# Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification

The North American Qualification Tournament for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held in Long Beach, United States, from 7 to 12 May 2012.

## Venue

* Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Points ratio
* Sets ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 121 | 1.860 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 225 | 216 | 1.042 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 194 | 229 | 0.847 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 225 | 0.653 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 May | 15:02 | Mexico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 7 May | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–9 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | 75–33 | P2 P3 |
| 8 May | 15:00 | Mexico | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 94–86 | P2 P3 |
| 8 May | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 25–14 | 25–9 | 25–9 | | 75–32 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 15:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 60–75 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 75–56 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 160 | 1.406 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 209 | 182 | 1.148 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 183 | 199 | 0.920 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 7 May | 13:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–15 | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 7 May | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 8 May | 13:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–15 | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 8 May | 18:00 | Canada | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–49 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 18:00 | Cuba | 0–3 | Canada | 21–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 59–75 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 11 May | 11 May | | |
| | | Canada | 3 | |
| 10 May | 10 May | | Canada | 3 | |
| 10 May | 10 May | Puerto Rico | 2 | |
| Mexico | 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | 12 May | 12 May |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | | | | 12 May | 12 May |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | | | | Canada | 0 |
| | | | | | United States | 3 |
| | | 11 May | 11 May | | | |
| | | United States | 3 | | | |
| 10 May | 10 May | | United States | 3 | | |
| 10 May | 10 May | Cuba | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Cuba | 3 | Cuba | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Cuba | 3 | | | | 12 May | 12 May |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | | 12 May | 12 May |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | | | | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| | | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 11 May | 11 May |
| Costa Rica | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 12 May | 12 May |
| Mexico | 3 | 12 May | 12 May |
| Mexico | 3 | Mexico | 3 |
| 11 May | 11 May | | Mexico | 3 |
| 11 May | 11 May | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 12 May | 12 May |
| | | Costa Rica | 1 |
| | | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 May | 18:00 | Cuba | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 10 May | 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | | 88–95 | P2 P3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 May | 13:00 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico | 19–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |
| 11 May | 15:00 | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25–21 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 25–19 | | 99–90 | P2 P3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 May | 18:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Puerto Rico | 22–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 106–107 | P2 P3 |
| 11 May | 21:07 | United States | 3–1 | Cuba | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | 96–76 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 May | 13:00 | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–15 | 22–25 | | 88–90 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 May | 15:21 | Mexico | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 May | 17:20 | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Cuba | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 May | 20:00 | Canada | 0–3 | United States | 26–28 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 64–78 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Canada |
| 3 | Cuba |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
* Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics