2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

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The 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship features 24 teams. Three places are allocated to the hosts, the Netherlands and Poland, and the current titleholder, Serbia. Ten places were to be allocated to the top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places were to be allocated to the top eleven teams in the FIVB World Ranking that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria. [1] Following the cancellation of the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, AVC allocated two quota spots to China and Japan, the top two teams in the AVC Continental Ranking. [2]

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Qualification summary

On 1 March 2022, FIVB declared Russia and Belarus not eligible for international and continental competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Russia was disqualified. [3]

Qualified teams

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia CEV 5 a 1978 2018 Champions (2018)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands CEV 14 1956 2018 4th place (2018)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland CEV 10 1952 2010 Runners-up (1952)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NORCECA 8 1974 2018 5th place (2014)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico NORCECA 7 1974 2018 10th place (2002)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CEV 11 1978 2018 Champions (2002)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey CEV 4 2006 2018 6th place (2010)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China AVC 14 1956 2018 Champions (1982, 1986)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan AVC 16 1960 2018 Champions (1962, 1967, 1974)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CSV 16 1956 2018 Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia CSV 0NoneNone
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon CAVB 3 2006 2018 21st place (2006, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya CAVB 6 1994 2018 13th place (1994, 1998)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States NORCECA 16 1956 2018 Champions (2014)
Flag of the Volleyball Federation of Russia.svg VFR b CEV 17 b 1952 2018 Champions (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006, 2010)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany CEV 16 c 1956 2018 4th place (1974, 1986)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium CEV 3 1956 2014 11th place (2014)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea AVC 12 1967 2018 3rd place (1967, 1974)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria CEV 12 1952 2018 4th place (1952)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NORCECA 9 1974 2018 11th place (1974, 1982)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand AVC 5 1998 2018 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina CSV 6 1960 2018 8th place (1960)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic CEV 11 d 1952 2010 3rd place (1952, 1960)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan AVC 4 2006 2018 15th place (2006)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia CEV 3 1998 2014 6th place (1998)
Notes
aCompeted as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 (1 time) and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 (1 time); 3 appearances as Serbia.
bCompeted as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990 (10 times); 7 appearances as Russia. Russia was suspended to compete under it national title due to violating WADA regulation. Later, the team was removed from all FIVB and continental competitions due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
cCompeted as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 7 appearances as Germany.
dCompeted as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986 (8 times); 3 appearances as Czech Republic.
eTurkey qualified from the continental championship due to the runners-up, Serbia, have qualified as defending champions.
f 2021 Asian Championship was cancelled, The continental spots decided by AVC ranking.

Timelines

ConfederationTournamentDateVenueTeams
AVC (Asia and Oceania) 2019 Asian Championship 17–25 August 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 13
2021 Asian Championship 15–22 May 2022 Flag of the Philippines.svg San Fernando, Pampanga 7
CAVB (Africa) 2021 African Nations' Championship 12–19 September 2021 Flag of Rwanda.svg Kigali 9
CEV (Europe) EuroVolley 2019 23 August–8 September 2019 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava, Flag of Turkey.svg Ankara 21+3
EuroVolley 2021 qualification Pool A10–15 May 2021 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk 3
Pool B7–16 May 2021 Flag of Portugal.svg Matosinhos, Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi 4
Pool C7–15 May 2021 Flag of Greece.svg Larissa, Flag of Austria.svg Graz 4
Pool D7–15 May 2021 Flag of Montenegro.svg Podgorica, Flag of Slovakia.svg Nitra 4
Pool E7–16 May 2021 Flag of France.svg Belfort, Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 4
Pool F6–16 May 2021 Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils, Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zenica 4
EuroVolley 2021 18 August–4 September 2021 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plovdiv, Flag of Croatia.svg Zadar, Flag of Romania.svg Cluj-Napoca, Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 21+3
CSV (South America) 2021 South American Championship 15–19 September 2021 Flag of Colombia.svg Barrancabermeja 5
NORCECA (North America) 2021 NORCECA Championship 26–31 August 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 7

Host countries

FIVB reserved berths for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship host countries to participate in the tournament.

Current world champions

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.

CEV (Europe)

First round (EuroVolley 2019)

Of the 24 qualified teams, top eight teams excluding EuroVolley 2021 host countries qualified for the third round.

Ranking of the top twelve teams

PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 920
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 922
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 917
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 718
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 718
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 716
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 611
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 610
9Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 68
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 66
11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 65
12Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 65

Second round (EuroVolley 2021 qualification)

Of the 23 qualified teams, winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the third round.

Third round (EuroVolley 2021)

Of the 24 qualified teams, winner and runner-up excluding the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

CSV (South America)

First round (2021 South American Championship)

Of the 5 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

CAVB (African)

First round (2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship)

Of the 9 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
6Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
7Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
8Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
DSQFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda

NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean)

First round (2021 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship)

Of the 7 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
6Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
7Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

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