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. Hosts Italy and the top five ranked teams after the preliminary rounds qualified for the last round.

Competing nations

Qualification process

Calendar

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Pool Final

Final ranking

Overall ranking

Individual awards

*Most valuable player: ** *Best scorer: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server: ** *Best setter: **

Dream Team

*Setter: ** *Middle Blockers: ** ** *Outside Hitters: ** ** *Opposite Spiker: **

References

FIVB

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