1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

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{{Infobox FIVB tournament

| competition = Women's World Cup

| continent = World

| year = 1977

| logo =

| size = 150

| caption =

| host = {{JPN}}

| dates = 8–15 November

| teams = 8

| venues =

| cities = 6

| champions = JPN

| title_number = 1

| mvp =

| website =

| last = 1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

| next = 1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

}}

The 1977 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 15 November 1977 in Japan.

Teams

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width=180 | Teamswidth=180 | Continents
{{vbw|JPN}}Host country
{{vbw|CHN}}Asia
{{vbw|KOR}}Asia
{{vbw|URS}}Europe
{{vbw|HUN}}Europe
{{vbw|CUB}}Americas
{{vbw|USA}}Americas
{{vbw|PER}}Americas

Results

=First round=

==Pool A==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vb|CHN}}

| team2 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vb|JPN}}

| team3 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}

| team4 = HUN | name_HUN ={{vb|HUN}}

|bwin_CHN =3 |bloss_CHN =0 |sw_CHN =9 |sl_CHN =3 |spw_CHN =166 |spl_CHN =116

|bwin_JPN =2 |bloss_JPN =1 |sw_JPN =8 |sl_JPN =3 |spw_JPN =154 |spl_JPN =105

|bwin_USA =1 |bloss_USA =2 |sw_USA =4 |sl_USA =8 |spw_USA =122 |spl_USA =167

|bwin_HUN =0 |bloss_HUN =3 |sw_HUN =2 |sl_HUN =9 |spw_HUN =106 |spl_HUN =160

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF= Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_Q5=#dfefff|text_Q5=5th–8th place

|result3=Q5|result4=Q5

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–1|{{vbw|USA}}|15–11|15–3|12–15|15–2||57–31}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Nov|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–0|{{vbw|HUN}}|15–6|15–7|15–7|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–0|{{vbw|HUN}}|15–10|15–5|15–6|||45–21}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Nov|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–0|{{vbw|USA}}|15–2|15–6|15–13|||45–21}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Nov|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–2|{{vbw|HUN}}|15–10|10–15|14–16|16–14|15–10|70–65}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–2|{{vbw|JPN}}|8–15|15–12|15–9|11–15|15–13|64–64}}

{{end}}

==Pool B==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vb|KOR}}

| team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}

| team3 = PER | name_PER ={{vb|PER}}

| team4 = URS | name_URS ={{vb|URS}}

|bwin_KOR =3 |bloss_KOR =0 |sw_KOR =9 |sl_KOR =4 |spw_KOR =177 |spl_KOR =145

|bwin_CUB =2 |bloss_CUB =1 |sw_CUB =8 |sl_CUB =4 |spw_CUB =169 |spl_CUB =125

|bwin_PER =1 |bloss_PER =2 |sw_PER =6 |sl_PER =6 |spw_PER =139 |spl_PER =131

|bwin_URS =0 |bloss_URS =3 |sw_URS =0 |sl_URS =9 |spw_URS =51 |spl_URS =135

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF= Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_Q5=#dfefff|text_Q5=5th–8th place

|result3=Q5|result4=Q5

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Nov|{{vbw-rt|PER}}|3–0|{{vbw|URS}}|15–4|15–1|15–6|||45–11}}

{{Vb res 2|7 Nov|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–2|{{vbw|CUB}}|15–11|13–15|6–15|15–12|18–16|67–69}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|URS}}|15–6|15–5|15–9|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|8 Nov|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–2|{{vbw|PER}}|15–11|15–4|10–15|10–15|15–11|65–56}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Nov|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vbw|URS}}|15–8|15–8|15–4|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|10 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–1|{{vbw|PER}}|15–6|10–15|15–10|15–7||55–38}}

{{end}}

=Final round=

==5th–8th places==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| highest_pos=5

| team5 = PER | name_PER ={{vb|PER}}

| team6 = HUN | name_HUN ={{vb|HUN}}

| team7 = USA | name_USA ={{vb|USA}}

| team8 = URS | name_URS ={{vb|URS}}

|bwin_PER =3 |bloss_PER =0 |sw_PER =9 |sl_PER =2 |spw_PER =162 |spl_PER =97

|bwin_HUN =2 |bloss_HUN =1 |sw_HUN =6 |sl_HUN =4 |spw_HUN =129 |spl_HUN =120

|bwin_USA =1 |bloss_USA =2 |sw_USA =6 |sl_USA =7 |spw_USA =155 |spl_USA =175

|bwin_URS =0 |bloss_URS =3 |sw_URS =1 |sl_URS =9 |spw_URS =93 |spl_URS =147

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|12 Nov|{{vbw-rt|PER}}|3–0|{{vbw|HUN}}|15–11|15–8|15–9|||45–28}}

{{Vb res 2|12 Nov|{{vbw-rt|USA}}|3–1|{{vbw|URS}}|15–12|12–15|15–13|15–7||57–47}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Nov|{{vbw-rt|HUN}}|3–1|{{vbw|USA}}|7–15|18–16|16–14|15–2||56–47}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Nov|{{vbw-rt|PER}}|3–0|{{vbw|URS}}|15–10|15–2|15–6|||45–18}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Nov|{{vbw-rt|HUN}}|3–0|{{vbw|URS}}|15–11|15–8|15–9|||45–28}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Nov|{{vbw-rt|PER}}|3–2|{{vbw|USA}}|12–15|13–15|15–4|15–2|17–15|72–51}}

{{end}}

==Final places==

Location: Osaka

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vb|JPN}}

| team2 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vb|CUB}}

| team3 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vb|KOR}}

| team4 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vb|CHN}}

|bwin_JPN =3 |bloss_JPN =0 |sw_JPN =9 |sl_JPN =2 |spw_JPN =157 |spl_JPN =99

|bwin_CUB =1 |bloss_CUB =2 |sw_CUB =5 |sl_CUB =6 |spw_CUB =124 |spl_CUB =132

|bwin_KOR =1 |bloss_KOR =2 |sw_KOR =4 |sl_KOR =6 |spw_KOR =113 |spl_KOR =136

|bwin_CHN =1 |bloss_CHN =2 |sw_CHN =4 |sl_CHN =8 |spw_CHN =136 |spl_CHN =163

|source=

}}

{{Vb res start 2}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Nov|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–0|{{vbw|CUB}}|15–1|15–9|15–10|||45–20}}

{{Vb res 2|13 Nov|{{vbw-rt|KOR}}|3–0|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–12|15–9|17–15|||47–36}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CUB}}|3–0|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–7|16–14|15–3|||46–24}}

{{Vb res 2|14 Nov|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–1|{{vbw|CHN}}|15–4|15–9|13–15|15–9||58–37}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Nov|{{vbw-rt|CHN}}|3–2|{{vbw|CUB}}|6–15|15–6|12–15|15–13|15–9|63–58}}

{{Vb res 2|15 Nov|{{vbw-rt|JPN}}|3–1|{{vbw|KOR}}|15–6|15–11|9–15|15–10||54–42}}

{{end}}

Final standing

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Rank

! Team

align=center | {{Gold1}}

| {{vbw|JPN}}

align=center | {{Silver2}}

| {{vbw|CUB}}

align=center | {{Bronze3}}

| {{vbw|KOR}}

align=center | 4

| {{vbw|CHN}}

align=center | 5

| {{vbw|PER}}

align=center | 6

| {{vbw|HUN}}

align=center | 7

| {{vbw|USA}}

align=center | 8

| {{vbw|URS}}

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{{winners|vbw|1977 Women's World Cup champions|JPN|1st}}

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Team roster
Takako Shirai, Noriko Matsuda, Yumi Egami, Echiko Maeda, Yuko Arakida, Katsuko Kanesaka, Juri Yokoyama, Hiromi Yano, Mariko Yoshida, Kayoko Sudo, Shoko Takayanagi, Rieko Mizuhara
Head coach
Shigeo Yamada

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Awards

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