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2008 FIVB Volleyball World League

International sport competition

Field	Value
competition	World League
continent	World
year	2008
logo	Maracanãzinho (4712854723).jpg
size	240px
caption	The final round was held at Maracanãzinho
host	(Final)
dates	13 June – 27 July
teams	16
venues	41
cities	41
champions	USA
title_number	1
mvp	USA Lloy Ball
website	[FIVB](https://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2008/)
last	2007 FIVB Volleyball World League
next	2009 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2008 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 13 June to 27 July 2008. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D

Intercontinental round

The Final Round hosts Brazil, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Brazil are ranked first in Pool A, the team ranked second of Pool A will qualify for the Final Round.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Final round

Venue: BRA Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Pool play

Pool E

Pool F

Final four

|26 July||3||0 |26 July||0||3 |27 July||1||3 |27 July||3||1

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
10
13

Awards

Most valuable player
: USA Lloy Ball
Best scorer
: SRB Ivan Miljković
Best spiker
: BRA Dante Amaral
Best blocker
: SRB Marko Podraščanin
Best server
: BRA Gilberto Godoy Filho
Best setter
: USA Lloy Ball
Best libero
: USA Richard Lambourne

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