2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification

The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship featured 24 teams. Three places were allocated to the hosts, Italy and Bulgaria and the titleholder, Poland. The remaining 21 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.[1]

Qualified teams

  Team qualified for World Championship
  Team failed to qualify for World Championship
  Team withdrew for World Championship
  Team expelled from the tournament by FIVB prior to playing a match
Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances
Total First Last
 Italy CEV Host Country 9 December 2015 16 1949 2014
 Bulgaria CEV Host Country 9 December 2015 17 1949 2014
 Poland CEV Defending Champions 21 September 2014 16 1949 2014
 Serbia1 CEV CEV Second Round Pool E Winners 27 May 2017 9 1956 2014
 Netherlands CEV CEV Second Round Pool B Winners 28 May 2017 11 1949 2002
 Slovenia CEV CEV Second Round Pool C Winners 28 May 2017 0
 Finland CEV CEV Second Round Pool F Winners 28 May 2017 7 1952 2014
 Russia2 CEV CEV Second Round Pool D Winners 28 May 2017 18 1949 2014
 France CEV CEV Second Round Pool A Winners 28 May 2017 15 1949 2014
 Japan AVC AVC Final Round Pool B Winners 15 July 2017 14 1960 2010
 Australia AVC AVC Final Round Pool B Runners-up 16 July 2017 6 1982 2014
 Belgium CEV CEV Third Round Pool G Winners 23 July 2017 8 1949 2014
 Brazil CSV CSV Championship Winners 11 August 2017 16 1956 2014
 China AVC AVC Final Round Pool A Runners-up 13 August 2017 13 1956 2014
 Iran AVC AVC Final Round Pool A Winners 13 August 2017 5 1970 2014
 Argentina CSV CSV Qualifier Winners 2 September 2017 11 1960 2014
 Dominican Republic NORCECA NORCECA Championship Runners-up 30 September 2017 1 1974 1974
 United States NORCECA NORCECA Championship Winners 30 September 2017 15 1956 2014
 Canada NORCECA NORCECA Championship 3rd place 1 October 2017 10 1974 2014
 Tunisia CAVB CAVB Championship Winners 27 October 2017 9 1962 2014
 Egypt CAVB CAVB Championship Runners-up 27 October 2017 8 1974 2014
 Cameroon CAVB CAVB Championship 3rd place 29 October 2017 3 1990 2014
 Puerto Rico NORCECA NORCECA Final Four Winners 12 November 2017 4 1974 2014
 Cuba NORCECA NORCECA Final Four Runners-up 12 November 2017 14 1956 2014
Notes
1 Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1990 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1994 to 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia.
2 Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 7th appearance as Russia.

Qualification process

The distribution by confederation for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:[1]

  • Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
  • Africa (CAVB): 3 places
  • Europe (CEV): 7 places (+ Italy and Bulgaria qualified automatically as host nations and Poland qualified automatically as the reigning champions for a total of 10 places)
  • South America (CSV): 2 places
  • North America (NORCECA): 5 places

Summary of qualification

Confederation Teams started Teams that have qualified Teams that can still qualify Teams that have been eliminated Remaining places in finals Total places in finals Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
AVC2040160415 September 201614 August 2017
CAVB2130180320 May 201729 October 2017
CEV39+37+303207+313 May 201623 July 2017
CSV8206027 August 20172 September 2017
NORCECA395034059 July 201612 November 2017
Total127+321+30106021+313 May 201612 November 2017

Note: CEV total includes +3 for Italy as co-hosts, Bulgaria as co-hosts, and Poland as reigning champions.

Confederation qualification

AVC

Teams

Final positions (Final round)

The draw for the second round was held on 19 March 2017, at the Dusit Princess Srinakarin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

CAVB

Teams

Final positions (CAVB Championship)

Preliminary round
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs main round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Oct14:00Algeria  3–0  DR Congo 25–1925–1325–19  75–51 
26 Oct16:00Tunisia  3–0  Morocco 25–2125–1725–22  75–60 
26 Oct18:00Cameroon  3–2  Libya 27–2522–2525–2123–2515–9112–105 
26 Oct20:00Egypt  3–0  Rwanda 25–1425–1825–14  75–46 
Play-offs main round

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Losers qualified for Play-offs second round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct19:00Algeria  2–3  Tunisia 27–2514–2525–2123–2515–17104–113 
27 Oct21:00Egypt  3–0  Cameroon 26–2425–2225–23  76–69 
Play-offs second round

Winner qualified for 2018 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct18:00Cameroon  3–1  Algeria 23–2525–2125–2127–25 100–92 

CEV

Teams

Final positions (Second round)

Final positions (Third round)

Pool G
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Belgium 5 5 15
2  Estonia 5 3 10
3  Germany 5 3 8
4  Slovakia 5 2 6
5  Spain 5 2 5
6  Belarus 5 0 1

CSV

Teams

Final positions (CSV Championship)

Preliminary round
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Aug18:30Brazil  3–0  Chile 25–2025–1225–14  75–46Result
10 Aug20:30Argentina  2–3  Venezuela 24–2625–1526–2424–2613–15112–106Result
Play-offs final

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Aug20:30Venezuela  0–3  Brazil 21–256–2518–25  45–75Result

Final positions (Qualification tournament)

Qualification Tournament
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Argentina 2 2 6
2  Chile 2 1 3
3  Venezuela 2 0 0

NORCECA

Teams

Withdrawal
  •  Bonaire (First Round)
  •  Saba (First Round)

Final positions (NORCECA Championship)

Preliminary round
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs main round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep17:00Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  Dominican Republic 18–2522–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
29 Sep19:00United States  3–0  Costa Rica 25–1125–725–8  75–26P2 P3
Play-offs main round

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Losers qualified for Play-offs second round

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep17:48Mexico  0–3  Dominican Republic 20–2523–2523–25  66–75P2 P3
30 Sep19:25Canada  0–3  United States 20–2522–2521–25  63–75P2 P3
Play-offs second round

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct15:00Mexico  1–3  Canada 25–2113–2525–2718–25 81–98P2 P3

Final positions (Final four)

Final Four
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Puerto Rico 3 2 10
2  Cuba 3 2 10
3  Mexico 3 2 10
4  Guatemala 3 0 0

References

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