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.

Qualified teams

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performanceTotalFirstLastCEV Host country 9 December 20151619492014Champions (1990, 1994, 1998)CEV Host country 9 December 20151719492014Runners-up (1970)CEV Defending champions 21 September 20141619492014Champions (1974, 2014)1CEV CEV Second Round Pool E winners 27 May 2017919562014Runners-up (1998)CEV CEV Second Round Pool B winners 28 May 20171119492002Runners-up (1994)CEV CEV Second Round Pool C winners 28 May 20170NoneNoneCEV CEV Second Round Pool F winners 28 May 20177195220149th place (2014)2CEV CEV Second Round Pool D winners 28 May 20171819492014Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)CEV CEV Second Round Pool A winners 28 May 201715194920143rd place (2002)AVC AVC Final Round Pool B winners 15 July 201714196020103rd place (1970, 1974)AVC AVC Final Round Pool B runners-up 16 July 201761982201415th place (2014)CEV CEV Third Round Pool G winners 23 July 20178194920148th place (1970)CSV 2017 South American champions 11 August 20171619562014Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)AVC 13 August 201713195620147th place (1978, 1982)AVC AVC Final Round Pool A winners 13 August 20175197020146th place (2014)CSV CSV Qualifier winners 2 September 201711196020143rd place (1982)NORCECA 1197422nd place (1974)NORCECA 2017 NORCECA champions 30 September 20171519562014Champions (1986)NORCECA 2017 NORCECA 3rd place 1 October 201710197420147th place (2014)CAVB 2017 African champions 27 October 201791962201415th place (2006)CAVB 2017 African runners-up 27 October 201781974201413th place (2010)CAVB 2017 African 3rd place 29 October 201731990201413th place (2010)NORCECA NORCECA Final Four winners 12 November 201741974201412th place (2006)NORCECA NORCECA Final Four runners-up 12 November 20171419562014Runners-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:

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 ConfederationTeams startedTeams that have qualifiedTeams that can still qualifyTeams that have been eliminatedRemaining places Total places Qualifying start dateQualifying end dateAVC2040160415 September 201614 August 2017CAVB2130180320 May 201729 October 2017CEV39+37+303207+313 May 201623 July 2017CSV8206027 August 20172 September 2017NORCECA395034059 July 201612 November 2017Total127+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

(final round → Qualified) (Subzonal Round) (final round → Qualified) (Zonal Round → Final Round) (Zonal Round) (final round → Qualified) (final round → Qualified) (Zonal Round → Final Round) (Subzonal Round → Zonal Round) (Zonal Round) (Subzonal Round) (Zonal Round) (Zonal Round → Final Round) (Zonal Round) (Zonal Round → Final Round) (final round) (Zonal Round → Final Round) (Zonal Round) (Zonal Round) (Zonal Round)

Withdrawal (Subzonal Round) (Subzonal Round) Suspension (Zonal Round)

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.

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts144122439342544145400

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts1441124310342644135400

CAVB

Teams

(first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (2017 African Championship → Qualified) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (2017 African Championship → Qualified) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round → 2017 African Championship) (first round) (first round) (2017 African Championship → Qualified) (first round)

Withdrawal (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (First Round) (2017 African Championship) (First Round)

Final positions (2017 African Championship) Preliminary round

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts122622133200 +Pool C Rank Team Pld W Pts122622133200

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts1338231433144312 +Pool D Rank Team Pld W Pts1339232633134300

Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs main round

Play-offs main round Winners qualified for 2018 World ChampionshipLosers qualified for Play-offs second round

Play-offs second round Winner qualified for 2018 World Championship

CEV

Teams

(first round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Third Round) (second round → Third Round → Qualified) (second round) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Third Round) (first round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Qualified) (second round) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (second round) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (second round → Qualified) (first round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Third Round) (second round → Qualified) (second round → Third Round) (second round) (second round) (second round) (second round)

Final positions (second round)

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts15515254123539452655136500 +Pool C Rank Team Pld W Pts15515254123539452555146500 +Pool E Rank Team Pld W Pts15515254113539452555146501

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts1551325393539452855156501 +Pool D Rank Team Pld W Pts15515254123539452555146500 +Pool F Rank Team Pld W Pts155152541035310452655146500

Final positions (third round)

+Pool G Rank Team Pld W Pts15515253103538452655256501

CSV

Teams

(2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament → Qualified) (2017 South American Championship → Qualified) (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament) (2017 South American Championship) (2017 South American Championship) (2017 South American Championship) (2017 South American Championship) (2017 South American Championship → Qualification Tournament)

Final positions (2017 South American Championship) Preliminary round

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts1339232633134300

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts1339232633124301

Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs final

Play-offs final Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

Final positions (qualification tournament)

+Qualification Tournament Rank Team Pld W Pts122622133200

NORCECA

Teams

(first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (first round) (first round) (first round) (2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (2017 NORCECA Championship) (final Four → Qualified) (first round → Second Round) (second round) (first round → 2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified) (first round) (first round) (first round) (first round → 2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four) (first round → Second Round) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship) (2017 NORCECA Championship → Final Four) (first round) (first round) (first round) (final Four → Qualified) (first round → Second Round) (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round → 2017 NORCECA Championship) (first round) (first round → Second Round) (first round → Second Round) (second round → 2017 NORCECA Championship) (first round) (first round) (2017 NORCECA Championship → Qualified)

Withdrawal (First Round) (First Round)

Final positions (2017 NORCECA Championship) Preliminary round

+Pool A Rank Team Pld W Pts1221022153200 +Pool C Rank Team Pld W Pts13315231933164300

+Pool B Rank Team Pld W Pts1221022153200

Play-offs semifinals Winners qualified for Play-offs main round

Play-offs main round Winners qualified for 2018 World ChampionshipLosers qualified for Play-offs second round

Play-offs second round Winners qualified for 2018 World Championship

Final positions (final four)

+Final Four Rank Team Pld W Pts1321023210332104300

References

External links Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification AVC Final Round Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification AVC Southeastern Asia Zonal Round Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification CEV Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification CSV Qualification Tournament Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification NORCECA Final Four Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification NORCECA CAZOVA Second Round Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification NORCECA ECVA Second Round Pool D Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification NORCECA ECVA Second Round Pool E Official website of the 2018 World Championship Qualification NORCECA First Round