This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1][2]
Debut of national teams edit
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 edit
- 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 | • | 9 | |
 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 | 19 | |
| Cameroon
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | 13th | 21st | 19th | 23rd | 5 | |
| Canada
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 20th | 11th | • | 12th | 9th | 12th | 17th | 11th | 19th | 7th | 9th | 17th | Q | 13 |
| Chile
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
| China
|
• | • | 9th | • | 9th | 9th | • | 15th | 7th | 7th | 12th | • | 15th | 15th | 13th | 17th | 19th | 15th | 22nd | 24th | 15 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | • | 8 | |
| 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 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 13 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
 Puerto Rico
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 13th | 21st | 21st | 22nd | 6 | |
| Qatar
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | Q | 2 |
 Romania
|
4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 13th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | |
| 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 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Slovenia
|
Part of Yugoslavia |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 4th | Q | 3 | |||||||||||
 South Korea
|
• | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | 13th | 4th | 8th | • | 14th | 8th | 13th | • | 17th | • | 17th | • | • | 9 | |
| Spain
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 13th | • | 12th | • | • | • | 3 | |
| Sweden
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
| Thailand
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
 Tunisia
|
• | • | • | • | DQ | • | 22nd | 18th | 24th | 21st | • | • | • | • | 19th | 15th | 19th | 21st | 23rd | 16th | 11 | |
| Turkey
|
• | • | 22nd | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 4 | |
| Ukraine
|
Part of Soviet Union |
• | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 2 | ||||||||||||
 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 edit
| # | 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) |
