1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 29 November 1977 in Japan. It was the 3rd edition of the competition.

The FIVB Men’s World Cup made its final breakthrough when the decision was taken to hold the competition in Japan from that point on. The tournament was held there for the first time in 1977, and the mix of competitors from around the world was the most varied it had ever been. Only three of the twelve participating teams were from Europe. Soviet Union won their second title of World Cup.

Qualification
* Romania and Yugoslavia were replaced by Bulgaria and United States.

Pool A
Location: Fukuoka

Pool B
Location: Toyama

Pool C
Location: Sapporo

Pool D
Location: Sendai

Pool E
Location: Nagoya

Pool F
Location: Hiroshima

9th–12th places
Location: Sapporo

5th–8th places
Location: Tokyo

Final places
Location: Tokyo

Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇵🇱 Tomasz Wójtowicz
 * Best spiker
 * Aleksandr Borisovich Savin
 * Best blocker
 * 🇵🇱 Tomasz Wójtowicz
 * Best setter
 * 🇯🇵 Katsutoshi Nekoda
 * Best Defender
 * Vyacheslav Zaytsev
 * Best on the pitch
 * 🇯🇵 Haruhiko Hanawa