# 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

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

## Qualified teams

| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous appearances |
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Total* | First | Last |
| Italy | CEV | Host | 0125 November 2009 | 10th | 1978 | 2010 |
| Thailand | AVC | AVC Pool A Runner-up | 027 September 2013 | 4th | 1998 | 2010 |
| Japan | AVC | AVC Pool A Winner | 037 September 2013 | 15th | 1960 | 2010 |
| Russia | CEV | 2013 CEV Championship Winner | 0413 September 2013 | 16th | 1952 | 2010 |
| Germany | CEV | 2013 CEV Championship Runner-up | 0513 September 2013 | 14th | 1956 | 2010 |
| Brazil | CSV | 2013 CSV Championship Winner | 0621 September 2013 | 15th | 1956 | 2010 |
| China | AVC | AVC Pool B Winner | 0730 September 2013 | 13th | 1956 | 2010 |
| Kazakhstan | AVC | AVC Pool B Runner-up | 081 October 2013 | 3rd | 2006 | 2010 |
| Argentina | CSV | CSV Qualification Tournament Winner | 0920 October 2013 | 5th | 1960 | 2002 |
| Turkey | CEV | CEV Pool I Winner | 105 January 2014 | 3rd | 2006 | 2010 |
| Bulgaria | CEV | CEV Pool M Winner | 115 January 2014 | 11th | 1952 | 2002 |
| Azerbaijan | CEV | CEV Pool J Winner | 125 January 2014 | 3rd | 1994 | 2006 |
| Belgium | CEV | CEV Pool K Winner | 135 January 2014 | 3rd | 1956 | 1978 |
| Croatia | CEV | CEV Pool L Winner | 145 January 2014 | 3rd | 1998 | 2010 |
| Serbia | CEV | CEV Third Round Best Runner-up | 155 January 2014 | 4th | 1978 | 2010 |
| Netherlands | CEV | CEV Third Round Second Best Runner-up | 165 January 2014 | 13th | 1956 | 2010 |
| Tunisia | CAVB | CAVB Pool U Winner | 1722 February 2014 | 3rd | 1978 | 1986 |
| Cameroon | CAVB | CAVB Pool T Winner | 181 March 2014 | 2nd | 2006 | 2006 |
| Cuba | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool Q Winner | 1917 May 2014 | 12th | 1970 | 2010 |
| United States | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool O Winner | 2018 May 2014 | 15th | 1956 | 2010 |
| Dominican Republic | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool P Winner | 2118 May 2014 | 7th | 1974 | 2010 |
| Canada | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool S Winner | 2219 May 2014 | 8th | 1974 | 2010 |
| Puerto Rico | NORCECA | NORCECA Pool R Winner | 2325 May 2014 | 6th | 1974 | 2010 |
| Mexico | NORCECA | NORCECA Playoff Winner | 2420 July 2014 | 7th | 1970 | 2006 |
    * Total (including 2014 edition).
    1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 6th appearance as Russia.
    2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 6th appearance as Germany.
    3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 2nd appearance as Serbia.

## Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be:
* Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
* Africa (CAVB): 2 places
* Europe (CEV): 9 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 10 places)
* South America (CSV): 2 places
* North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 6 places

### AVC

* Australia (Final Round)
* China (Final Round)
* Chinese Taipei (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Hong Kong (Zonal Round)
* India (Zonal Round, Final Round)
* Indonesia (Zonal Round)
* Japan (Final Round)
* Kazakhstan (Final Round)
* Myanmar (Zonal Round)
* New Zealand (Final Round)
* Philippines (Zonal Round)
* South Korea (Final Round)
* Thailand (Final Round)
* Uzbekistan (Zonal Round)
* Vietnam (Zonal Round, Final Round)

### CAVB

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

### CEV

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

### CSV

* Argentina (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
* Brazil (CSV Championship)
* Chile (CSV Championship)
* Colombia (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
* Peru (CSV Championship) (Qualification Tournament)
* Venezuela (CSV Championship)

### NORCECA

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