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2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship featured 24 teams. Two places were allocated to the host, Russia, and the current titleholder, Poland. Ten places will be allocated to the top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places will be allocated to the top twelve teams in the FIVB World Ranking that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1]

Qualification summary

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Qualified teams

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Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
  VFRa CEV Host country 15 November 2018 19a 1949 2018 Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
  Poland CEV Defending champions 30 September 2018 17 1949 2018 Champions (1974, 2014, 2018)
  Puerto Rico NORCECA 2021 NORCECA champions 22 August 2021 5 1974 2018 12th place (2006)
  Canada NORCECA 2021 NORCECA runners-up 22 August 2021 11 1974 2018 7th place (2014)
  Brazil CSV 2021 South American champions 4 September 2021 17 1956 2018 Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)
  Argentina CSV 2021 South American runners-up 4 September 2021 12 1960 2018 3rd place (1982)
  Cameroon CAVB 2021 African runners-up 13 September 2021 4 1990 2018 13th place (2010)
  Tunisia CAVB 2021 African champions 13 September 2021 10 1962 2018 15th place (2006)
  Iran AVC 2021 Asian champions 18 September 2021 6 1970 2018 6th place (2014)
  Japan AVC 2021 Asian runners-up 18 September 2021 15 1960 2018 3rd place (1970, 1974)
  Slovenia CEV 2021 European runners-up 18 September 2021 1 2018 12th place (2018)
  Italy CEV 2021 European champions 18 September 2021 17 1949 2018 Champions (1990, 1994, 1998)
  France CEV 1st World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 16 1949 2018 3rd place (2002)
  United States NORCECA 2nd World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 16 1956 2018 Champions (1986)
  Serbia CEV 3rd World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 10b 1956 2018 Runners-up (1998)
  Cuba NORCECA 4th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 15 1956 2018 Runners-up (1990, 2010)
  Netherlands CEV 5th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 12 1949 2018 Runners-up (1994)
  Germany CEV 6th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 11c 1956 2014 Champions (1970)
  Mexico NORCECA 7th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 5 1974 2014 10th place (1974)
  Turkey CEV 8th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 3 1956 1998 15th place (1966)
  Egypt CAVB 9th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 9 1974 2018 13th place (2010)
  Qatar AVC 10th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 0 None None
  Bulgaria CEV 11th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 18 1949 2018 Runners-up (1970)
  China AVC 12th World ranked non-qualified team 20 September 2021 14 1956 2018 7th place (1978, 1982)
  Ukraine CEV Reallocation 15 April 2022 1 1998 10th place (1998)
Notes
a Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990 (12 times); 7 appearances as Russia. Russia was initially suspended from competing under it national title due to Russia violating WADA regulations. Later, the team was removed completely from all FIVB and continental competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
b Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 (4 times) and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 to 2006 (3 times); 3 appearances as Serbia.
c Competed as East Germany from 1956 to 1982 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1966 (2 times); 4 appearances as Germany.


Timelines

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Confederation Tournament Date Venue Teams
AVC (Asia and Oceania) 2019 Asian Championship 13–21 September 2019   Tehran 16
2021 Asian Championship 12–19 September 2021   Chiba and Funabashi 16
CAVB (Africa) 2021 African Championship 7–14 September 2021   Kigali 16
CEV (Europe) 2019 European Championship 12–29 September 2019   Belgium,   France,   Netherlands and   Slovenia 22+2
2021 European Championship
qualification 		Pool A 7–16 May 2021   Zadar and   Rotterdam 3
Pool B 12–17 January 2021   Hadera 3
Pool C 11–16 January 2021   Skopje 3
Pool D 30 August – 6 September 2020   Nicosia 4
Pool E 6–16 May 2021   Ploiești and   Nitra 4
Pool F 7–16 May 2021   Tbilisi and   Podgorica 4
Pool G 7–16 May 2021   Budapest and   Matosinhos 4
2021 European Championship 1–19 September 2021   Czech Republic,   Estonia,   Finland and   Poland 22+2
CSV (South America) 2021 South American Championship 1–5 September 2021   Brasília 5
NORCECA (North America) 2021 NORCECA Championship 18–23 August 2021   Durango City 8

Host country

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FIVB reserved a berth for the 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship host country to participate in the tournament.

  •   VFR originally qualified as host country, but the team was removed due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
  •   Ukraine has been invited to replace Russia in the competition line up as the next highest ranked team in the World Ranking.[3]

FIVB announced that   Poland and   Slovenia will host the relocated 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship on 15 April 2022.[3]

Defending champions

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FIVB reserved a berth for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.

AVC (Asia and Oceania)

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Final positions (2021 Asian Championship)

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Main article: 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Preliminary round
  Qualification to Classification round
Classification round
  Qualification to Play-offs finals
Play-offs finals

Winners qualified for 2022 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep 15:05 China   1–3   Iran 22–25 25–17 22–25 17–25   86–92 P2
18 Sep 18:00 Japan   3–1   Chinese Taipei 25–16 22–25 25–21 25–20   97–82 P2

CAVB (Africa)

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Final positions (2021 African Championship)

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Main article: 2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship
Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs finals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 11:00 KGL Cameroon   3–1   Nigeria 25–19 25–27 25–19 25–20   100–85  
11 Sep 13:00 KGL Tunisia   3–0   DR Congo 25–22 25–17 25–21     75–60  
11 Sep 15:00 KGL Egypt   3–1   Uganda 28–30 25–18 25–16 25–21   103–85  
11 Sep 17:00 KGL Rwanda   0–3   Morocco 17–25 23–25 17–25     57–75  
Play-offs finals

Winners qualified for 2022 World Championship

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Sep 14:00 KGL Morocco   2–3   Cameroon 25–15 22–25 25–21 17–25 13–15 102–101  
13 Sep 16:00 KGL Egypt   1–3   Tunisia 19–25 25–16 14–25 21–25   79–91  

CEV (Europe)

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Final positions (2021 European Championship)

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Main article: 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs quarterfinals
Play-offs quarterfinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 17:30 ERA Russia   3–1   Ukraine 22–25 25–16 25–22 25–22   97–85 Report
11 Sep 20:30 ERA Poland   3–0   Finland 25–16 25–16 25–14     75–46 Report
12 Sep 16:00 OSA Italy   3–0   Latvia 25–14 25–13 25–16     75–43 Report
12 Sep 17:30 ERA Netherlands   3–2   Portugal 22–25 25–22 26–24 20–25 15–13 108–109 Report
12 Sep 19:00 OSA Germany   3–1   Bulgaria 25–14 18–25 25–19 25–22   93–80 Report
12 Sep 20:30 ERA Serbia   3–2   Turkey 25–18 22–25 22–25 25–23 15–12 109–103 Report
13 Sep 16:00 OSA Slovenia   3–1   Croatia 25–20 25–18 19–25 25–12   94–75 Report
13 Sep 19:00 OSA France   0–3   Czech Republic 22–25 19–25 32–34     73–84 Report
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs finals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Sep 17:30 ERA Netherlands   0–3   Serbia 23–25 20–25 25–27     68–77 Report
14 Sep 20:30 ERA Poland   3–0   Russia 25–14 26–24 25–19     76–57 Report
15 Sep 16:00 OSA Italy   3–0   Germany 25–13 25–18 25–19     75–50 Report
15 Sep 19:00 OSA Czech Republic   0–3   Slovenia 21–25 19–25 25–27     65–77 Report
Play-offs finals

Winners qualified for 2022 World Championship

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep 17:30 SPO Poland   1–3   Slovenia 25–17 30–32 16–25 35–37   106–111 Report
18 Sep 21:00 SPO Serbia   1–3   Italy 27–29 22–25 25–23 18–25   92–102 Report

CSV (South America)

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Final positions (2021 South American Championship)

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Main article: 2021 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
Round robin
  Qualification to 2022 World Championship
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Brazil 4 12
2   Argentina 4 9
3   Chile 4 6
4   Colombia 4 3
5   Peru 4 0
Source: Flashscore

NORCECA (North America)

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Final positions (2021 NORCECA Championship)

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Main article: 2021 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Preliminary round
  Qualification to Play-offs finals
  Qualification to Play-offs semifinals
Play-offs semifinals

Winners qualified for Play-offs finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Aug 18:00 United States   2–3   Canada 25–22 22–25 15–25 25–22 10–15 97–109 P2 P3
21 Aug 20:00 Puerto Rico   3–1   Dominican Republic 25–22 22–25 25–16 25–23   97–86 P2 P3
Play-offs finals

Winners qualified for 2022 World Championship

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Aug 18:00 Cuba   1–3   Puerto Rico 16–25 25–19 24–26 29–31   94–101 P2 P3
22 Aug 20:00 Mexico   0–3   Canada 22–25 17–25 18–25     57–75 P2 P3

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification system for FIVB Volleyball World Championships 2022 revealed". FIVB. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 2022 to be removed from Russia". FIVB. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Poland and Slovenia to host relocated FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 2022". FIVB. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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