| | This was one step of the qualifying procedure for Olympics Men 1992. South Korea qualified as the best not yet qualified team. | 
 | | Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 13: | 4 | 1.280 |  | 2. Cuba | 4 | 1 | 12: | 4 | 1.493 |  | 3. United States | 4 | 1 | 12: | 9 | 1.124 |  | 4. Japan | 1 | 4 | 7: | 13 | 0.839 |  | 5. South Korea | 1 | 4 | 7: | 14 | 0.814 |  | 6. Brazil | 1 | 4 | 7: | 14 | 0.790 | 
 | Team | Sovi | Cuba | Unit | Japa | SoKo | Braz |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 |  | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Cuba |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | United States | 3:1 |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Japan |  |  |  | --- |  | 3:1 |  | South Korea |  |  |  | 3:2 | --- |  |  | Brazil |  |  |  |  | 3:2 | --- | 
 | | Awards |  | MVP: Dmitry Fomin (URS) |  | Spiker: Dmitry Fomin (URS) |  | Blocker: Bryan Ivie ((USA) |  | Server: Raul Diago (CUB) |  | Setter: Uvald Acosta (USA) |  | Receiver: Noh Jin-soo (KOR) |  | Libero: Shin Young-shul (KOR) | 
 | Best 6 |  | Bob Samuelson (USA), Yuichi Nakagaichi (JPN), Joel Despigne (CUB), Raul Diago (CUB), Marcelo Negrao (BRA), Dmitry Fomin (URS). | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | played at Tokyo |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  United States | 3-1 |  South Korea | 53-32 | 15-5 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-5 |  |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  Brazil | 58-37 | 13-15 | 15-13 | 15-4 | 15-5 |  |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  Japan | 45-14 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-4 |  |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Cuba | 45-32 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15-9 |  |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  United States | 3-2 |  Brazil | 68-62 | 11-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 15-13 |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  South Korea | 3-2 |  Japan | 64-62 | 12-15 | 7-15 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-12 |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  South Korea | 46-29 | 15-7 | 16-14 | 15-8 |  |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  United States | 45-29 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 15-8 |  |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Japan | 3-1 |  Brazil | 57-46 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 12-15 | 15-11 |  | 
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 | | Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 7 | 1 | 22: | 4 | 377/240 | 1.571 |  | 2. Cuba | 7 | 1 | 21: | 5 | 371/209 | 1.775 |  | 3. United States | 7 | 1 | 21: | 11 | 440/328 | 1.341 |  | 4. Japan | 4 | 4 | 16: | 13 | 364/307 | 1.186 |  | 5. South Korea | 4 | 4 | 16: | 17 | 397/408 | 0.973 |  | 6. Brazil | 4 | 4 | 16: | 15 | 374/355 | 1.054 |  | Group 7-12 |  | 7. Germany | 5 | 3 | 19: | 9 | 328/256 | 1.281-1 |  | 8. Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 13: | 16 | 305/374 | 0.816 |  | 9. Algeria | 3 | 5 | 12: | 19 | 187/283 | 0.661-2 |  | 10.Mexico | 2 | 6 | 10: | 20 | 196/299 | 0.656-2 |  | 11.Iran | 1 | 7 | 5: | 23 | 131/284 | 0.461-2 |  | 12.Chile | 0 | 8 | 5: | 24 | 112/239 | 0.469-3 | 
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 | | Rk | Group 7-12 | w | l | sf | sa | ratio |  | 7. |  Germany | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 | 2.222-1 |  | 8. |  Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 12: | 7 | 1.071 |  | 9. |  Algeria | 3 | 2 | 11: | 10 | 0.956-2 |  | 10. |  Mexico | 2 | 3 | 9: | 11 | 0.850-2 |  | 11. |  Iran | 1 | 4 | 5: | 14 | 0.597-2 |  | 12. |  Chile | 0 | 5 | 5: | 15 | 0.750-3 | 
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 | | Team |  German |  Tunisi |  Algeri |  Mexico |  Iran |  Chile |  | Germany | --- | 3:045-18 | 3:045-19 | 3:045-23 | 3:045-21 | 3:045-28 |  | Tunisia |  | --- | 3:262-66 | 3:158-48 | 3:159-39 | 3:045-28 |  | Algeria |  |  | --- | 3:259-54 | 3:045-29 | 3:2 |  | Mexico |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:145-29 |  | Iran |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 |  | Chile |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | transferred from First Groups Round |  | Sat 22.11.91 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-21 | 15-4 | 15-11 | 15-6 |  |  | Sun 23.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-1 |  Mexico | 58-48 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 16-14 |  |  | Sun 23.11.91 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Algeria | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-6 |  |  | Mon 24.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-8 |  |  | Mon 24.11.91 |  Algeria | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-29 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-10 |  |  | Thu 27.11.91 |  Mexico | 3-1 |  Chile | 59-50 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 13-15 | 15-11 |  |  | played in Tokyo |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-28 | 15-12 | 15-5 | 15-11 |  |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-1 |  Iran | 59-39 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 14-16 | 15-7 |  |  | Fri 29.11.91 |  Algeria | 3-2 |  Mexico | 59-54 | 15-10 | 9-15 | 5-15 | 15-3 | 15-11 |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Mexico | 45-23 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-10 |  |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-2 |  Algeria | 62-66 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 9-15 | 8-15 | 15-10 |  | Sat 30.11.91 |  Iran | 3-2 |  Chile |  |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Mexico | 3-1 |  Iran |  |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 45-18 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-6 |  |  | Sun 01.12.91 |  Algeria | 3-2 |  Chile |  | 
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 | | Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. United States | 5 | 0 | 15: | 5 | 1.534 |  | 2. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 13: | 3 | 1.606 |  | 3. Japan | 3 | 2 | 11: | 6 | 1.520 |  | 4. Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 7: | 10 | 0.741 |  | 5. Mexico | 1 | 4 | 5: | 13 | 0.681 |  | 6. Chile | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 | 0.469 | 
 | | Team | Unit | Sovi | Japa | Tuni | Mexi | Chil |  | United States | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Soviet Union |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Japan |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Tunisia |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Mexico |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 |  | Chile |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | played in Osaka |  | Sat 22.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 45-16 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-5 |  |  | Sat 22.11.91 |  United States | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-13 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-2 |  |  | Sat 22.11.91 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Mexico | 45-10 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-1 |  |  | Sun 23.11.91 |  United States | 3-1 |  Soviet Union | 58-48 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-13 | 15- 7 |  |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Sun 23.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-1 |  Mexico | 58-48 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 16-14 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Sun 23.11.91 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-3 |  |  | Mon 24.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Mexico | 45-23 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-11 |  |  | Mon 24.11.91 |  Tunisia | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-8 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Mon 24.11.91 |  United States | 3-2 |  Japan | 73-63 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 17-15 | 15-13 | 15-12 |  | transferred to Final Group |  | played at Hiroshima |  | Wed 26.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Chile | 45-12 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-4 |  |  | Wed 26.11.91 |  Japan | 3-0 |  Tunisia | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-9 |  |  | Wed 26.11.91 |  United States | 3-1 |  Mexico | 56-33 | 11-15 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 15-7 |  |  | Thu 27.11.91 |  Mexico | 3-1 |  Chile | 59-50 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 13-15 | 15-11 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Thu 27.11.91 |  United States | 3-1 |  Tunisia | 58-32 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-13 |  |  | Thu 27.11.91 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Japan | 45-33 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15-11 |  |  | transferred to Final Group | 
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 | | Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Cuba | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 2.058 |  | 2. Brazil | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.331 |  | 3. South Korea | 3 | 2 | 12: | 9 | 1.101 |  | 4. Germany | 2 | 3 | 10: | 9 | 1.107 |  | 5. Algeria | 1 | 4 | 4: | 12 | 0.548 |  | 6. Iran | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 0.409 | 
 | | Team | Cuba | Braz | SoKo | Germ | Alge | Iran |  | Cuba | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Brazil |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | South Korea |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Germany |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Algeria |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 |  | Iran |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | played in Gifu |  | Sat 22.11 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  Algeria | 45-11 | 15-2 | 15-1 | 15-8 |  |  | Sat 22.11 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-21 | 15-4 | 15-11 | 15-6 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Sat 22.11 |  Brazil | 3-2 |  South Korea | 67-62 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 15- 9 |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Sun 23.11 |  Germany | 3-0 |  Algeria | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-6 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Sun 23.11 |  Brazil | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-11 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 15-2 |  |  | Sun 23.11 |  Cuba | 3-1 |  South Korea | 57-45 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 12-15 | 15-11 |  |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Mon 24.11 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  Brazil | 45-17 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 15-2 |  |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Mon 24.11 |  Algeria | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-29 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-10 |  |  | transferred to Group 7-12 |  | Mon 24.11 |  South Korea | 3-2 |  Germany | 63-63 | 15-8 | 5-15 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 17-15 |  | played at Matsumoto |  | Wed 26.11 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-10 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-2 |  |  | Wed 26.11 |  Brazil | 3-1 |  Germany | 55-47 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 15-12 |  |  | Wed 26.11 |  South Korea | 3-1 |  Algeria | 57-39 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 15-3 |  |  | Thu 27.11 |  Cuba | 3-1 |  Germany | 57-38 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-8 |  |  | Thu 27.11 |  South Korea | 3-0 |  Iran | 45-21 | 15-12 | 15-4 | 15-5 |  |  | Thu 27.11 |  Brazil | 3-0 |  Algeria | 45-7 | 15-0 | 15-4 | 15-3 |  | 
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 | | 1. Soviet Union |  | Evegeni Krasilnikov |  | Dmitry Fomin |  | Oleg Shatunov |  | Ruslan Olikhver |  | Aleksandr Shadchin |  | Konstantin Ushakov |  | Yuri Koroviansky |  | Yuri Cherednik |  | Sergey Kukartsev |  | Sergey Gorbunov |  | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov | 
 | | 6. Brazil |  | Jose Francisco Filho |  | Helder Zech Coelho | 
 | | 8. Tunisia |  | Makrem Temimi |  | Choke Bouzidi |  | Abdelrazak Raissi |  | Mourad Derouiche |  | Rached Ben Krid |  | Tarek El Ouni |  | Riadh Ghandri |  | Rachid Boussarsar |  | Hedi Boussarsar |  | Chikhaoul Zakaria |  | Hatem Sammoud |  | M Sadak Lahmar |  | Coach: Hassine Belkhoudja |  | Coach: Mohamed Bouhamed | 
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