Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Gliwice/Katowice/ Ljubljana (POL/SLO) - 26 August 2022 - 11 September 2022

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Qualified Nations

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Cameroon
• Canada
• China
• Cuba
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
  
• Iran
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
  
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
  
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Ukraine
  
• United States
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

August 26th  - August 31st, 2022
24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 4 best third placed Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16
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Knockout Round

September 3rd - September 11th, 2022
4 Nations, Round of 16, Quartelfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022 Champion

Qualification Format

Africa

Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2021
September 7th - September 14th, 2022
16 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Burkina Faso (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Burundi (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Cameroon (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• DR Congo (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Egypt (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
  
• Ethiopia (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Kenya (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Mali (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Morocco (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Niger (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Nigeria (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Rwanda (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• South Sudan (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Tanzania (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Tunisia (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
• Uganda (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
• Tunisia (Men's Volleyball CAVB African Championship 2022)
  
  

Asia

Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2021

September 12th - September 19th, 2022
16 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• Bahrain (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• China (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• China Taipei (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• Hong Kong (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• India (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• Iran (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• Japan (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• Kazakhstan (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• Kuwait (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• Pakistan (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• Qatar (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Saudi Arabia (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• South Korea (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  
• Thailand (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
• Uzbekistan (Men's Volleyball AVC Asian Championship 2022)
  

Europe

Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2021

September 1st - September 19th, 2022
24 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Belarus (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Belgium (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Bulgaria (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Croatia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Czech Republic (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Estonia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Finland (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• France (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Germany (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Greece (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Italy (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Latvia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Montenegro (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Netherlands (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• North Macedonia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Poland (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Defending Champions, Host Nation)
• Portugal (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Russia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Removed)
• Serbia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Slovakia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Slovenia (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Host Nation)
• Spain (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022)
• Turkey (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Ukraine (Men's Volleyball CEV European Championship 2022, Rellocation)
  

North America

Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2021

August 15th - August 23rd, 2022
8 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Canada (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022)
• Cuba (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Dominican Republic (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022)
• Guatemala (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022)
• Mexico (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
• Puerto Rico (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022)
• Trinidad and Tobago (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022)
• United States (Men's Volleyball NORCECA American Championship 2022, Worl Ranking)
  

South America

Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2021

September 1st - September 5th, 2022
4 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Argentina (Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2022)
• Brazil (Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2022)
  
• Chile (Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2022)
  
• Colombia (Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2022)
  
• Peru (Men's Volleyball CSV South American Championship 2022)
  

Preliminary Round
August 26th  - August 31st, 2022
24 Nations, 6 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 4 best third placed Nations from each Group will qualify for the Round of 16

Pool A

• Puerto Rico
• Serbia
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
  
  

Pool B

• Brazil
• Cuba
• Japan
• Qatar
  

Pool C

• Bulgaria
• Mexico
  
• Poland
• United States
  

Pool D

• Cameroon
• France
• Germany
  
• Slovenia
  
  

Pool E

• Canada
• China
• Italy
• Turkey
  

Pool F

• Argentina
• Egypt
• Iran
• Netherlands
  

Pool A
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Tunisia 3 - 0 Puerto Rico
25-19, 25-17, 25-20
August 27th 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Ukraine 0 - 3 Serbia
26-28, 21-25, 20-25
August 27th 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

Serbia 3 - 0 Puerto Rico
26-24, 25-21, 25-16
August 29th 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Ukraine 3 - 0 Tunisia
25-21, 25-19, 25-15
August 29th 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

Serbia 3 - 0 Tunisia
29-27, 25-15, 25-17
August 31st 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Ukraine 3 - 1 Puerto Rico
24-26, 25-19, 25-16, 25-19
August 31st 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

Pool A Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
Serbia	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	233	187	1.246
Ukraine	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	241	211	1.142
Tunisia	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	189	210	0.900
Puerto Rico	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	197	250	0.788

Pool B
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Brazil 3 - 2 Cuba
31-33, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17, 18-16
August 26th 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Japan 3 - 0 Qatar
25-20, 25-18, 25-15
August 26th 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Cuba 3 - 1 Qatar
25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19
August 28th 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Brazil 3 - 0 Japan
25-21, 25-18, 25-16
August 28th 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Brazil 3 - 0 Qatar
25-13, 25-23, 26-24
August 30th 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Japan 3 - 1 Cuba
25-18, 21-25, 25-15, 25-19
August 30th 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Pool B Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
Brazil	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	271	222	1.221
Japan	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	226	205	1.102
Cuba	3	1	2	4	6	7	0.857	281	302	0.930
Qatar	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	199	248	0.802

Pool C
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

United States 3 - 0 Mexico
25-18, 25-20, 25-12
August 26th 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Poland 3 - 0 Bulgaria
25-12, 25-20, 25-20
August 26th 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

United States 3 - 0 Bulgaria
25-20, 25-23, 26-24
August 28th 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Poland 3 - 0 Mexico
25-17, 25-14, 25-19
August 28th 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

Mexico 3 - 2 Bulgaria
20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16
August 30th 2022, h. 17:30, Spodek, Katowice

Poland 3 - 1 United States
23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21
August 30th 2022, h. 20:30, Spodek, Katowice

Pool C Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
Poland	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	248	188	1.319
United States	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	237	215	1.102
Mexico	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	211	259	0.815
Bulgaria	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	228	262	0.870

Pool D
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

France 3 - 0 Germany
25-22, 28-26, 26-24
August 26th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Slovenia 3 - 0 Cameroon
25-19, 25-23, 25-21
August 26th 2022, h. 20:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Germany 3 - 0 Cameroon
30-28, 25-14, 25-19
August 28th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

France 3 - 2 Slovenia
25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 34-32, 15-7
August 28th 2022, h. 20:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

France 3 - 0 Cameroon
25-19, 25-19, 25-22
August 30th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Slovenia 3 - 0 Germany
25-16, 25-22, 25-17
August 30th 2022, h. 20:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Pool Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
France	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	273	242	1.128
Slovenia	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	260	237	1.097
Germany	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	207	215	0.963
Cameroon	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	184	230	0.800

Pool E
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Turkey 3 - 0 China
25-15, 25-19, 25-14
August 27th 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Italy 3 - 0 Canada
25-13, 25-18, 39-37
August 27th 2022, h. 21:15, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Canada 3 - 0 China
25-23, 25-21, 25-23
August 29th 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Italy 3 - 0 Turkey
25-18, 25-20, 25-22
August 29th 2022, h. 21:15, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Canada 0 - 3 Turkey
23-25, 23-25, 17-25
August 31st 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Italy 3 - 0 China
25-14, 25-10, 25-14
August 31st 2022, h. 21:15, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Pool E Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
Italy	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	239	166	1.440
Turkey	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	210	186	1.129
Canada	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	206	231	0.892
China	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	153	225	0.680

Pool F
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Netherlands 3 - 0 Egypt
25-17, 25-22, 25-16
August 27th 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Argentina 2 - 3 Iran
25-22, 28-30,18-25, 34-32, 19-21
August 27th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Argentina 2 - 3 Netherlands
30-28, 25-20, 21-25, 25-27, 9-15
August 29th 2022, h. 14:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Iran 3 - 1 Egypt
25-14, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24
August 29th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Argentina 3 - 2 Egypt
27-25, 26-28, 24-26, 25-17, 15-6
August 31st 2022, h. 11:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Iran 1 - 3 Netherlands
22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 18-25
August 31st 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Pool F Final Standing

Nation	P Matches	W Matches	L Matches	Points Matches	W Sets	L Sets	Ratio Sets	W Points	L Points	Ratio Points
Netherlands	3	3	0	8	9	3	3.000	286	250	1.144
Iran	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	313	302	1.036
Argentina	3	1	2	4	7	8	0.875	351	347	1.012
Egypt	3	0	3	1	3	9	0.333	239	290	0.824

Knockout Round
September 3rd - September 11th, 2022
4 Nations, Round of 16, Quartelfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2022 Champion

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Cuba
• France
• Germany
  
• Iran
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Ukraine
  
• United States
  

Round of 16
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Poland 3 - 0 Tunisia

25-20, 25-15, 25-20

September 4th 2022, h. 21:00, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice

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United States 3 - 2 Turkey
25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12
September 4th 2022, h. 17:30, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice

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Serbia 0 - 3 Argentina
23-25, 21-25, 23-25
September 6th 2022, h. 17:30, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice

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Brazil 3 - 0 Iran
25-17, 25-22, 25-23
September 6th 2022, h. 21:00, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice

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Slovenia 3 - 1 Germany
25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22
September 3rd 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

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Netherlands 0 - 3 Ukraine
16-25, 19-25, 18-25
September 5th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

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Italy 3 - 1 Cuba
25-21, 21-25, 25-24, 25-18
September 3rd 2022, h. 21:15, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

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France 3 - 2 Japan
25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16
September 5th 2022, h. 21:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Quartelfinals

Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Poland 3 - 2 United States
25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 22-25, 15-12
September 8th 2022, h. 21:00 Gliwice Arena, Gliwice
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Argentina 1 - 3 Brazil
16-25, 25-23, 22-25, 21-25
September 8th 2022, h. 17:30, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice

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Slovenia 3 - 1 Ukraine
18-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-23
September 7th 2022, h. 21:00, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana
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Italy 3 - 2 France
24-26, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 15-12
September 7th 2022, h. 17:30, Arena Stozice, Ljubljana

Semifinals

Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Poland 3 - 2 Brazil
23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 15-12
September 10th 2022, h. 18:00 Spodek, Katowice
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Slovenia 0 - 3 Italy
21-25, 22-25, 21-25
September 10th 2022, h. 21:00 Spodek, Katowice

Bronze Medal Match

Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Brazil 3 - 1 Slovenia
25-18, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18
September 11th 2022, h. 18:00 Spodek, Katowice

Gold Medal Match

Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Poland 1 - 3 Italy
25-22, 21-25, 18-25, 20-25
September 11th 2022, h. 21:00 Spodek, Katowice

Men's Tournament
Final Results

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
1	Italy		-
2	Poland		-
3	Brazil		-
4	Slovenia		-
5	France		-
6	United States		-
7	Ukraine		-
8	Argentina		-
9	Serbia		-
10	Netherlands		-
11	Turkey		-
12	Japan		-
13	Iran		-
14	Cuba		-
15	Germany		-
16	Tunisia		-
17	Canada		-
18	Mexico		-
19	Egypt		-
20	Bulgaria		-
21	Qatar		-
22	Puerto Rico		-
23	Cameroon		-
24	China		-