2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
Qualified teams
Notes ¹ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) in 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia.

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

Section Title: Qualified teams
Table Section Text: Notes ¹ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 and as Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) in 2006; 3rd appearance as Serbia.

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances

Total	First	Last

Japan	AVC	Host Country	25 August 2014	15	1960	2014

United States	NORCECA	Defending Champions	12 October 2014	15	1956	2014

Serbia1	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool B Winners	28 May 2017	4	1978	2014

Russia2	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool A Winners	3 June 2017	16	1952	2014

Azerbaijan	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool E Winners	3 June 2017	3	1994	2014

Turkey	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool C Winners	4 June 2017	3	2006	2014

Italy	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool D Winners	4 June 2017	10	1978	2014

Germany3	CEV	CEV Second Round Pool F Winners	4 June 2017	15	1956	2014

Brazil	CSV	CSV Championship Winners	19 August 2017	15	1956	2014

Netherlands	CEV	CEV Third Round Pool G Winners	26 August 2017	13	1956	2014

Bulgaria	CEV	CEV Third Round Pool G Runners-up	26 August 2017	11	1952	2014

China	AVC	AVC Second Round Pool A Winners	23 September 2017	13	1956	2014

South Korea	AVC	AVC Second Round Pool B Winners	23 September 2017	11	1967	2010

Thailand	AVC	AVC Second Round Pool B Runners-up	23 September 2017	4	1998	2014

Kazakhstan	AVC	AVC Second Round Pool A Runners-up	24 September 2017	3	2006	2014

Canada	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool B Winners	29 September 2017	8	1974	2014

Cuba	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool B Runners-up	29 September 2017	12	1970	2014

Cameroon	CAVB	CAVB Championship Winners	13 October 2017	2	2006	2014

Kenya	CAVB	CAVB Championship Runners-up	13 October 2017	5	1994	2010

Dominican Republic	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool A Winners	14 October 2017	7	1974	2014

Mexico	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool C Winners	14 October 2017	7	1970	2014

Puerto Rico	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool A Runners-up	14 October 2017	6	1974	2014

Trinidad and Tobago	NORCECA	NORCECA Championship Pool C Runners-up	14 October 2017	0	–	–

Argentina	CSV	CSV Qualifier Winners	15 October 2017	5	1960	2014

Sentence(s)

On 25 August 2014, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was held in Japan.

final_sentence: On 25 August 2014, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was held in Japan.