The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification is the process that a national men's volleyball team goes through to qualify for the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
Qualifying tournaments are held within the five FIVB continental zones (Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America), and are organized by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIVB decides beforehand the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the continental zones, based on the numbers or relative strength of the confederations' teams.
History Summary + Allocations of FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Allocation 1949(10) 1952(11) 1956(24) 1960(14) 1962(21) 1966(22) 1970(24) 1974(24) 1978(24) 1982(24) 1986(16) 1990(16) 1994(16) 1998(24) 2002(24) 2006(24) 2010(24) 2014(24) 2018(24) 2022(24) 2025(32) Africa 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Asia and Oceania 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 Europe 5 8 3 3 3 1 1 1 11 10 9 8 8 10 8 3 North, Central America and Caribbean 2 2 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 South America 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 Host nation(s)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 Defending champions 1 1 1 1 1 1 World Championship 11 6 8 12 12 7 7 2 World Qualifiers 3 3 6 Olympic champions 1 Wild cards9 10 23 13 20 2 1 World ranking 15
Graphical Africa Asia and Oceania Europe North, Central America and Caribbean South America H; host Tournament H234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132 1949 9 1952 2 8 1956 3 17 2 1 1960 1 6 1 5 1962 1 4 14 1 1966 3 15 2 1 1970 2 4 13 2 2 1974 2 3 10 6 2 1978 2 3 11 4 3 1982 2 5 9 4 3 1986 1 3 6 2 3 1990 1 2 7 3 2 1994 1 3 6 3 2 1998 2 5 11 3 2 2002 2 5 11 3 2 2006 2 5 9 4 3 2010 3 4 8 5 3 2014 3 4 8 5 3 3 4 8 5 2 3 4 8 5 2 2025 4 5 15 3 4
Qualification competition used +Competition1949(10)1952(11)1956(24)1960(14)1962(21)1966(22)1970(24)1974(24)1978(24)1982(24)1986(16)1990(16)1994(16)1998(24)2002(24)2006(24)2010(24)2014(24)2018(24)2022(24)2025(32)Summer Olympics World Championship African Championship Asian Championship European Championship NORCECA Championship South American Championship
Participation These are the number of teams that participated in all levels of qualification for the World Championship since 1998: Year Teams entered Africa Asia and Oceania Europe NORCECA South America Total1998 6 10+1 28 7 4 55+12002 8 12 28+1 10 3+1 61+22006 13 19+1 35 20 7+1 94+22010 13 21 34+1 33 8+1 109+22014 33 28 43+1 39 6 149+12018 21 20 39+3 39 8 127+3
Current format ConfederationSlotsCAVB (Africa)3AVC (Asia and Oceania)3CEV (Europe)3NORCECA (North America)3CSV (South America)3World ranked non-qualified teams15 Total 32 (30++)
First appearance in qualification (1998–2022) Note: Only teams that played at least one match are considered for the purposes of first appearance. Teams that withdrew prior to the qualification, or that qualified to the World Championship by walkover due to other teams' withdrawals, are not considered.
Edition Africa Asia and Oceania Europe North, Central America and Caribbean South America Total 199855 200213 200637 201022 201439 20185 20220 20250
See also National team appearances in the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC) List of FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualifications
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