The CEV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for nine places at the finals in Japan. [1]
35 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–8 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 9–20 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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England (—) | Hungary (54) | Estonia (54) |
Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
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Czech Republic (16) |
Pool I | Pool J | Pool K | Pool L |
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Serbia and Montenegro (3) | France (4) |
3rd Pool I |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 95 | 1.579 |
2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 131 | 119 | 1.101 |
3 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 83 | 150 | 0.553 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Jan | 14:00 | England | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–10 | 75–39 | Report | ||
14 Jan | 19:30 | Scotland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 75–44 | Report | ||
15 Jan | 18:00 | England | 3–0 | Scotland | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 75–56 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 267 | 236 | 1.131 |
2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 243 | 203 | 1.197 |
3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 255 | 0.929 |
4 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 198 | 251 | 0.789 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 May | 15:30 | Moldova | 0–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 67–75 | Report | ||
13 May | 18:00 | Hungary | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 27–25 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 77–58 | Report | ||
14 May | 15:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–16 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 97–78 | Report | |
14 May | 18:00 | Moldova | 0–3 | Hungary | 17–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | 50–75 | Report | ||
15 May | 15:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Moldova | 25–19 | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–16 | 101–81 | Report | |
15 May | 17:30 | Hungary | 1–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 91–95 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 268 | 230 | 1.165 |
2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 237 | 225 | 1.053 |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 282 | 276 | 1.022 |
4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 227 | 0.753 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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06 May | 16:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Belarus | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 92–99 | Report | |
06 May | 18:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Norway | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 75–54 | Report | ||
07 May | 16:00 | Norway | 0–3 | Belarus | 15–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
07 May | 18:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Belgium | 26–24 | 28–26 | 24–26 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 117–113 | Report |
08 May | 16:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Norway | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 77–60 | Report | ||
08 May | 18:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Romania | 24–26 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 63–76 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 150 | 1.507 |
2 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 231 | 255 | 0.906 |
3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 215 | 230 | 0.935 |
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 207 | 244 | 0.848 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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29 Apr | 17:30 | Estonia | 3–0 | Albania | 25–21 | 25–7 | 25–12 | 75–40 | Report | ||
29 Apr | 20:00 | Israel | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 75–57 | Report | ||
30 Apr | 15:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Estonia | 13–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 51–75 | Report | ||
30 Apr | 17:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Albania | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 91–93 | Report | |
01 May | 12:30 | Albania | 3–1 | Israel | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 28–26 | 98–89 | Report | |
01 May | 15:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–18 | 26–24 | 25–17 | 76–59 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 197 | 1.254 |
2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 232 | 0.991 |
3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 213 | 239 | 0.891 |
4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 260 | 282 | 0.922 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 May | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 75–60 | Report | ||
13 May | 20:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Romania | 25–13 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | 89–90 | Report | |
14 May | 17:30 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 11–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 79–97 | Report | |
14 May | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–65 | Report | ||
15 May | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Romania | 25–14 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 75–58 | Report | ||
15 May | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Slovakia | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 95–92 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 266 | 225 | 1.182 |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 239 | 204 | 1.172 |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 215 | 234 | 0.919 |
4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 168 | 225 | 0.747 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 May | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | England | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 75–55 | Report | ||
27 May | 19:30 | Denmark | 1–3 | Ukraine | 14–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 85–97 | Report | |
28 May | 16:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 55–75 | Report | ||
28 May | 19:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | England | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–12 | 75–51 | Report | ||
29 May | 12:00 | England | 0–3 | Denmark | 23–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 62–75 | Report | ||
29 May | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Ukraine | 25–19 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 89–94 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 254 | 1.071 |
2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 249 | 214 | 1.164 |
3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 264 | 273 | 0.967 |
4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 203 | 247 | 0.822 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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20 May | 19:00 | Latvia | 0–3 | Estonia | 30–32 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 69–82 | Report | ||
20 May | 21:30 | Portugal | 3–0 | Austria | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–17 | 76–63 | Report | ||
21 May | 16:45 | Portugal | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–22 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 92–92 | Report | |
21 May | 19:00 | Latvia | 3–1 | Austria | 25–23 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 96–87 | Report | |
22 May | 13:45 | Austria | 0–3 | Estonia | 22–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
22 May | 16:00 | Portugal | 3–1 | Latvia | 25–23 | 29–31 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 104–99 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 247 | 1.150 |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 286 | 274 | 1.044 |
3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 229 | 240 | 0.954 |
4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 251 | 289 | 0.869 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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27 May | 18:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–62 | Report | ||
27 May | 20:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–20 | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 100–87 | Report | |
28 May | 14:00 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 27–29 | 89–99 | Report | |
28 May | 16:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | Finland | 25–23 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 98–111 | Report |
29 May | 14:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 26–28 | 66–78 | Report | ||
29 May | 16:30 | Finland | 3–1 | Germany | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 98–87 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 307 | 276 | 1.112 |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 253 | 218 | 1.161 |
3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 274 | 295 | 0.929 |
4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 217 | 262 | 0.828 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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29 Jul | 18:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Ukraine | 34–32 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 27–29 | 15–11 | 121–114 | Report |
29 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Spain | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 75–59 | Report | ||
30 Jul | 18:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 14–25 | 26–28 | 60–78 | Report | ||
30 Jul | 20:30 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Italy | 13–25 | 24–26 | 14–25 | 51–76 | Report | ||
31 Jul | 18:00 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Spain | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 109–98 | Report |
31 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 16–18 | 102–108 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 273 | 245 | 1.114 |
2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 247 | 236 | 1.047 |
3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 240 | 244 | 0.984 |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 215 | 250 | 0.860 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Jul | 18:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 91–96 | Report | |
18 Jul | 21:00 | Greece | 3–2 | Portugal | 23–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 112–102 | Report |
19 Jul | 18:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Portugal | 30–28 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 80–63 | Report | ||
19 Jul | 21:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Greece | 22–25 | 23–25 | 27–29 | 72–79 | Report | ||
20 Jul | 18:30 | Portugal | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–52 | Report | ||
20 Jul | 21:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–21 | 32–30 | 25–20 | 82–71 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 209 | 1.301 |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 227 | 214 | 1.061 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 217 | 243 | 0.893 |
4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 177 | 227 | 0.780 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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28 Jul | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 75–56 | Report | ||
28 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–0 | Finland | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 75–48 | Report | ||
29 Jul | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Finland | 25–18 | 27–25 | 25–22 | 77–65 | Report | ||
29 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 94–77 | Report | |
30 Jul | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 75–64 | Report | ||
30 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–1 | Netherlands | 28–30 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 103–84 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 273 | 235 | 1.162 |
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 289 | 267 | 1.082 |
3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 239 | 245 | 0.976 |
4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 194 | 248 | 0.782 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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15 Jul | 19:00 | Estonia | 1–3 | Poland | 25–23 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 79–98 | Report | |
15 Jul | 21:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 37–39 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 84–90 | Report | ||
16 Jul | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 92–80 | Report | |
16 Jul | 21:30 | Estonia | 0–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | 52–75 | Report | ||
17 Jul | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–63 | Report | ||
17 Jul | 19:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 108–99 | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
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1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 278 | 251 | 1.108 |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 261 | 250 | 1.044 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 291 | 286 | 1.017 |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 257 | 300 | 0.857 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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19 Aug | 15:30 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Portugal | 23–25 | 29–27 | 14–25 | 22–25 | 88–102 | Report | |
19 Aug | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 15–13 | 104–105 | Report |
20 Aug | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 99–84 | Report | |
20 Aug | 20:30 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Portugal | 18–25 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 87–97 | Report | |
21 Aug | 15:30 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 85–99 | Report | |
21 Aug | 18:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | Report |
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