The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship FIVB confederations competed.[1]
Qualified teams [ edit ] Team qualified for World Championship
Team failed to qualify for World Championship
Team withdrew for World Championship
Team expelled from the tournament by FIVB prior to playing a match
Country
Confederation
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances
Previous best performance
Total
First
Last
Italy
CEV
16
1949
2014
Champions (1990 , 1994 , 1998 )
Bulgaria
CEV
17
1949
2014
Runners-up (1970 )
Poland
CEV
Defending champions
16
1949
2014
Champions (1974 , 2014 )
Serbia 1 CEV
CEV Second Round Pool E winners
9
1956
2014
Runners-up (1998 )
Netherlands
CEV
CEV Second Round Pool B winners
11
1949
2002
Runners-up (1994 )
Slovenia
CEV
CEV Second Round Pool C winners
0
None
None
Finland
CEV
CEV Second Round Pool F winners
7
1952
2014
9th place (2014 )
Russia 2 CEV
CEV Second Round Pool D winners
18
1949
2014
Champions (1949 , 1952 , 1960 , 1962 , 1978 , 1982 )
France
CEV
CEV Second Round Pool A winners
15
1949
2014
3rd place (2002 )
Japan
AVC
AVC Final Round Pool B winners
14
1960
2010
3rd place (1970 , 1974 )
Australia
AVC
AVC Final Round Pool B runners-up
6
1982
2014
15th place (2014 )
Belgium
CEV
CEV Third Round Pool G winners
8
1949
2014
8th place (1970 )
Brazil
CSV
2017 South American champions
16
1956
2014
Champions (2002 , 2006 , 2010 )
China
AVC
AVC Final Round Pool A runners-up13
1956
2014
7th place (1978 , 1982 )
Iran
AVC
AVC Final Round Pool A winners
5
1970
2014
6th place (2014 )
Argentina
CSV
CSV Qualifier winners
11
1960
2014
3rd place (1982 )
Dominican Republic NORCECA
2017 NORCECA runners-up30 September 2017
1
1974
22nd place (1974 )
United States
NORCECA
2017 NORCECA champions
15
1956
2014
Champions (1986 )
Canada
NORCECA
2017 NORCECA 3rd place
10
1974
2014
7th place (2014 )
Tunisia
CAVB
2017 African champions
9
1962
2014
15th place (2006 )
Egypt
CAVB
2017 African runners-up
8
1974
2014
13th place (2010 )
Cameroon
CAVB
2017 African 3rd place
3
1990
2014
13th place (2010 )
Puerto Rico
NORCECA
NORCECA Final Four winners
4
1974
2014
12th place (2006 )
Cuba
NORCECA
NORCECA Final Four runners-up
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 [ edit ] The distribution by confederation for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:[1]
Asia and Oceania (AVC ): 4 places
Africa (CAVB ): 3 places
Europe (CEV ): 7 places (+ Italy and Bulgaria qualified automatically as host nations and Poland qualified automatically as the reigning champions for a total of 10 places)
South America (CSV ): 2 places
North America (NORCECA ): 5 places Summary of qualification [ edit ]
Confederation
Teams started
Teams that have qualified
Teams that can still qualify
Teams that have been eliminated
Remaining places in finals
Total places in finals
Qualifying start date
Qualifying end date
AVC 20
4
0
16
0
4
15 September 2016
14 August 2017
CAVB 21
3
0
18
0
3
20 May 2017
29 October 2017
CEV 39+3
7+3
0
32
0
7+3
13 May 2016
23 July 2017
CSV 8
2
0
6
0
2
7 August 2017
2 September 2017
NORCECA 39
5
0
34
0
5
9 July 2016
12 November 2017
Total
127+3
21+3
0
106
0
21+3
13 May 2016
12 November 2017
Note: CEV total includes +3 for Italy as co-hosts, Bulgaria as co-hosts, and Poland as reigning champions.
Confederation qualification [ edit ] Final positions (final round) [ edit ] The draw for the second round was held on 19 March 2017, at the Dusit Princess Srinakarin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
Algeria (first round → 2017 African Championship) Botswana (first round → 2017 African Championship) Cameroon (2017 African Championship → Qualified ) Cape Verde (first round → 2017 African Championship ) Chad (2017 African Championship) Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship ) DR Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship) Egypt (2017 African Championship → Qualified ) Ghana (first round → 2017 African Championship) Ivory Coast (first round) Kenya (first round → 2017 African Championship) Libya (first round → 2017 African Championship) Morocco (first round → 2017 African Championship) Mozambique (first round → 2017 African Championship ) Niger (first round → 2017 African Championship) Nigeria (first round → 2017 African Championship) Rwanda (first round → 2017 African Championship) South Sudan (first round) Eswatini (first round) Tunisia (2017 African Championship → Qualified ) Uganda (first round)
Final positions (2017 African Championship) [ edit ] Preliminary round Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs main round
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
26 Oct
14:00
Algeria 3–0 DR Congo 25–19
25–13
25–19
75–51
26 Oct
16:00
Tunisia 3–0 Morocco 25–21
25–17
25–22
75–60
26 Oct
18:00
Cameroon 3–2 Libya 27–25
22–25
25–21
23–25
15–9
112–105
26 Oct
20:00
Egypt 3–0 Rwanda 25–14
25–18
25–14
75–46
Play-offs main round Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
27 Oct
19:00
Algeria 2–3 Tunisia 27–25
14–25
25–21
23–25
15–17
104–113
27 Oct
21:00
Egypt 3–0 Cameroon 26–24
25–22
25–23
76–69
Play-offs second round Winner qualified for 2018 World Championship
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
29 Oct
18:00
Cameroon 3–1 Algeria 23–25
25–21
25–21
27–25
100–92
Final positions (second round) [ edit ] Qualification to Third round
Final positions (third round) [ edit ]
Argentina (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament → Qualified ) Brazil (2017 South American Championship → Qualified ) Chile (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament) Colombia (2017 South American Championship) Paraguay (2017 South American Championship) Peru (2017 South American Championship) Uruguay (2017 South American Championship) Venezuela (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)
Final positions (2017 South American Championship) [ edit ] Preliminary round Qualification to Play-offs semifinals and Qualification tournament
Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs final
Play-offs final Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
11 Aug
20:30
Venezuela 0–3 Brazil 21–25
6–25
18–25
45–75 Result
Final positions (qualification tournament) [ edit ] NORCECA [ edit ] Withdrawal Final positions (2017 NORCECA Championship) [ edit ] Preliminary round Qualification to Play-offs main round
Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs main round
Play-offs main round Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Play-offs second round Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship
Date
Time
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
Report
1 Oct
15:00
Mexico 1–3 Canada 25–21
13–25
25–27
18–25
81–98 P2 P3
Final positions (final four) [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Italy
Bulgaria
Poland
Serbia1
Netherlands
Slovenia
Finland
Russia2
France
Japan
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
China
Iran
Argentina
Dominican Republic
United States
Canada
Tunisia
Egypt
Cameroon
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Bangladesh (Subzonal Round)
Chinese Taipei (Zonal Round → Final Round)
Fiji (Zonal Round)
Kazakhstan (Zonal Round → Final Round)
Kyrgyzstan (Subzonal Round → Zonal Round)
Macau (Zonal Round)
Maldives (Subzonal Round)
Myanmar (Zonal Round)
New Zealand (Zonal Round → Final Round)
Pakistan (Zonal Round)
Qatar (Zonal Round → Final Round)
South Korea (final round)
Thailand (Zonal Round → Final Round)
Tonga (Zonal Round)
United Arab Emirates (Zonal Round)
Vietnam (Zonal Round)
Afghanistan (
Turkmenistan (
India (
Algeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Botswana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Cape Verde (first round → 
Chad (2017 African Championship)
Congo (first round → 
DR Congo (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Ghana (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Ivory Coast (first round)
Kenya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Libya (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Morocco (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Mozambique (first round → 
Niger (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Nigeria (first round → 2017 African Championship)
Rwanda (first round → 2017 African Championship)
South Sudan (first round)
Eswatini (first round)
Uganda (first round)
Burundi (
Central African Republic (
Gabon (
Gambia (
Lesotho (
Madagascar (
Malawi (
Mauritius (
Namibia (
Senegal (
Seychelles (
Sudan (
Tanzania (
Zambia (
Zimbabwe (
Andorra (first round)
Austria (second round)
Azerbaijan (second round)
Belarus (second round → Third Round)
Croatia (second round)
Cyprus (first round → Second Round)
Czech Republic (second round)
Denmark (second round)
Estonia (second round → Third Round)
Faroe Islands (first round)
Georgia (second round)
Germany (second round → Third Round)
Greece (second round)
Hungary (second round)
Iceland (first round → Second Round)
Israel (second round)
Kosovo (second round)
Latvia (second round)
Luxembourg (first round → Second Round)
Moldova (second round)
Montenegro (second round)
Northern Ireland (first round → Second Round)
Norway (second round)
Portugal (second round)
Romania (second round)
Scotland (first round)
Slovakia (second round → Third Round)
Spain (second round → Third Round)
Sweden (second round)
Switzerland (second round)
Turkey (second round)
Ukraine (second round)
Chile (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)
Colombia (2017 South American Championship)
Paraguay (2017 South American Championship)
Peru (2017 South American Championship)
Uruguay (2017 South American Championship)
Venezuela (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)
Anguilla (first round → Second Round)
Antigua and Barbuda (first round → Second Round)
Aruba (first round)
Bahamas (first round → Second Round)
Barbados (second round)
Belize (first round)
Bermuda (first round)
British Virgin Islands (first round)
Cayman Islands (first round)
Costa Rica (2017 NORCECA Championship)
Curaçao (first round → Second Round)
Dominica (second round)
El Salvador (first round)
Grenada (first round)
Guadeloupe (first round)
Guatemala (first round → 2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four)
Haiti (first round → Second Round)
Honduras (first round)
Jamaica (first round → Second Round)
Martinique (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
Mexico (2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four)
Montserrat (first round)
Nicaragua (first round)
Panama (first round)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (first round → Second Round)
Saint Lucia (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
Sint Eustatius (first round)
Sint Maarten (first round → Second Round)
Suriname (first round → Second Round)
Trinidad and Tobago (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship)
Turks and Caicos Islands (first round)
U.S. Virgin Islands (first round)
