Brazil hold the World Grand Champions Cup and World Championship crown
In winning their 29th South American title Brazil, who have won every edition of the tournament apart from one in 1964 when Argentina claimed the honours when Brazil didn’t participate, became the first team to qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup, to be held in Japan from November 19th to 24th, following the women who will play from November 12 to 15.
Brazil beat Argentina in the final after both sides became the first teams to qualify for the FIVB World Championship Poland 2014 on Friday by reaching the final.
World No. 1 Brazil, who are the defending champions for both the World Grand Champions Cup and the World Championship, have participated in every edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup since its inception in 1993, when they finished second to Italy, and are the most successful nation going on to win the quadrennial tournament in 1997, 2005 and 2009 with another silver medal to their name in 2001. Italy and Cuba (2001) are the only other two countries to win the event.
The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup features a total of six teams per gender with the hosts Japan being joined by the continental winners from Asia, Europe, NORECA and South America with an additional country selected by the FIVB. Africa do not have an automatic spot in the tournament after finishing the 2012 Olympic Games as the lowest ranked confederation amongst the five.
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