September 24, 2010 to October 10, 2010 - Italy

For the U.S. Men's 2010 World Championships Media Guide, click here.

News
Oct. 10, 2010: Clay Stanley Wins Best Server Award at World Championship
Oct. 9, 2010: U.S. Men Fall to Russia for Sixth Place Finish
Oct. 8, 2010: U.S. Men to Face Russia for Fifth Place
Oct. 7, 2010: U.S. Men to Play for Fifth Place
Oct. 5, 2010: Host Italy Comes Back to Defeat U.S. Men
Oct. 4, 2010: U.S. Men Stun France with Sweep at World Championship
Oct. 3, 2010: U.S. Men Among Final 12 Teams at Worlds
Oct. 1, 2010: U.S. Men Win Five-Set Battle over Cameroon
Sept. 30, 2010: Czechs Hand U.S. Men First Worlds Loss
Sept. 28, 2010: U.S. Men to Dive into New Pool at World Championship
Sept. 27, 2010: U.S. Men Top Argentina, Win Pool D
Sept. 26, 2010: U.S. Men Victorious over Venezuela at Worlds
Sept. 25, 2010: U.S. Men Rally to Defeat Mexico at Worlds
Sept. 23, 2010: Salvatore Relishing New Challenge in Officiating
Sept. 23, 2010: U.S. Men Begin Worlds Campaign in Italy
Sept. 23, 2010: U.S. Men Win Second Scrimmage in Italy
Sept. 21, 2010: U.S. Men Sweep Gela in Friendly Match
Sept. 17, 2010: USAV Reveals Men's Final World Championship Roster
Sept. 14, 2010: Red Team Tops Blue at U.S. Men's Scrimmage
Sept. 2: USAV Announces Preliminary Roster for World Championships

2010 FIVB World Championship Roster
(12 players are chosen from 14-man roster prior to each match)

No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Carson Clark (Opp, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Irvine)
17 Max Holt (MB, 6-9, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
19 Alfee Reft (L, 5-10, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai'i)

Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Leader: Greg Vernovage (Susquehanna, Pa.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Trainer: Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Team Doctors: Andrew Gregory (Nashville, Tenn.) and Keith Feder (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)

For the U.S. schedule for the opening round of pool play, click here.
For the full tournament formula, click here.
To reach the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship page, click here.
To visit the tournament organizer's web site, click here.
For more information on the U.S. Men's National Team, click here.
To read team leader Greg Vernovage's blog, click here.
To visit the match photo galleries, click here.

Final Standings: 1. Brazil, 2. Cuba, 3. Serbia, 4. Italy, 5. Russia, 6. USA, 7. Bulgaria, 8. German, 9. Argentina, 10. Czech Republic, 11. France, 12. Spain, 13T. Cameroon, 13T. Egypt, 13T. Japan, 13T. Mexico, 13T. Poland, 13T Puerto Rico, 19T. Australia, 19T. Canada, 19T. China, 19T. Iran, 19T. Tunisia, 19T. Venezuela

First Round Pools for the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championships

Pool A: Italy, Japan, Egypt, Iran
Pool B: Brazil, Spain, Cuba, Tunisia
Pool C: Russia, Puerto Rico, Australia, Cameroon
Pool D: United States, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico
Pool E: Bulgaria, China, France, Czech Republic
Pool F: Serbia, Poland, Germany, Canada

Classification 5-8 Results
Oct. 9: Russia def. Bulgaria, 25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23
Oct. 9: USA def. Germany, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23
Oct. 10: Bulgaria def. Germany, 26-24, 26-24, 25-21
Oct. 10: Russia def. USA, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19

Pool O Results (Rome)
Oct. 4: USA def. France, 25-16, 25-14, 25-23
Oct. 5: Italy def. USA, 14-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-22
Oct. 6: Italy def France, 25-18, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19

Pool O Final Standings
Rank Team (Matches Won-Lost) Points; Point Ratio
1. ITA (2-0) 4; 1.067
2. USA (1-1) 3; 1.179
3. FRA (0-2) 2; 0.783

Pool L Results (Ancona)
Sept. 30: Czech Republic def. USA, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22
Oct. 1: USA def. Cameroon, 23-25, 25-14, 25-27, 25-20, 15-7
Oct. 2: Czech Republic def. Cameroon, 25-17, 25-18, 25-17

Pool L Final Standings
Rank Team (Matches Won-Lost) Points; Point Ratio
1. Czech Republic (2-0) 4; 1.304
2. USA (1-1) 3; 1.048
3. Cameroon (0-2) 1; 0.771

Pool D First Round Results (Reggio Calabria)
Sept. 25: Argentina def. Venezuela, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18
Sept: 25: USA def. Mexico, 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11
Sept. 26: Argentina def. Mexico, 25-12, 25-19, 17-25, 25-15
Sept. 26: USA def. Venezuela, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19
Sept. 27: Mexico def. Venezuela, 25-22, 25-20, 25-20
Sept. 27: USA def. Argentina, 22-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-20

Pool D Final Standings
Rank Team (Matches Won-Lost) Points; Point Ratio
1. USA (3-0) 6; 1.102
2. Argentina (2-1) 5; 1.136
3. Mexico (1-2) 4; 0.950
4. Venezuela (0-3) 3; 0.804