2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Italy and the titleholder, Brazil. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualification date	Appearance in finals
Italy	Host country	0122 December 2005	15th
Brazil	Defending Champions	023 December 2006	15th
Puerto Rico	NORCECA Pool G Winners	0310 July 2009	3rd
Russia	CEV Pool I Winners	049 August 2009	5th
Germany	CEV Pool I Runners-up	059 August 2009	3rd
Venezuela	CSV Pool B Winners	0612 August 2009	10th
China	AVC Pool G Winners	0715 August 2009	12th
Australia	AVC Pool G Runners-up	0815 August 2009	5th
Poland	CEV Pool K Winners	0915 August 2009	15th
France	CEV Pool K Runners-up	1015 August 2009	14th
Serbia	CEV Pool L Winners	1115 August 2009	1st
Spain	CEV Pool L Runners-up	1215 August 2009	3rd
Tunisia	CAVB Pool D Winners	1316 August 2009	8th
Bulgaria	CEV Pool J Winners	1416 August 2009	16th
Czech Republic	CEV Pool J Runners-up	1516 August 2009	4th
Cuba	NORCECA Pool H Winners	1616 August 2009	13th
United States	NORCECA Pool F Winners	1717 August 2009	14th
Egypt	CAVB Pool C Winners	1820 August 2009	7th
Cameroon	CAVB Pool E Winners	1923 August 2009	2nd
Canada	NORCECA Pool I Winners	2029 August 2009	9th
Mexico	NORCECA Pool I Runners-up	2129 August 2009	4th
Japan	AVC Pool H Winners	2230 August 2009	14th
Iran	AVC Pool H Runners-up	2330 August 2009	4th
Argentina	CSV Pool A Winners	2430 August 2009	10th

Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was:

• Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
• Africa (CAVB): 3 places
• Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
• South America (CSV) 2 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 3 places)
• North America (NORCECA): 5 places

AVC

Main article: 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

• Australia (Third Round)
• Bangladesh (First Round, Second Round)
• China (Third Round)
• Chinese Taipei (Second Round)
• Fiji (First Round)
• India (Second Round, Third Round)
• Indonesia (Second Round)
• Iran (Second Round, Third Round)
• Japan (Third Round)
• Kazakhstan (Second Round, Third Round)
• Macau (First Round)
• Maldives (First Round)
• New Zealand (First Round)
• Oman (First Round, Second Round)
• Pakistan (First Round, Second Round)
• Qatar (First Round, Second Round)
• Samoa (First Round)
• South Korea (Third Round)
• Tonga (First Round, Second Round)
• Thailand (Second Round, Third Round)
• United Arab Emirates (First Round, Second Round)

CAVB

Main article: 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CAVB)

• Algeria (Second Round, Third Round)
• Botswana (Third Round)
• Cameroon (Third Round)
• Egypt (Third Round)
• Kenya (Third Round)
• Malawi (Second Round)
• Mauritius (Second Round, Third Round)
• Morocco (Second Round, Third Round)
• Mozambique (Second Round, Third Round)
• Nigeria (Second Round, Third Round)
• South Africa (Third Round)
• Tunisia (Third Round)
• Zimbabwe (Second Round, Third Round)

CEV

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• Albania (First Round)
• Austria (First Round)
• Azerbaijan (First Round)
• Belarus (First Round, Second Round)
• Belgium (Second Round, Third Round)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
• Bulgaria (Third Round)
• Croatia (Second Round)
• Czech Republic (Second Round, Third Round)
• Denmark (Second Round)
• Estonia (Second Round, Third Round)
• Finland (Second Round, Third Round)
• France (Third Round)
• Germany (Second Round, Third Round)
• Great Britain (First Round)
• Greece (Second Round)
• Hungary (First Round)
• Israel (First Round)
• Latvia (First Round, Second Round)
• Moldova (First Round)
• Montenegro (First Round, Second Round)
• Netherlands (Second Round, Third Round)
• Norway (First Round)
• Poland (Third Round)
• Portugal (Second Round, Third Round)
• Romania (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
• Russia (Third Round)
• Serbia (Third Round)
• Slovakia (Second Round, Third Round)
• Slovenia (Second Round, Third Round)
• Spain (Third Round)
• Sweden (First Round)
• Turkey (Second Round)
• Ukraine (Second Round)

CSV

Main article: 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CSV)

• Argentina (Third Round)
• Bolivia (Third Round)
• Chile (Third Round)
• Colombia (Third Round)
• Ecuador (Third Round)
• Paraguay (Third Round)
• Uruguay (Third Round)
• Venezuela (Third Round)

NORCECA

Main article: 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (NORCECA)

• Anguilla (First Round)
• Antigua and Barbuda (First Round, Second Round)
• Aruba (Second Round)
• Bahamas (Second Round, Third Round)
• Barbados (Third Round)
• Belize (Second Round)
• Bermuda (First Round)
• British Virgin Islands (First Round)
• Canada (Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Cayman Islands (Second Round)
• Costa Rica (Second Round)
• Cuba (Third Round)
• Dominica (First Round)
• Dominican Republic (Third Round, Playoff Round)
• El Salvador (Second Round)
• Grenada (First Round)
• Guatemala (Second Round, Third Round)
• Haiti (Second Round)
• Honduras (Second Round)
• Jamaica (Second Round)
• Mexico (Second Round, Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Montserrat (First Round)
• Netherlands Antilles (Second Round)
• Nicaragua (Second Round)
• Panama (Second Round, Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Puerto Rico (Third Round)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (First Round)
• Saint Lucia (First Round, Second Round)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (First Round)
• Suriname (Second Round, Third Round)
• Trinidad and Tobago (Second Round)
• U.S. Virgin Islands (Second Round, Third Round)
• United States (Third Round)

External links

• FIVB