The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship featured 24 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Poland, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, Brazil. The remaining 23 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.[1][2]
Qualified teams[edit]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland |
Host country | 8 September 2008 | 16th |
 Argentina |
2013 South American runners-up | 9 August 2013 | 11th |
 Brazil |
2013 South American champions | 9 August 2013 | 16th |
 Australia |
AVC Pool A winners | 8 September 2013 | 6th |
 South Korea |
AVC Pool D winners | 8 September 2013 | 9th |
 Iran |
AVC Pool B winners | 13 September 2013 | 5th |
 Venezuela |
CSV Qualifier winners | 15 September 2013 | 11th |
 China |
AVC Pool C winners | 22 September 2013 | 13th |
 Russia |
2013 European champions | 28 September 2013 | 18th1 |
 Italy |
2013 European runners-up | 28 September 2013 | 16th |
 Germany |
CEV Pool K winners | 5 January 2014 | 6th2 |
 Serbia |
CEV Pool J winners | 5 January 2014 | 9th3 |
 Bulgaria |
CEV Pool I winners | 5 January 2014 | 17th |
 Belgium |
CEV Pool L winners | 5 January 2014 | 8th |
 France |
CEV Third Round best runners-up | 5 January 2014 | 15th |
 Finland |
CEV Pool M winners | 5 January 2014 | 7th |
 Egypt |
CAVB Pool U winners | 10 February 2014 | 8th |
 Cameroon |
CAVB Pool T winners | 17 February 2014 | 3rd |
 Tunisia |
CAVB Pool V winners | 7 March 2014 | 9th |
 United States |
NORCECA Pool O winners | 18 May 2014 | 15th |
 Canada |
NORCECA Pool Q winners | 19 May 2014 | 10th |
 Cuba |
NORCECA Pool P winners | 24 May 2014 | 14th |
 Mexico |
NORCECA Pool R winners | 25 May 2014 | 5th |
 Puerto Rico |
NORCECA Playoff winners | 20 July 2014 | 4th |
- 1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 6th appearance as Russia.
- 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1966; 4th appearance as Germany.
- 3.^ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 to 2006; 2nd appearance as Serbia.
Confederation qualification processes[edit]
The distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:[1]
- Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
- Africa (CAVB): 3 places
- Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Poland qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
- South America (CSV): 3 places
- North America (NORCECA): 5 places
AVC[edit]
Afghanistan (Zonal Round)- Australia (Final Round)
Bahrain (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)- China (Final Round)
Chinese Taipei (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Hong Kong (Zonal Round)
India (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Indonesia (Zonal Round, Final Round)- Iran (Final Round)
Iraq (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Japan (Final Round)
Jordan (Subzonal Round)
Kazakhstan (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Kuwait (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Lebanon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Maldives (Zonal Round)
Myanmar (Zonal Round)
New Zealand (Final Round)
Pakistan (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Qatar (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Saudi Arabia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)- South Korea (Final Round)
Sri Lanka (Zonal Round)
Syria (Subzonal Round)
Thailand (Zonal Round, Final Round)
United Arab Emirates (Subzonal Round)
Uzbekistan (Zonal Round)
Vietnam (Zonal Round)
CAVB[edit]
Algeria (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Botswana (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Burkina Faso (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Burundi (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)- Cameroon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Cape Verde (Subzonal Round, Final Round)
Chad (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Congo (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)- Egypt (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Gabon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Ghana (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Ivory Coast (Subzonal Round)
Kenya (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Lesotho (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Libya (Subzonal Round)
Malawi (Subzonal Round)
Mauritius (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Morocco (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Mozambique (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Namibia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Niger (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Nigeria (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Rwanda (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Senegal (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Seychelles (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Sierra Leone (Subzonal Round)
Eswatini (Subzonal Round)
Tanzania (Subzonal Round)
Togo (Subzonal Round)- Tunisia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Uganda (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
Zambia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Zimbabwe (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
CEV[edit]
Albania (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Andorra (2013 European Championship)
Austria (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Azerbaijan (First Round)
Belarus (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)- Belgium (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)- Bulgaria (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Croatia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Cyprus (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Czech Republic (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Denmark (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Estonia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)- Finland (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
- France (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
- Germany (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Great Britain (2013 European Championship)
Greece (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Hungary (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Iceland (First Round)
Israel (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)- Italy (2013 European Championship)
Latvia (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Luxembourg (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Macedonia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Moldova (First Round)
Montenegro (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
Netherlands (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Northern Ireland (First Round)
Norway (First Round)
Portugal (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Romania (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)- Russia (2013 European Championship)
San Marino (First Round)
Scotland (First Round)- Serbia (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Slovakia (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Slovenia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Spain (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Sweden (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
Switzerland (2013 European Championship)
Turkey (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
Ukraine (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
CSV[edit]
- Argentina (2013 South American Championship)
- Brazil (2013 South American Championship)
Chile (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)
Colombia (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)
Paraguay (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)- Venezuela (Qualification Tournament)
NORCECA[edit]
Anguilla (First Round, Second Round)
Antigua and Barbuda (First Round, Second Round)
Aruba (First Round, Second Round)
Bahamas (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Barbados (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Belize (First Round)
Bermuda (First Round)
British Virgin Islands (First Round, Second Round)- Canada (Third Round)
Cayman Islands (First Round)
Costa Rica (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)- Cuba (Third Round)
Curaçao (First Round, Second Round)
Dominica (First Round, Second Round)
Dominican Republic (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)
El Salvador (First Round, Second Round)
Grenada (First Round, Second Round)
Guadeloupe (First Round, Second Round)
Guatemala (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)
Haiti (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Honduras (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Jamaica (First Round)
Martinique (First Round, Second Round)- Mexico (Third Round)
Montserrat (First Round)
Nicaragua (First Round, Second Round)
Panama (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)- Puerto Rico (Third Round, Final Round)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (First Round, Second Round)
Saint Lucia (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)- Saint Martin (First Round, Second Round)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (First Round, Second Round)
Sint Eustatius (First Round)
Sint Maarten (First Round)
Suriname (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Trinidad and Tobago (Third Round)
Turks and Caicos Islands (First Round)
U.S. Virgin Islands (First Round)- United States (Third Round)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments" (PDF). FIVB. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Record registration for FIVB Volleyball World Championships". FIVB. 1 February 2013.
External links[edit]
- Official website of the 2014 World Championship Qualification CAVB
- Official website of the 2014 World Championship Qualification CEV
- Official website of the 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA Third and Final Round
- Official website of the 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA Second Round
- Official website of the 2014 World Championship Qualification NORCECA First Round
