2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball 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 Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Italy CEV Host country 9 December 2015 16 1949 2014 Champions (1990, 1994, 1998)
 Bulgaria CEV Host country 9 December 2015 17 1949 2014 Runners-up (1970)
 Poland CEV Defending champions 21 September 2014 16 1949 2014 Champions (1974, 2014)
 Serbia1 CEV CEV Second Round Pool E winners 27 May 2017 9 1956 2014 Runners-up (1998)
 Netherlands CEV CEV Second Round Pool B winners 28 May 2017 11 1949 2002 Runners-up (1994)
 Slovenia CEV CEV Second Round Pool C winners 28 May 2017 0 None None
 Finland CEV CEV Second Round Pool F winners 28 May 2017 7 1952 2014 9th place (2014)
 Russia2 CEV CEV Second Round Pool D winners 28 May 2017 18 1949 2014 Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
 France CEV CEV Second Round Pool A winners 28 May 2017 15 1949 2014 3rd place (2002)
 Japan AVC AVC Final Round Pool B winners 15 July 2017 14 1960 2010 3rd place (1970, 1974)
 Australia AVC AVC Final Round Pool B runners-up 16 July 2017 6 1982 2014 15th place (2014)
 Belgium CEV CEV Third Round Pool G winners 23 July 2017 8 1949 2014 8th place (1970)
 Brazil CSV 2017 South American champions 11 August 2017 16 1956 2014 Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)
 China AVC AVC Final Round Pool A runners-up 13 August 2017 13 1956 2014 7th place (1978, 1982)
 Iran AVC AVC Final Round Pool A winners 13 August 2017 5 1970 2014 6th place (2014)
 Argentina CSV CSV Qualifier winners 2 September 2017 11 1960 2014 3rd place (1982)
 Dominican Republic NORCECA 2017 NORCECA runners-up 30 September 2017 1 1974 22nd place (1974)
 United States NORCECA 2017 NORCECA champions 30 September 2017 15 1956 2014 Champions (1986)
 Canada NORCECA 2017 NORCECA 3rd place 1 October 2017 10 1974 2014 7th place (2014)
 Tunisia CAVB 2017 African champions 27 October 2017 9 1962 2014 15th place (2006)
 Egypt CAVB 2017 African runners-up 27 October 2017 8 1974 2014 13th place (2010)
 Cameroon CAVB 2017 African 3rd place 29 October 2017 3 1990 2014 13th place (2010)
 Puerto Rico NORCECA NORCECA Final Four winners 12 November 2017 4 1974 2014 12th place (2006)
 Cuba NORCECA NORCECA Final Four runners-up 12 November 2017 14 1956 2014 Runners-up (1990, 2010)
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 Men's Volleyball 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
AVC 20 4 0 16 0 4 15 September 2016 14 August 2017
CAVB 21 3 0 18 0 3 20 May 2017 29 October 2017
CEV 39+3 7+3 0 32 0 7+3 13 May 2016 23 July 2017
CSV 8 2 0 6 0 2 7 August 2017 2 September 2017
NORCECA 39 5 0 34 0 5 9 July 2016 12 November 2017
Total 127+3 21+3 0 106 0 21+3 13 May 2016 12 November 2017

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

Confederation qualification

AVC

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

Teams

Withdrawal
Suspension

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]

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship

CAVB

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CAVB)

Teams

  •  Algeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Botswana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Cameroon (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  •  Cape Verde (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Chad (2017 African Championship)
  •  Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  DR Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Egypt (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  •  Ghana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Ivory Coast (first round)
  •  Kenya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Libya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Morocco (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Mozambique (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Niger (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Nigeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  Rwanda (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  •  South Sudan (first round)
  •  Eswatini (first round)
  •  Tunisia (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  •  Uganda (first round)
Withdrawal
  •  Burundi (First Round)
  •  Central African Republic (First Round)
  •  Gabon (First Round)
  •  Gambia (First Round)
  •  Lesotho (First Round)
  •  Madagascar (First Round)
  •  Malawi (First Round)
  •  Mauritius (First Round)
  •  Namibia (First Round)
  •  Senegal (First Round)
  •  Seychelles (First Round)
  •  Sudan (First Round)
  •  Tanzania (First Round)
  •  Zambia (2017 African Championship)
  •  Zimbabwe (First Round)

Final positions (2017 African Championship)

Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
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 Oct 14:00 Algeria  3–0  DR Congo 25–19 25–13 25–19     75–51  
26 Oct 16:00 Tunisia  3–0  Morocco 25–21 25–17 25–22     75–60  
26 Oct 18:00 Cameroon  3–2  Libya 27–25 22–25 25–21 23–25 15–9 112–105  
26 Oct 20:00 Egypt  3–0  Rwanda 25–14 25–18 25–14     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 Oct 19:00 Algeria  2–3  Tunisia 27–25 14–25 25–21 23–25 15–17 104–113  
27 Oct 21:00 Egypt  3–0  Cameroon 26–24 25–22 25–23     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 Oct 18:00 Cameroon  3–1  Algeria 23–25 25–21 25–21 27–25   100–92  

CEV

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CEV)

Teams

  •  Andorra (first round)
  •  Austria (second round)
  •  Azerbaijan (second round)
  •  Belarus (second round → Third Round)
  •  Belgium (second round → Third Round → Qualified)
  •  Croatia (second round)
  •  Cyprus (first round → Second Round)
  •  Czech Republic (second round)
  •  Denmark (second round)
  •  Estonia (second round → Third Round)
  •  Faroe Islands (first round)
  •  Finland (second round → Qualified)
  •  France (second round → Qualified)
  •  Georgia (second round)
  •  Germany (second round → Third Round)
  •  Greece (second round)
  •  Hungary (second round)
  •  Iceland (first round → Second Round)
  •  Israel (second round)
  •  Kosovo (second round)
  •  Latvia (second round)
  •  Luxembourg (first round → Second Round)
  •  Moldova (second round)
  •  Montenegro (second round)
  •  Netherlands (second round → Qualified)
  •  Northern Ireland (first round → Second Round)
  •  Norway (second round)
  •  Portugal (second round)
  •  Romania (second round)
  •  Russia (second round → Qualified)
  •  Scotland (first round)
  •  Serbia (second round → Qualified)
  •  Slovakia (second round → Third Round)
  •  Slovenia (second round → Qualified)
  •  Spain (second round → Third Round)
  •  Sweden (second round)
  •   Switzerland (second round)
  •  Turkey (second round)
  •  Ukraine (second round)

Final positions (second round)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
  Qualification to Third round

Final positions (third round)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
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

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CSV)

Teams

  •  Argentina (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament → Qualified)
  •  Brazil (2017 South American Championship → Qualified)
  •  Chile (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)
  •  Colombia (2017 South American Championship)
  •  Paraguay (2017 South American Championship)
  •  Peru (2017 South American Championship)
  •  Uruguay (2017 South American Championship)
  •  Venezuela (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)

Final positions (2017 South American Championship)

Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals and Qualification tournament
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 Aug 18:30 Brazil  3–0  Chile 25–20 25–12 25–14     75–46 Result
10 Aug 20:30 Argentina  2–3  Venezuela 24–26 25–15 26–24 24–26 13–15 112–106 Result
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 Aug 20:30 Venezuela  0–3  Brazil 21–25 6–25 18–25     45–75 Result

Final positions (qualification tournament)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Qualification Tournament
Rank Team Pld W Pts
1  Argentina 2 2 6
2  Chile 2 1 3
3  Venezuela 2 0 0

NORCECA

Main article: 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

Teams

  •  Anguilla (first round → Second Round)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (first round → Second Round)
  •  Aruba (first round)
  •  Bahamas (first round → Second Round)
  •  Barbados (second round)
  •  Belize (first round)
  •  Bermuda (first round)
  •  British Virgin Islands (first round)
  •  Canada (2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  Cayman Islands (first round)
  •  Costa Rica (2017 NORCECA Championship)
  •  Cuba (final Four → Qualified)
  •  Curaçao (first round → Second Round)
  •  Dominica (second round)
  •  Dominican Republic (first round → 2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
  •  El Salvador (first round)
  •  Grenada (first round)
  •  Guadeloupe (first round)
  •  Guatemala (first round → 2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four)
  •  Haiti (first round → Second Round)
  •  Honduras (first round)
  •  Jamaica (first round → Second Round)
  •  Martinique (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
  •  Mexico (2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four)
  •  Montserrat (first round)
  •  Nicaragua (first round)
  •  Panama (first round)
  •  Puerto Rico (final Four → Qualified)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (first round → Second Round)
  •  Saint Lucia (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
  •  Saint Martin (first round → Second Round)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
  •  Sint Eustatius (first round)
  •  Sint Maarten (first round → Second Round)
  •  Suriname (first round → Second Round)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (first round)
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands (first round)
  •  United States (2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified)
Withdrawal
  •  Bonaire (First Round)
  •  Saba (First Round)

Final positions (2017 NORCECA Championship)

Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs main round
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
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 Sep 17:00 Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  Dominican Republic 18–25 22–25 21–25     61–75 P2 P3
29 Sep 19:00 United States  3–0  Costa Rica 25–11 25–7 25–8     75–26 P2 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 Sep 17:48 Mexico  0–3  Dominican Republic 20–25 23–25 23–25     66–75 P2 P3
30 Sep 19:25 Canada  0–3  United States 20–25 22–25 21–25     63–75 P2 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 Oct 15:00 Mexico  1–3  Canada 25–21 13–25 25–27 18–25   81–98 P2 P3

Final positions (final four)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
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

  1. ^ a b "World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations". FIVB. 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Results of drawing of lots for 2018 FIVB World Championship QT revealed". AVC. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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