# 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship will be the first edition featured 32 teams. The first two spots were allocated to the current titleholder, Italy, and the host, Philippines. As the FIVB has 5 continental federations, three spots were reserved for the top three of each continental championship held in 2023, which total 15 places. Remaining places were allocated to the top 15 teams in the FIVB World Ranking at the end of the 2024 national team season that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.

## Qualification summary
### Qualified teams

| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous best performance |
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| Philippines | AVC | Host country | 20 March 2024 | 0 | None | None | None |
| Italy | CEV | Defending champions | 11 September 2022 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) |
| Japan | AVC | 2023 Asian champions | 25 August 2023 | 16 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1970, 1974) |
| Iran | AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 25 August 2023 | 7 | 1970 | 2022 | 6th place (2014) |
| Qatar | AVC | 2023 Asian 3rd placers | 26 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) |
| Brazil | CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 28 August 2023 | 18 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2002, 2006, 2010) |
| Argentina | CSV | 2023 South American champions | 29 August 2023 | 13 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1982) |
| Colombia | CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 29 August 2023 | 0 | None | None | None |
| United States | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 9 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1986) |
| Canada | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 9 September 2023 | 12 | 1974 | 2022 | 7th place (2014) |
| Cuba | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers | 10 September 2023 | 16 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1990, 2010) |
| Egypt | CAVB | 2023 African champions | 11 September 2023 | 10 | 1974 | 2022 | 13th place (2010) |
| Algeria | CAVB | 2023 African runners-up | 11 September 2023 | 2 | 1994 | 1998 | 13th place (1994) |
| Poland | CEV | 2023 European champions | 12 September 2023 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1974, 2014, 2018) |
| Slovenia | CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 12 September 2023 | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) |
| France | CEV | 2023 European 4th placers | 12 September 2023 | 17 | 1949 | 2022 | 3rd place (2002) |
| Libya | CAVB | 2023 African 3rd placers | 13 September 2023 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 24th place (1982) |
| Germany | CEV | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 12 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1970) |
| Serbia | CEV | 2nd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1998) |
| Netherlands | CEV | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 13 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994) |
| Ukraine | CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1998 | 2022 | 7th place (2022) |
| Belgium | CEV | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1949 | 2018 | 8th place (1970) |
| Turkey | CEV | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 4 | 1956 | 2022 | 11th place (2022) |
| Czech Republic | CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 16 | 1949 | 2010 | Champions (1956, 1966) |
| Bulgaria | CEV | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 19 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1970) |
| Portugal | CEV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1956 | 2002 | 8th place (2002) |
| Finland | CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1952 | 2018 | 9th place (2014) |
| Tunisia | CAVB | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11 | 1962 | 2022 | 15th place (2006) |
| China | AVC | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 7th place (1978, 1982) |
| Romania | CEV | 13th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 10 | 1949 | 1982 | Runners-up (1956, 1966) |
| Chile | CSV | 14th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 23rd place (1982) |
| South Korea | AVC | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1956 | 2014 | 4th place (1978) |

#### Notes

    $^a$ France, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Italy, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.
    $^b$ Competed as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 5 appearances as Germany.
    $^c$ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 (4 times) and as Serbia and Montenegro from 1998 to 2006 (3 times); 4 appearances as Serbia.
    $^d$ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 5 appearances as Czech Republic.

### Qualification process

There were two methods to qualify for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship: a direct qualification through the 2023 Continental Championships and a qualification based on the FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024. The Continental Championships took place between August and September 2023. The qualification process commenced on 3 August 2022, initially with the qualifiers for the 2023 European Championship. In contrast, four other Continental Championships did not implement a qualification process. The Continental Championships took place between August and September 2023.

### Timelines

The following five Continental Championships held to select and qualify teams for the tournament:
| Confederation | Tournament | Tournament | Date | Venue | Teams |
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | 2023 Asian Championship | 2023 Asian Championship | 19–26 August 2023 | Urmia | 17 |
| CAVB (Africa) | 2023 African Championship | 2023 African Championship | 3–13 September 2023 | Cairo | 15 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool A | 3–20 August 2022 | Baku, Middelfart and Istanbul | 3 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool B | 3–21 August 2022 | Ried im Innkreis, Tampere and Valmiera | 3 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool C | 3–21 August 2022 | Beveren, Tallinn and Tórshavn | 3 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool D | 3–21 August 2022 | Kópavogur, Luxembourg City, Kolašin and Póvoa de Varzim | 4 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool E | 3–21 August 2022 | Osijek, Nicosia, Glyfada and Volda | 4 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool F | 3–21 August 2022 | Tbilisi, Budapest, Nitra and Teruel | 4 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool G | 3–21 August 2022 | Tirana, Tuzla, Galați and Schönenwerd | 4 |
| CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship | 2023 European Championship | 28 August – 16 September 2023 | Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Israel | 23+1 |
| CSV (South America) | 2023 South American Championship | 2023 South American Championship | 26–30 August 2023 | Recife | 5 |
| NORCECA (North America) | 2023 NORCECA Championship | 2023 NORCECA Championship | 5–10 September 2023 | Charleston, West Virginia | 7 |
| Total | 5 Continental Championship | 5 Continental Championship | 3 August 2022 – 16 September 2023 | 3 August 2022 – 16 September 2023 | 92+1 |

### Entries

FIVB's 222 national federations, 80 men's national teams entered or qualified for the Continental Championships in 2023, while Russia and Belarus were banned due to suspension from CEV and FIVB competitions following their country's invasion of Ukraine. For Europe, 25 additional teams entered the qualifiers of their Continental Championship. The other 13 teams were listed in the FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024, but were not compete in their Continental Championships.
The entries, listed by confederation:

#### AVC (17 entries)

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

#### CAVB (15 entries)

* Algeria
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Chad
* Egypt
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Libya
* Mali
* Morocco
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Tanzania
* Tunisia

#### CEV (36 entries)

* Albania
* Azerbaijan
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Faroe Islands
* Germany
* Greece
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

#### CSV (5 entries)

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Peru

#### NORCECA (7 entries)

* Canada
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* United States

## Host country

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship host country to participate in the tournament.
On 20 March 2024, FIVB announced that the Philippines would host the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. The Philippines did not take part at the 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

## Defending champions

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.
* Italy from CEV (Europe)

## Continental championships
### AVC (Asia and Oceania)
#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | Iran |
| | Qatar |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
| 7 | Pakistan |
| 8 | Bahrain |
| 9 | Indonesia |
| 10 | Thailand |
| 11 | India |
| 12 | Iraq |
| 13 | Kazakhstan |
| 14 | Afghanistan |
| 15 | Bangladesh |
| 16 | Hong Kong |
| 17 | Uzbekistan |

### CAVB (Africa)
#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Egypt |
| | Algeria |
| | Libya |
| 4 | Cameroon |
| 5 | Tunisia |
| 6 | Rwanda |
| 7 | Chad |
| 8 | Morocco |
| 9 | Kenya |
| 10 | Ghana |
| 11 | Senegal |
| 12 | Gambia |
| 13 | Tanzania |
| 14 | Burundi |
| 15 | Mali |

### CEV (Europe)
#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Italy |
| | Slovenia |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Serbia |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Ukraine |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Portugal |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Czech Republic |
| 13 | Turkey |
| 14 | Belgium |
| 15 | Bulgaria |
| 16 | North Macedonia |
| 17 | Spain |
| 18 | Israel |
| 19 | Montenegro |
| 20 | Estonia |
| 21 | Finland |
| 22 | Greece |
| 23 | Switzerland |
| 24 | Denmark |

### CSV (South America)
#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Brazil |
| | Colombia |
| 4 | Chile |
| 5 | Peru |

### NORCECA (North America)
#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Suriname |

## FIVB World Ranking

The final 15 places belonged to the top 15 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.

### Top 30 rankings as of 30 August 2024

* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship via continental championship
* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship as defending champions
* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship via FIVB World Ranking
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Poland | 401.31 |
| 2 | France | 378.07 |
| 3 | United States | 365.87 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 352.5 |
| 5 | Italy | 346.23 |
| 6 | Japan | 338.12 |
| 7 | Brazil | 305.87 |
| 8 | Germany | 274.38 |
| 9 | Argentina | 266.94 |
| 10 | Serbia | 259.28 |
| 11 | Canada | 254.46 |
| 12 | Cuba | 249.34 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 204.81 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 196 |
| 15 | Iran | 185.07 |
| 16 | Belgium | 183.24 |
| 17 | Turkey | 175.28 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 168.95 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 161.06 |
| 20 | Egypt | 156.94 |
| 21 | Qatar | 151.46 |
| 22 | Portugal | 147.16 |
| 23 | Finland | 146.72 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 145.09 |
| 25 | China | 144.02 |
| 26 | Romania | 143.07 |
| 27 | Chile | 139.14 |
| 28 | South Korea | 138.48 |
| 29 | Croatia | 136.4 |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 135.23 |