24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship, with two place allocated for the hosts, Japan and titleholder, Russia. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. The distribution is:
Qualified teams
edit| Team | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Appearance in finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
AVC | Host | 16 November 2006 | 14th |
 Russia |
CEV | 2006 World Championship Winner | 16 November 2006 | 15th1 |
 Dominican Republic |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool H Winner | 14 June 2009 | 6th |
 Cuba |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool F Winner | 23 June 2009 | 11th |
 China |
AVC | AVC Pool D Winner | 4 July 2009 | 12th |
 Thailand |
AVC | AVC Pool D Runner-up | 4 July 2009 | 3rd |
 United States |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool G Winner | 8 July 2009 | 14th |
 Puerto Rico |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool I Winner | 9 July 2009 | 5th |
 Kenya |
CAVB | CAVB Pool C Winner | 12 July 2009 | 5th |
 Germany |
CEV | CEV Pool K Winner | 18 July 2009 | 13th2 |
 Netherlands |
CEV | CEV Pool K Runner-up | 18 July 2009 | 12th |
 Turkey |
CEV | CEV Pool J Winner | 18 July 2009 | 2nd |
 Poland |
CEV | CEV Pool J Runner-up | 18 July 2009 | 10th |
 Serbia |
CEV | CEV Pool I Winner | 18 July 2009 | 3rd3 |
 Croatia |
CEV | CEV Pool I Runner-up | 18 July 2009 | 2nd |
 Italy |
CEV | CEV Pool H Winner | 19 July 2009 | 9th |
 Czech Republic |
CEV | CEV Pool H Runner-up | 19 July 2009 | 11th4 |
 Algeria |
CAVB | CAVB Pool D Winner | 24 July 2009 | 1st |
 Brazil |
CSV | CSV Pool B Winner | 25 July 2009 | 14th |
 Peru |
CSV | CSV Pool B Runner-up | 25 July 2009 | 12th |
 South Korea |
AVC | AVC Pool E Winner | 30 August 2009 | 11th |
 Kazakhstan |
AVC | AVC Pool E Runner-up | 30 August 2009 | 2nd |
 Canada |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool J Winner | 30 August 2009 | 7th |
 Costa Rica |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool J Runner-up | 30 August 2009 | 2nd |
- 1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia.
- 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 5th appearance as Germany.
- 3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.
- 4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 3rd appearance as Czech Republic.
Confederation qualification processes
editThe distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:[1]
- Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 5 places)
- Africa (CAVB): 2 places
- Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Russia qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 9 places)
- South America (CSV) 2 places
- North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 6 places
AVC
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Bangladesh (Second Round)
China (Third Round)
Chinese Taipei (Second Round, Third Round)
Fiji (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Kazakhstan (Second Round, Third Round)
New Zealand (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Samoa (First Round)
South Korea (Third Round)
Thailand (Second Round, Third Round)
Tonga (First Round)
Uzbekistan (Second Round, Third Round)
CAVB
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Algeria (Third Round)
Botswana (Second Round)
Cameroon (Second Round, Third Round)
Egypt (Third Round)
Kenya (Third Round)
Mauritius (Second Round, Third Round)
Mozambique (Second Round)
Nigeria (Second Round)
Senegal (Second Round, Third Round)
South Africa (Second Round, Third Round)
Eswatini (Second Round)
Tunisia (Third Round)
Zimbabwe (Second Round)
CEV
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Albania (Second Round)
Austria (First Round)
Azerbaijan (Second Round, Third Round)
Belarus (Second Round, Third Round)
Belgium (Second Round, Third Round)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
Bulgaria (Second Round, Third Round)
Croatia (Second Round, Third Round)
Czech Republic (Second Round, Third Round)
Denmark (First Round)
Estonia (First Round)
Finland (Second Round)
France (Second Round, Third Round)
Georgia (First Round)
Germany (Third Round)
Great Britain (First Round)
Greece (Second Round)
Hungary (First Round, Second Round)
Israel (First Round, Second Round)
Italy (Third Round)
Moldova (First Round, Second Round)
Montenegro (First Round)
Netherlands (Third Round)
Poland (Third Round)
Portugal (First Round)
Romania (Second Round, Third Round)
Serbia (Third Round)
Slovakia (Second Round)
Slovenia (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Spain (Second Round, Third Round)
Turkey (Third Round)
Ukraine (Second Round)
CSV
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NORCECA
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Anguilla (First Round)
Antigua and Barbuda (First Round)
Aruba (Second Round)
Bahamas (Second Round, Third Round)
Barbados (Second Round, Third Round)
Belize (Second Round)
Bermuda (First Round, Second Round)
British Virgin Islands (First Round)
Canada (Third Round, Playoff Round)
Cayman Islands (Second Round)
Costa Rica (Third Round, Playoff Round)
Cuba (Third Round)
Dominica (First Round)
Dominican Republic (Third Round)
El Salvador (Second Round)
Grenada (First Round)
Guatemala (Second Round, Third Round)
Haiti (Second Round)
Honduras (Second Round)
Jamaica (Second Round, Third Round)
Mexico (Third Round, Playoff Round)
Netherlands Antilles (Second Round, Third Round)
Nicaragua (Second Round, Third Round)
Panama (Second Round, Third 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)
Trinidad and Tobago (Second Round, Third Round, Playoff Round)
U.S. Virgin Islands (Second Round, Third Round)
United States (Third Round)
References
edit- ^ "2010 FIVB Women's World Championships" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 2 December 2012.