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The 14 World Cup tournaments have been won by six different national teams. China have won five times. The other World Cup winners are Cuba, with four titles; Italy, with two titles; Japan and Russia (as Soviet Union) with one title each. This tournament should not be confused with the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
It is contested by the women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years. The most recent World Championship, hosted by Italy in 2014, was won by the United States, who beat China 3–1. [1] [2]
United States' momentum carried them to a 3–1 victory over the young Chinese squad, earning the first ever World title for the USA women's team after finishing as bridesmaids in several editions of the World Championship, World Cup and the Olympic Games. In 2018, Serbia achieved historical victory after defeating Italy in a 5th-set tie ...
The 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup was the 13th edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held from 14 to 29 September 2019 in Japan. [1]
The 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from August 22 to September 6 in Japan. The tournament was a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The top two ranked teams, China and Serbia , qualified for the Olympics, [ 1 ] and joined Brazil as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Team Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Total 1 Soviet Union 5 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990) 2 (1962, 1974) 1 () 8 2 Japan 3 (1962, 1967, 1974) 3 (1960, 1970, 1978)
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from 4 to 18 November 2011 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
The 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is the planned 20th tournament of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship for women's national volleyball teams, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The tournament is scheduled to be played in Thailand from 22 August to 7 September 2025. It is planned to ...