24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's 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 edit
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
Host Country | 22 December 2005 | 15th |
 Brazil |
Defending Champions | 3 December 2006 | 15th |
 Puerto Rico |
NORCECA Pool G Winners | 10 July 2009 | 3rd |
 Russia |
CEV Pool I Winners | 9 August 2009 | 17th1 |
 Germany |
CEV Pool I Runners-up | 9 August 2009 | 5th2 |
 Venezuela |
CSV Pool B Winners | 12 August 2009 | 10th |
 China |
AVC Pool G Winners | 15 August 2009 | 12th |
 Australia |
AVC Pool G Runners-up | 15 August 2009 | 5th |
 Poland |
CEV Pool K Winners | 15 August 2009 | 15th |
 France |
CEV Pool K Runners-up | 15 August 2009 | 14th |
 Serbia |
CEV Pool L Winners | 15 August 2009 | 8th3 |
 Spain |
CEV Pool L Runners-up | 15 August 2009 | 3rd |
 Tunisia |
CAVB Pool D Winners | 16 August 2009 | 8th |
 Bulgaria |
CEV Pool J Winners | 16 August 2009 | 16th |
 Czech Republic |
CEV Pool J Runners-up | 16 August 2009 | 16th4 |
 Cuba |
NORCECA Pool H Winners | 16 August 2009 | 13th |
 United States |
NORCECA Pool F Winners | 17 August 2009 | 14th |
 Egypt |
CAVB Pool C Winners | 20 August 2009 | 7th |
 Cameroon |
CAVB Pool E Winners | 23 August 2009 | 2nd |
 Canada |
NORCECA Pool I Winners | 29 August 2009 | 9th |
 Mexico |
NORCECA Pool I Runners-up | 29 August 2009 | 4th |
 Japan |
AVC Pool H Winners | 30 August 2009 | 14th |
 Iran |
AVC Pool H Runners-up | 30 August 2009 | 4th |
 Argentina |
CSV Pool A Winners | 30 August 2009 | 10th |
- 1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia.
- 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1966; 3rd appearance as Germany.
- 3.^ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 to 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.
- 4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 4th appearance as Czech Republic.
Confederation qualification processes edit
The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:[1]
- 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
NORCECA edit
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)
References edit
- ^ "2010 World Championship Qualification Draw" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 30 November 2012.