# 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship featured 24 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Poland, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, Brazil. The remaining 23 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations competed.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
| Poland | Host country | 018 September 2008 | 16th |
| Argentina | 2013 South American runners-up | 029 August 2013 | 11th |
| Brazil | 2013 South American champions | 039 August 2013 | 16th |
| Australia | AVC Pool A winners | 048 September 2013 | 6th |
| South Korea | AVC Pool D winners | 058 September 2013 | 9th |
| Iran | AVC Pool B winners | 0613 September 2013 | 5th |
| Venezuela | CSV Qualifier winners | 0715 September 2013 | 11th |
| China | AVC Pool C winners | 0822 September 2013 | 13th |
| Russia | 2013 European champions | 0928 September 2013 | 6th |
| Italy | 2013 European runners-up | 1028 September 2013 | 16th |
| Germany | CEV Pool K winners | 115 January 2014 | 4th |
| Serbia | CEV Pool J winners | 125 January 2014 | 2nd |
| Bulgaria | CEV Pool I winners | 135 January 2014 | 17th |
| Belgium | CEV Pool L winners | 145 January 2014 | 8th |
| France | CEV Third Round best runners-up | 155 January 2014 | 15th |
| Finland | CEV Pool M winners | 165 January 2014 | 7th |
| Egypt | CAVB Pool U winners | 1710 February 2014 | 8th |
| Cameroon | CAVB Pool T winners | 1817 February 2014 | 3rd |
| Tunisia | CAVB Pool V winners | 197 March 2014 | 9th |
| United States | NORCECA Pool O winners | 2018 May 2014 | 15th |
| Canada | NORCECA Pool Q winners | 2119 May 2014 | 10th |
| Cuba | NORCECA Pool P winners | 2224 May 2014 | 14th |
| Mexico | NORCECA Pool R winners | 2325 May 2014 | 5th |
| Puerto Rico | NORCECA Playoff winners | 2420 July 2014 | 4th |

## Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was:
* Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
* Africa (CAVB): 3 places
* Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Poland qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
* South America (CSV): 3 places
* North America (NORCECA): 5 places

### AVC

* Afghanistan (Zonal Round)
* Australia (Final Round)
* Bahrain (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* China (Final Round)
* Chinese Taipei (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Hong Kong (Zonal Round)
* India (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Indonesia (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Iran (Final Round)
* Iraq (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Japan (Final Round)
* Jordan (Subzonal Round)
* Kazakhstan (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Kuwait (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Lebanon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Maldives (Zonal Round)
* Myanmar (Zonal Round)
* New Zealand (Final Round)
* Pakistan (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Qatar (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Saudi Arabia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* South Korea (Final Round)
* Sri Lanka (Zonal Round)
* Syria (Subzonal Round)
* Thailand (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* United Arab Emirates (Subzonal Round)
* Uzbekistan (Zonal Round)
* Vietnam (Zonal Round)

### CAVB

* Algeria (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Botswana (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Burkina Faso (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Burundi (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Cameroon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Cape Verde (Subzonal Round, Final Round)
* Chad (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Congo (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Egypt (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Gabon (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Ghana (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Ivory Coast (Subzonal Round)
* Kenya (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Lesotho (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Libya (Subzonal Round)
* Malawi (Subzonal Round)
* Mauritius (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Morocco (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Mozambique (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Namibia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Niger (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Nigeria (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Rwanda (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Senegal (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Seychelles (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Sierra Leone (Subzonal Round)
* Eswatini (Subzonal Round)
* Tanzania (Subzonal Round)
* Togo (Subzonal Round)
* Tunisia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Uganda (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)
* Zambia (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Zimbabwe (Subzonal Round, Zonal Round)

### CEV

* Albania (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Andorra (2013 European Championship)
* Austria (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Azerbaijan (First Round)
* Belarus (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Belgium (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
* Bulgaria (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Croatia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Cyprus (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Czech Republic (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Denmark (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Estonia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Finland (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* France (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Germany (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Great Britain (2013 European Championship)
* Greece (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Hungary (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Iceland (First Round)
* Israel (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
* Italy (2013 European Championship)
* Latvia (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Luxembourg (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Macedonia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Moldova (First Round)
* Montenegro (2013 European Championship) (First Round)
* Netherlands (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Northern Ireland (First Round)
* Norway (First Round)
* Portugal (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Romania (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
* Russia (2013 European Championship)
* San Marino (First Round)
* Scotland (First Round)
* Serbia (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Slovakia (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Slovenia (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
* Spain (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Sweden (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
* Switzerland (2013 European Championship)
* Turkey (2013 European Championship) (Third Round)
* Ukraine (2013 European Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)

### CSV

* Argentina (2013 South American Championship)
* Brazil (2013 South American Championship)
* Chile (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)
* Colombia (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)
* Paraguay (2013 South American Championship, Qualification Tournament)
* Venezuela (Qualification Tournament)

### NORCECA

* Anguilla (First Round, Second Round)
* Antigua and Barbuda (First Round, Second Round)
* Aruba (First Round, Second Round)
* Bahamas (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Barbados (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Belize (First Round)
* Bermuda (First Round)
* British Virgin Islands (First Round, Second Round)
* Canada (Third Round)
* Cayman Islands (First Round)
* Costa Rica (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)
* Cuba (Third Round)
* Curaçao (First Round, Second Round)
* Dominica (First Round, Second Round)
* Dominican Republic (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)
* El Salvador (First Round, Second Round)
* Grenada (First Round, Second Round)
* Guadeloupe (First Round, Second Round)
* Guatemala (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Final Round)
* Haiti (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Honduras (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Jamaica (First Round)
* Martinique (First Round, Second Round)
* Mexico (Third Round)
* Montserrat (First Round)
* Nicaragua (First Round, Second Round)
* Panama (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Puerto Rico (Third Round, Final Round)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (First Round, Second Round)
* Saint Lucia (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Saint Martin (First Round, Second Round)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (First Round, Second Round)
* Sint Eustatius (First Round)
* Sint Maarten (First Round)
* Suriname (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Trinidad and Tobago (Third Round)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (First Round)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (First Round)
* United States (Third Round)