The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship will be the first edition featured 32 teams. The first two spots were allocated to the current titleholder, Italy, and the host, Philippines. As the FIVB has 5 continental federations, three spots were reserved for the top three of each Continental Championship held in 2023, which totals 15 places. Remaining places will be allocated to the top 15 teams in the FIVB World Ranking at the end of the 2024 National Team Season that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1]
Qualification summary
editQualified teams
edit| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 Philippines
|
AVC | Host country | 20 March 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
 Italy
|
CEV | Defending champions | 11 September 2022 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) |
 Japan
|
AVC | 2023 Asian champions | 25 August 2023 | 16 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1970, 1974) |
 Iran
|
AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 25 August 2023 | 7 | 1970 | 2022 | 6th place (2014) |
 Qatar
|
AVC | 2023 Asian 3rd placers | 26 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) | |
 Brazil
|
CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 28 August 2023 | 18 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2002, 2006, 2010) |
 Argentina
|
CSV | 2023 South American champions | 29 August 2023 | 13 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1982) |
 Colombia
|
CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 29 August 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
 United States
|
NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 9 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1986) |
 Canada
|
NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 9 September 2023 | 12 | 1974 | 2022 | 7th place (2014) |
 Cuba
|
NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers | 10 September 2023 | 16 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1990, 2010) |
 Egypt
|
CAVB | 2023 African champions | 11 September 2023 | 10 | 1974 | 2022 | 13th place (2010) |
 Algeria
|
CAVB | 2023 African runners-up | 11 September 2023 | 2 | 1994 | 1998 | 13th place (1994) |
 Poland
|
CEV | 2023 European champions | 12 September 2023 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1974, 2014, 2018) |
 Slovenia
|
CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 12 September 2023 | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) |
 France
|
CEV | 2023 European 4th placersa | 12 September 2023 | 17 | 1949 | 2022 | 3rd place (2002) |
 Libya
|
CAVB | 2023 African 3rd placers | 13 September 2023 | 1 | 1982 | 24th place (1982) | |
 Germany
|
CEV | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 12b | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1970) |
 Serbia
|
CEV | 2nd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11c | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1998) |
 Netherlands
|
CEV | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 13 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994) |
 Ukraine
|
CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1998 | 2022 | 7th place (2022) |
 Belgium
|
CEV | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1949 | 2018 | 8th place (1970) |
 Turkey
|
CEV | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 4 | 1956 | 2022 | 11th place (2022) |
 Czech Republic
|
CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 16d | 1949 | 2010 | Champions (1956, 1966) |
 Bulgaria
|
CEV | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 19 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1970) |
 Portugal
|
CEV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1956 | 2002 | 8th place (2002) |
 Finland
|
CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1952 | 2018 | 9th place (2014) |
 Tunisia
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CAVB | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11 | 1962 | 2022 | 15th place (2006) |
 China
|
AVC | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 7th place (1978, 1982) |
 Romania
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CEV | 13th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 10 | 1949 | 1982 | Runners-up (1956, 1966) |
 Chile
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CSV | 14th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 1982 | 23rd place (1982) | |
 South Korea
|
AVC | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1956 | 2014 | 4th place (1978) |
- Notes
- a France, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Italy, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.
- b Competed as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 5 appearances as Germany.
- c Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 (4 times) and as Serbia and Montenegro from 1998 to 2006 (3 times); 4 appearances as Serbia.
- d Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 5 appearances as Czech Republic.
Timelines
edit| Confederation | Tournament | Date | Venue | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | 2023 Asian Championship | 19–26 August 2023 | Urmia
|
17 | |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2023 African Championship | 3–13 September 2023 | Cairo
|
16 | |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification |
Pool A | 3–20 August 2022 |  Baku,  Middelfart and Istanbul
|
3 |
| Pool B | 3–21 August 2022 |  Ried im Innkreis, Tampere and  Valmiera
|
3 | ||
| Pool C | 3–21 August 2022 | Beveren,  Tallinn and  Tórshavn
|
3 | ||
| Pool D | 3–21 August 2022 |  Kópavogur,  Luxembourg City,  Kolašin and Póvoa de Varzim
|
4 | ||
| Pool E | 3–21 August 2022 |  Osijek,  Nicosia,  Glyfada and  Volda
|
4 | ||
| Pool F | 3–21 August 2022 |  Tbilisi,  Budapest,  Nitra and  Teruel
|
4 | ||
| Pool G | 3–21 August 2022 |  Tirana,  Tuzla, Galați and  Schönenwerd
|
4 | ||
| 2023 European Championship | 28 August – 16 September 2023 | Italy, Bulgaria,  North Macedonia and  Israel
|
23+1 | ||
| CSV (South America) | 2023 South American Championship | 26–30 August 2023 | Recife
|
5 | |
| NORCECA (North America) | 2023 NORCECA Championship | 5–10 September 2023 | Charleston, West Virginia
|
8 | |
Host country
editFIVB reserved a berth for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship host country to participate in the tournament.
On March 20, 2024, FIVB announced that the Philippines will host the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[2][3]
Defending champions
editFIVB reserved a berth for the 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.
Continental Championships
editFIVB World Ranking
editReferences
edit- ^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 approved by the FIVB Board of Administration". FIVB. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Philippines locks in hosting rights for Men's World Championship 2025". Volleyball World. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (20 March 2024). "Philippines to host men's world volleyball championship in 2025". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
External links
edit- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
