National team appearances in the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[1][2]

Debut of national teams

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A total of 67 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament).

Year Debutants Total
1949   Belgium,   Bulgaria,   Czechoslovakia,   France,   Hungary,   Italy,   Netherlands,   Poland,   Romania,   Soviet Union 10
1952   Finland,   India,   Israel,   Lebanon 4
1956   Austria,   Brazil,   China,   Cuba,   East Germany,   Luxembourg,   Portugal,   South Korea,   Turkey,   United States,   West Germany,   Yugoslavia 12
1960   Argentina,   Japan,   Paraguay,   Peru,   Uruguay,   Venezuela 6
1962   Albania,   Mongolia,   North Korea 3
1966   Denmark 1
1970   Guinea,   Iran,   Tunisia 3
1974   Canada,   Dominican Republic,   Egypt,   Mexico,   Panama,   Puerto Rico 6
1978 None 0
1982   Australia,   Chile,   Iraq,   Libya 4
1986   Chinese Taipei,   Greece 2
1990   Cameroon,   Sweden 2
1994   Algeria,   Germany,   Russia 3
1998   Czech Republic,   Serbia and Montenegro,   Spain,   Thailand,   Ukraine 5
2002   Croatia,   Kazakhstan 2
2006 None 0
2010   Serbia 1
2014 None 0
2018   Slovenia 1
2022   Qatar 1
2025   Colombia,   Philippines 2

Summary

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team  
1949
(10)
 
1952
(11)
 
1956
(24)
 
1960
(14)
 
1962
(21)
 
1966
(22)
 
1970
(24)
 
1974
(24)
 
1978
(24)
 
1982
(24)
 
1986
(16)
 
1990
(16)
 
1994
(16)
 
1998
(24)
 
2002
(24)
 
2006
(24)
 
2010
(24)
 
2014
(24)
 
 
2018
(24)
 
 
2022
(24)
 
2025
(32)
Total
  Albania 16th 1
  Algeria 13th 19th Q 3
  Argentina 11th 22nd 3rd 7th 6th 14th 11th 6th 13th 9th 11th 15th 8th Q 14
  Australia 22nd 17th 19th 21st 19th 15th 14th 7
  Austria 20th 19th 2
  Belgium 9th 17th 20th 14th 8th 11th 18th 17th 10th Q 10
  Brazil 11th 5th 10th 13th 12th 9th 6th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd Q 19
  Bulgaria 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 7th 2nd 7th 10th 5th 3rd 5th 9th 7th 13th 3rd 7th 13th 11th 20th Q 20
  Cameroon 15th 13th 21st 19th 23rd 5
  Canada 20th 20th 11th 12th 9th 12th 17th 11th 19th 7th 9th 17th Q 13
  Chile 23rd Q 2
  China 9th 9th 9th 15th 7th 7th 12th 15th 15th 13th 17th 19th 15th 22nd 24th Q 16
  Chinese Taipei 15th 1
  Colombia Q 1
  Croatia Part of   Yugoslavia 19th 1
  Cuba 19th 17th 13th 8th 3rd 10th 5th 2nd 4th 3rd 19th 15th 2nd 11th 18th 14th Q 17
  Czech Republic See   Czechoslovakia 19th 13th 13th 10th Q 5
  Denmark 22nd 1
  Dominican Republic 22nd 24th 2
  Egypt 17th 23rd 14th 19th 19th 21st 13th 21st 20th 19th Q 11
Team  
1949
(10)
 
1952
(11)
 
1956
(24)
 
1960
(14)
 
1962
(21)
 
1966
(22)
 
1970
(24)
 
1974
(24)
 
1978
(24)
 
1982
(24)
 
1986
(16)
 
1990
(16)
 
1994
(16)
 
1998
(24)
 
2002
(24)
 
2006
(24)
 
2010
(24)
 
2014
(24)
 
 
2018
(24)
 
 
2022
(24)
 
2025
(32)
Total
  Finland 11th 18th 19th 20th 17th 17th 9th 16th Q 9
  France 6th 6th 7th 9th 18th 17th 16th 15th 16th 6th 8th 3rd 6th 11th 4th 7th 5th Q 18
  Germany See   East Germany and   West Germany 9th 9th 8th 3rd 15th Q 6
  Greece 13th 6th 13th 7th 17th 5
  Guinea 24th 1
  Hungary 7th 5th 8th 6th 7th 10th 11th 14th 8
  India 8th 21st 2
  Iran 21st 19th 21st 19th 6th 13th 13th Q 8
  Iraq 20th 1
  Israel 10th 16th 15th 19th 4
  Italy 8th 14th 14th 16th 15th 19th 2nd 14th 11th 1st 1st 1st 5th 5th 4th 13th 5th 1st Q 19
  Japan 8th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 11th 4th 10th 11th 9th 15th 9th 8th 13th 17th 12th Q 17
  Kazakhstan Part of   Soviet Union 19th 21st 2
  Lebanon 9th 1
  Libya 24th Q 2
  Luxembourg 23rd 1
  Mexico 10th 12th 18th 13th 17th 18th 6
  Mongolia 17th 21st 16th 3
  Netherlands 10th 13th 12th 12th 14th 12th 16th 7th 2nd 6th 9th 8th 10th Q 14
  North Korea 13th 9th 2
Team  
1949
(10)
 
1952
(11)
 
1956
(24)
 
1960
(14)
 
1962
(21)
 
1966
(22)
 
1970
(24)
 
1974
(24)
 
1978
(24)
 
1982
(24)
 
1986
(16)
 
1990
(16)
 
1994
(16)
 
1998
(24)
 
2002
(24)
 
2006
(24)
 
2010
(24)
 
2014
(24)
 
 
2018
(24)
 
 
2022
(24)
 
2025
(32)
Total
  Panama 24th 1
  Paraguay 12th 1
  Peru 14th 1
  Philippines Q 1
  Poland 5th 7th 4th 4th 6th 6th 5th 1st 8th 6th 9th 17th 9th 2nd 13th 1st 1st 2nd Q 19
  Portugal 15th 8th Q 3
  Puerto Rico 23rd 12th 13th 21st 21st 22nd 6
  Qatar 21st Q 2
  Romania 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 6th 13th 15th Q 11
  Russia See   Soviet Union 7th 5th 2nd 7th 5th 5th 6th DQ DQ 7
  Serbia See   Yugoslavia See   Serbia and Montenegro 3rd 9th 4th 9th Q 5
  Slovenia Part of   Yugoslavia 12th 4th Q 3
  South Korea 18th 13th 4th 8th 14th 8th 13th 17th 17th Q 10
  Spain 8th 13th 12th 3
  Sweden 10th 16th 2
  Thailand 19th 1
  Tunisia DQ 22nd 18th 24th 21st 19th 15th 19th 21st 23rd 16th Q 12
  Turkey 22nd 15th 19th 11th Q 5
  Ukraine Part of   Soviet Union 10th 7th Q 3
  United States 6th 7th 11th 18th 14th 19th 13th 1st 13th 3rd 9th 9th 10th 6th 7th 3rd 6th Q 18
  Uruguay 13th 1
  Venezuela 10th 23rd 21st 21st 19th 16th 16th 17th 17th 19th 17th 11
Discontinued teams
  Czechoslovakia 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 5th 5th 9th 8th 9th See   Czech Republic 12
  East Germany 12th 11th 4th 1st 4th 9th 12th See   Germany 7
  Serbia and Montenegro See   Yugoslavia 2nd 4th 4th See   Serbia 3
  Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 6th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd See   Russia 12
  West Germany 24th 20th See   Germany 2
  Yugoslavia 10th 8th 8th 10th See   Serbia and Montenegro See   Serbia 4
Team  
1949
(10)
 
1952
(11)
 
1956
(24)
 
1960
(14)
 
1962
(21)
 
1966
(22)
 
1970
(24)
 
1974
(24)
 
1978
(24)
 
1982
(24)
 
1986
(16)
 
1990
(16)
 
1994
(16)
 
1998
(24)
 
2002
(24)
 
2006
(24)
 
2010
(24)
 
2014
(24)
 
 
2018
(24)
 
 
2022
(24)
 
2025
(32)
Total

All-time performance

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# Team Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Total
1   Soviet Union 6 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982) 2 (1974, 1986) 3 (1956, 1966, 1990) 11
2   Italy 4 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) 1 (1978) 1 (2010) 6
3   Brazil 3 (2002, 2006, 2010) 3 (1982, 2014, 2018) 1 (2022) 3 (1986, 1990, 1998) 10
4   Poland 3 (1974, 2014, 2018) 2 (2006, 2022) 2 (1956, 1960) 7
5   Czechoslovakia 2 (1956, 1966) 4 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962) 1 (1970) 7
6   United States 1 (1986) 2 (1994, 2018) 3
7   East Germany 1 (1970) 2 (1966, 1974)
8   Romania 2 (1956, 1966) 2 (1960, 1962) 2 (1949, 1952) 6
9   Cuba 2 (1990, 2010) 2 (1978, 1998) 1 (1994) 5
10   Bulgaria 1 (1970) 4 (1949, 1952, 1986, 2006) 1 (1962) 6
11   Yugoslavia /
  Serbia and Montenegro
1 (1998) 2 (2002, 2006) 3
12   Netherlands 1 (1994) 1
  Russia 1 (2002)
14   Japan 2 (1970, 1974) 1 (1982) 3
15   France 1 (2002) 1 (2014) 2
  Serbia 1 (2010) 1 (2018)
17   Argentina 1 (1982) 1
  Germany 1 (2014)
19   South Korea 1 (1978)
  Slovenia 1 (2022)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Honours". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ "History". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.