List of FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualifications
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification is the process that a national men's volleyball team goes through to qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship finals.
Qualifying tournaments are held within the five FIVB continental zones (Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIVB decides beforehand the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the continental zones, based on the numbers or relative strength of the confederations' teams.
History
Summary
Allocation | 1949![]() (10) | 1952![]() (11) | 1956![]() (24) | 1960![]() (14) | 1962![]() (21) | 1966![]() (22) | 1970![]() (24) | 1974![]() (24) | 1978![]() (24) | 1982![]() (24) | 1986![]() (16) | 1990![]() (16) | 1994![]() (16) | 1998![]() (24) | 2002![]() (24) | 2006![]() (24) | 2010![]() (24) | 2014![]() (24) | 2018![]() ![]() (24) | 2022![]() ![]() (24) |
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Africa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Asia & Oceania | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Europe | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||||
North and Central America and Caribbean | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
South America | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Host nation(s) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Defending champions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
World Championship | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
World Qualifiers | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic champions | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wild cards | 9 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
Graphical
- Africa
- Asia and Oceania
- Europe
- North, Central America and Caribbean
- South America
- H; host
Tournament | H | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Qualification competition used
Competition | 1949![]() (10) | 1952![]() (11) | 1956![]() (24) | 1960![]() (14) | 1962![]() (21) | 1966![]() (22) | 1970![]() (24) | 1974![]() (24) | 1978![]() (24) | 1982![]() (24) | 1986![]() (16) | 1990![]() (16) | 1994![]() (16) | 1998![]() (24) | 2002![]() (24) | 2006![]() (24) | 2010![]() (24) | 2014![]() (24) | 2018![]() ![]() (24) | 2022![]() ![]() (24) |
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Summer Olympics | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
World Championship | — | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
African Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Asian Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
European Championship | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
NORCECA Championship | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
South American Championship | — | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Participation
These are the number of teams that participated in all levels of qualification for the World Championship since 1998:
Year | Teams entered | |||||
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Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | NORCECA | South America | Total | |
1998 | 6 | 10+1 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 55+1 |
2002 | 8 | 12 | 28+1 | 10 | 3+1 | 61+2 |
2006 | 13 | 19+1 | 35 | 20 | 7+1 | 94+2 |
2010 | 13 | 21 | 34+1 | 33 | 8+1 | 109+2 |
2014 | 33 | 28 | 43+1 | 39 | 6 | 149+1 |
2018 | 21 | 20 | 39+3 | 39 | 8 | 127+3 |
Current format
Confederation | Slots |
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CAVB (Africa) | 2 |
AVC (Asia and Oceania) | 2 |
CEV (Europe) | 2 |
NORCECA (North America) | 2 |
CSV (South America) | 2 |
World ranked non-qualified teams | 12 |
Total | 24 (22+H+C) |
First appearance in qualification (1998–2022)
Note: Only teams that played at least one match are considered for the purposes of first appearance. Teams that withdrew prior to the qualification, or that qualified to the World Championship by walkover due to other teams' withdrawals, are not considered.
Edition | Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North, Central America and Caribbean | South America | Total |
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![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
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![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
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![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 | |||
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See also
- National team appearances in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (AVC)
- List of FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualifications
References
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- Czechoslovakia 1949
- Soviet Union 1952
- France 1956
- Brazil 1960
- Soviet Union 1962
- Czechoslovakia 1966
- Bulgaria 1970
- Mexico 1974
- Italy 1978
- Argentina 1982
- France 1986
- Brazil 1990
- Greece 1994
- Japan 1998
- Argentina 2002
- Japan 2006
- Italy 2010
- Poland 2014
- Italy / Bulgaria 2018
- Poland / Slovenia 2022
- Philippines 2025
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