-4 | | | | Rest Day Thursday 04.09 | | 05.09 | Brazil | 3-0 | Austria | 45-9 | 15-0 | 15-6 | 15-3 | | 0:35 | | 05.09 | Belgium | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-13 | 15-0 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | | | 05.09 | Israel | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-21 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-3 | | | | 06.09 | Belgium | 3-0 | Austria | 46-23 | 15-6 | 15-3 | 16-14 | | | | 06.09 | Brazil | 3-1 | France | 61-50 | 15-13 | 17-15 | 14-16 | 15-6 | | 1:34 | | Rest Day Friday 07.09 | | 08.09 | France | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-21 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-6 | | | | 08.09 | Israel | 3-1 | Austria | 50-37 | 5-15 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-9 | | | | 08.09 | West Germany | 3-1 | Luxembourg | 55-49 | 15-5 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 18-16 | | | | 09.09 | France | 3-0 | Israel | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-11 | 15-2 | | | | 09.09 | Brazil | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-24 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 15-9 | | 0:54 | | 10.09 | France | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-13 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-5 | | | | 10.09 | Brazil | 3-0 | Israel | 45-10 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-2 | | | | 10.09 | Austria | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-24 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-6 | | 0:48 |
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 135/24 | 5.625 | | 2. United States | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 107/54 | 1.981 | | 3. Israel | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 56/108 | 0.519 | | 4. Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 23/135 | 0.170 |
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| Team | Sovi | Unit | Isra | Luxe | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | United States | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Israel | | | --- | 3:0 | | Luxembourg | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-3 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-0 | | | 30.08 | United States | 3-0 | Israel | 45-7 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 15-2 | | | 31.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | United States | 45-17 | 15-7 | 15-4 | 15-6 | | | transferred to Final Group | | 31.08 | Israel | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-18 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | | transferred to Group 11-17 | | 01.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Israel | 45-4 | 15-2 | 15-2 | 15-0 | | | 01.09 | United States | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-1 | 15-1 | |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Poland | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 151/50 | 3.020 | | 2. China | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 | 132/73 | 1.808 | | 3. Austria | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 58/107 | 0.542 | | 4. West Germany | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 24/135 | 0.178 |
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| Team | Pola | Chin | Aust | West | | Poland | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | China | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Austria | | | --- | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.08 | China | 3-0 | Austria | 45-6 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | | | 30.08 | Poland | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-1 | 15-0 | 15-0 | 15-1 | | | 31.08 | Austria | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-17 | 15-10 | 15-7 | 15-0 | | | transferred to Group 11-17 | | 31.08 | Poland | 3-1 | China | 61-42 | 17-15 | 14-16 | 15-6 | 15-5 | | | transferred to Final Group | | 01.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Austria | 45-7 | 15-3 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | | 01.09 | China | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-6 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 15-2 | |
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 90/23 | 3.913 | | 2. Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 62/67 | 0.925 | | 3. Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 28/90 | 0.311 |
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| Team | Cze | Net | Bel | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Netherlands | | --- | 3:0 | | Belgium | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-6 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 15-4 | | | 31.08 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-7 | 15-5 | | | 01.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-17 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-10 | | | transferred to Final Group |
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 104/59 | 1.763 | | 2. East Germany | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 66/81 | 0.815 | | 3. France | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 74/104 | 0.712 |
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| Team | Bul | Eas | Fra | | Bulgaria | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | | East Germany | | --- | 3:0 | | France | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 30.08 | East Germany | 3-0 | France | 45-36 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-12 | | | 31.08 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | France | 59-38 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 14-16 | 15-11 | | | 01.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-21 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 15-7 | | | transferred to Final Group |
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| Group E | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Romania | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 92/56 | 1.643 | | 2. North Korea | 1 | 1 | 3: | 4 | 88/78 | 1.128 | | 3. Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 57/103 | 0.553 |
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| Team | Rom | Nor | Bra | | Romania | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | North Korea | | --- | 3:1 | | Brazil | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | dur | | 30.08 | North Korea | 3-1 | Brazil | 56-33 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 15-3 | 15-9 | 1:09 | | 31.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Brazil | 47-24 | 17-15 | 15-4 | 15-3 | | 1:12 | | 01.09 | Romania | 3-0 | North Korea | 45-32 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-10 | | | | transferred to Final Group |
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| 1. Soviet Union | | Lidia Boldireva | | Ludmila Buldakova | | Aleksandra Tschudina | | Skaidra Galachova | | Kira Gorbachova | | Sofia Gorbunova | | Lidia Ivanetskaya | | Militia Kononova | | Lidia Kalenjik | | Ludmila Metscheryakova | | Antonina Moiseyeva | | Lidia Strelnikova | | Valentina Varkevitsch | | coach: Alexey Yakushev |
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| 2. Romania | | Natalia Cernat | | Sonia Colceriu | | Doina Ivanescu | | Cornelia Moraru | | Tinela Plesoianu | | Elena Rasvanta | | Rodica Sadoveanu | | Ana Susan | | Florina Teodorescu | | Cornelia Timosanu | | Verona Zama |
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| 3. Poland | | Barbara Czeczotka-Szpyt | | Maria Golimowska | | Krysztyna Hajec-Wlecial | | Halina Josko | | Barbara Kocan | | Teresa Konopka | | Danuta Kordaczuk | | Izabella Laz | | Halina Tomaszewska | | Wanda Tumidajewicz | | Anna Wierus | | Wanda Zarzycka | | Coach: Zigmund Kzcizanowski |
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| 4. Czechoslovakia | | Bohumila Valakova | | Libuse Svozilova | | Lenka Kucerova | | Hana Moravcova | | Alena Necasova | | Libuse Neugebauerova | | Regina Matalikova | | Bozena Lutočkova | | Bela Štulcova | | Jindra Hola | | Svatava Štaudova | | Janka Šindelařova | | Coach: M. Macha |
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| 11.Brazil | | Margot Ritter | | Lilian Hilda Erica Poetzcher | | Celma Carvalho | | Yolanda Catarina Cerbino | | Maria Jose Dias de Barros | | Leila Fernandes Peixoto | | Martha Miraglia | | Isaura Marly Gama Alvarez | | Neucy Ramos da Silva | | Norma Rosa Vaz | | Gilda Salles | | Marina Conceicao Celistre |
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