2008 Volleyball America's Cup
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The 2008 Volleyball America's Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America. The tournament was held from September 24 to September 28, 2008 in Cuiabá, Brazil.
Competing nations
Squads
First round
Pool A
September 24, 2008
Mexico  |
0–3 |  Brazil |
18-25, 16-25, 20-25 |
September 25, 2008
| Brazil |
3–0 |  Venezuela |
25-20, 25-19, 25-16 |
September 26, 2008
| Venezuela |
3–0 | Mexico |
25-20, 25-17, 25-20 |
Pool B
| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba |
4 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 155 | 1.213 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 171 | 0.895 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 |
| 3 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 211 | 0.929 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 |
September 24, 2008
| Cuba |
3–2 | United States |
25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-8 |
September 25, 2008
| United States |
2–3 | Argentina |
17-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-17, 13-15 |
September 26, 2008
| Argentina |
0–3 | Cuba |
21-25, 16-25, 18-25 |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 2008-09-27 | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 2008-09-28 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 2008-09-27 | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| Venezuela | 2 | |||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2008-09-28 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Venezuela | 3 | |||||
September 27, 2008
| 5th place | Mexico |
0–3 | United States |
23-25, 19-25, 15-25 |
| Semifinal | Brazil |
3–0 | Argentina |
25-17, 25-22, 29-27 |
| Semifinal | Venezuela |
2–3 | Cuba |
25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-17 |
September 28, 2008
| 3rd Place | Argentina |
0–3 | Venezuela |
19-25, 16-25, 16-25 |
| Final | Brazil |
2–3 | Cuba |
24-26, 25-19, 25-27, 25-16, 9-15 |
Final standings
Awards
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best setter
- Best receiver
- Best digger
Martín Meana
- Best libero