# 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Italy and the titleholder, Brazil. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
| Italy | Host Country | 0122 December 2005 | 15th |
| Brazil | Defending Champions | 023 December 2006 | 15th |
| Puerto Rico | NORCECA Pool G Winners | 0310 July 2009 | 3rd |
| Russia | CEV Pool I Winners | 049 August 2009 | 5th |
| Germany | CEV Pool I Runners-up | 059 August 2009 | 3rd |
| Venezuela | CSV Pool B Winners | 0612 August 2009 | 10th |
| China | AVC Pool G Winners | 0715 August 2009 | 12th |
| Australia | AVC Pool G Runners-up | 0815 August 2009 | 5th |
| Poland | CEV Pool K Winners | 0915 August 2009 | 15th |
| France | CEV Pool K Runners-up | 1015 August 2009 | 14th |
| Serbia | CEV Pool L Winners | 1115 August 2009 | 1st |
| Spain | CEV Pool L Runners-up | 1215 August 2009 | 3rd |
| Tunisia | CAVB Pool D Winners | 1316 August 2009 | 8th |
| Bulgaria | CEV Pool J Winners | 1416 August 2009 | 16th |
| Czech Republic | CEV Pool J Runners-up | 1516 August 2009 | 4th |
| Cuba | NORCECA Pool H Winners | 1616 August 2009 | 13th |
| United States | NORCECA Pool F Winners | 1717 August 2009 | 14th |
| Egypt | CAVB Pool C Winners | 1820 August 2009 | 7th |
| Cameroon | CAVB Pool E Winners | 1923 August 2009 | 2nd |
| Canada | NORCECA Pool I Winners | 2029 August 2009 | 9th |
| Mexico | NORCECA Pool I Runners-up | 2129 August 2009 | 4th |
| Japan | AVC Pool H Winners | 2230 August 2009 | 14th |
| Iran | AVC Pool H Runners-up | 2330 August 2009 | 4th |
| Argentina | CSV Pool A Winners | 2430 August 2009 | 10th |

## Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was:
* Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
* Africa (CAVB): 3 places
* Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 9 places)
* South America (CSV) 2 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 3 places)
* North America (NORCECA): 5 places

### AVC

* Australia (Third Round)
* Bangladesh (First Round, Second Round)
* China (Third Round)
* Chinese Taipei (Second Round)
* Fiji (First Round)
* India (Second Round, Third Round)
* Indonesia (Second Round)
* Iran (Second Round, Third Round)
* Japan (Third Round)
* Kazakhstan (Second Round, Third Round)
* Macau (First Round)
* Maldives (First Round)
* New Zealand (First Round)
* Oman (First Round, Second Round)
* Pakistan (First Round, Second Round)
* Qatar (First Round, Second Round)
* Samoa (First Round)
* South Korea (Third Round)
* Tonga (First Round, Second Round)
* Thailand (Second Round, Third Round)
* United Arab Emirates (First Round, Second Round)

### CAVB

* Algeria (Second Round, Third Round)
* Botswana (Third Round)
* Cameroon (Third Round)
* Egypt (Third Round)
* Kenya (Third Round)
* Malawi (Second Round)
* Mauritius (Second Round, Third Round)
* Morocco (Second Round, Third Round)
* Mozambique (Second Round, Third Round)
* Nigeria (Second Round, Third Round)
* South Africa (Third Round)
* Tunisia (Third Round)
* Zimbabwe (Second Round, Third Round)

### CEV

* Albania (First Round)
* Austria (First Round)
* Azerbaijan (First Round)
* Belarus (First Round, Second Round)
* Belgium (Second Round, Third Round)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
* Bulgaria (Third Round)
* Croatia (Second Round)
* Czech Republic (Second Round, Third Round)
* Denmark (Second Round)
* Estonia (Second Round, Third Round)
* Finland (Second Round, Third Round)
* France (Third Round)
* Germany (Second Round, Third Round)
* Great Britain (First Round)
* Greece (Second Round)
* Hungary (First Round)
* Israel (First Round)
* Latvia (First Round, Second Round)
* Moldova (First Round)
* Montenegro (First Round, Second Round)
* Netherlands (Second Round, Third Round)
* Norway (First Round)
* Poland (Third Round)
* Portugal (Second Round, Third Round)
* Romania (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* Russia (Third Round)
* Serbia (Third Round)
* Slovakia (Second Round, Third Round)
* Slovenia (Second Round, Third Round)
* Spain (Third Round)
* Sweden (First Round)
* Turkey (Second Round)
* Ukraine (Second Round)

### CSV

* Argentina (Third Round)
* Bolivia (Third Round)
* Chile (Third Round)
* Colombia (Third Round)
* Ecuador (Third Round)
* Paraguay (Third Round)
* Uruguay (Third Round)
* Venezuela (Third Round)

### NORCECA

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