The qualifying tournament of the 19th World Volleyball Championship for men was held from May 13, 2016 to November 12, 2017 . 21 tickets to the world championship were played. Initially, 147 national federations submitted applications. After a series of refusals, the number of participating teams was 124. The qualifying tournament was held within the framework of five continental confederations [1] . Teams from Italy , Bulgaria (organizing countries) and Poland (reigning world champion) were exempted from qualification.
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Qualified Teams
in parentheses - date of qualification
- Poland (09/21/2014) - the current world champion
- Italy (12/9/2015) - the team of the host country
- Bulgaria (12/12/2015) - team of the host country
- Italy (12/9/2015) - the team of the host country
Europe (7 places)
- Serbia (05/27/2017)
- Netherlands (05/28/2017)
- Slovenia (05/28/2017)
- Finland (05/28/2017)
- Russia (05.28.2017)
- France (05/28/2017)
- Belgium (07/23/2017)
Asia (4 places)
- Japan (07/15/2017)
- Australia (07/16/2017)
- China (08/13/2017)
- Iran (08/13/2017)
North, Central America and the Caribbean (5 places)
- USA (09/30/2017)
- Dominican Republic (09/30/2017)
- Canada (10/10/2017)
- Puerto Rico (11/12/2017)
- Cuba (11/12/2017)
South America (2 places)
- Brazil (08/11/2017)
- Argentina (2.09.2017)
Africa (3 places)
- Tunisia (10.27.2017)
- Egypt (10.27.2017)
- Cameroon (10.29.2017)
Qualification
Europe (CEV)
- Participating Teams (39)
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Asia (AVC)
- Participating Teams (18)
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Initially declined to participate Afghanistan India Macau Nepal UAE and Turkmenistan
North, Central America and the Caribbean (NORCECA)
- Participating Teams (39)
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Initially declined to participate Bonaire and Saba .
South America (CSV)
- Participating Teams (8)
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Africa (CAVB)
- Participating Teams (20)
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Initially declined to participate Burundi Gabon Gambia Zimbabwe Cape Verde Lesotho Mauritius Madagascar Malawi Namibia Seychelles , Senegal Sudan Tanzania CAR .