2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

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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]

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Qualified teams

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  Team failed to qualify for World Championship
  Team withdrew for World Championship
  Team expelled from the tournament by FIVB prior to playing a match
CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CEV 16 1949 2014 Champions (1990, 1994, 1998)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria CEV 17 1949 2014 Runners-up (1970)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland CEV 16 1949 2014 Champions (1974, 2014)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1 CEV 9 1956 2014 Runners-up (1998)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands CEV 11 1949 2002 Runners-up (1994)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia CEV 0NoneNone
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland CEV 7 1952 2014 9th place (2014)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2 CEV 18 1949 2014 Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
Flag of France.svg  France CEV 15 1949 2014 3rd place (2002)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan AVC 14 1960 2010 3rd place (1970, 1974)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia AVC 6 1982 2014 15th place (2014)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium CEV 8 1949 2014 8th place (1970)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CSV 16 1956 2014 Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVC 13 1956 2014 7th place (1978, 1982)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran AVC 5 1970 2014 6th place (2014)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina CSV 11 1960 2014 3rd place (1982)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NORCECA 1 1974 22nd place (1974)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States NORCECA 15 1956 2014 Champions (1986)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NORCECA 10 1974 2014 7th place (2014)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CAVB 9 1962 2014 15th place (2006)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAVB 8 1974 2014 13th place (2010)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon CAVB 3 1990 2014 13th place (2010)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico NORCECA 4 1974 2014 12th place (2006)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NORCECA 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]

Summary of qualification

World Map FIVB.png
ConfederationTeams startedTeams that have qualifiedTeams that can still qualifyTeams that have been eliminatedRemaining places in finalsTotal places in finalsQualifying start dateQualifying end date
AVC 2040160415 September 201614 August 2017
CAVB 2130180320 May 201729 October 2017
CEV 39+37+303207+313 May 201623 July 2017
CSV 8206027 August 20172 September 2017
NORCECA 395034059 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

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

Teams

  • Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  • Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Chad.svg  Chad (2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  • Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (first round)
  • Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (first round → 2017 African Championship)
  • Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan (first round)
  • Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini (first round)
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (2017 African Championship → Qualified)
  • Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (first round)
Withdrawal

Final positions (2017 African Championship)

Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs main round

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
26 Oct14:00 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 25–1925–1325–19  75–51 
26 Oct16:00 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25–2125–1725–22  75–60 
26 Oct18:00 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 27–2522–2525–2123–2515–9112–105 
26 Oct20:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 25–1425–1825–14  75–46 
Play-offs main round

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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
27 Oct19:00 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27–2514–2525–2123–2515–17104–113 
27 Oct21:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 26–2425–2225–23  76–69 
Play-offs second round

Winner qualified for 2018 World Championship

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Oct18:00 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 23–2525–2125–2127–25 100–92 

CEV

Teams

Final positions (second round)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
  Qualification to Third round

Final positions (third round)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Pool G
RankTeamPldWPts
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5515
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5310
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 538
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 526
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 525
6Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 501

CSV

Teams

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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
10 Aug18:30 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 25–2025–1225–14  75–46 Result
10 Aug20:30 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 24–2625–1526–2424–2613–15112–106 Result
Play-offs final

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
11 Aug20:30 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21–256–2518–25  45–75 Result

Final positions (qualification tournament)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Qualification Tournament
RankTeamPldWPts
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 226
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 213
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 200

NORCECA

Teams

Withdrawal

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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
29 Sep17:00 Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 18–2522–2521–25  61–75 P2 P3
29 Sep19:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 25–1125–725–8  75–26 P2 P3
Play-offs main round

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

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
30 Sep17:48 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 20–2523–2523–25  66–75 P2 P3
30 Sep19:25 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20–2522–2521–25  63–75 P2 P3
Play-offs second round

Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
1 Oct15:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25–2113–2525–2718–25 81–98 P2 P3

Final positions (final four)

  Qualification to 2018 World Championship
Final Four
RankTeamPldWPts
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3210
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3210
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 300

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References

  1. 1 2 "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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