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National team appearances in the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

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This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[1][2]

Debut of national teams

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A total of 68 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament).

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Year Debutants Total
1949  Belgium,  Bulgaria,  Czechoslovakia,  France,  Hungary,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Romania,  Soviet Union 10
1952  Finland,  India,  Israel,  Lebanon 4
1956  Austria,  Brazil,  China,  Cuba,  East Germany,  Luxembourg,  Portugal,  South Korea,  Turkey,  United States,  West Germany,  Yugoslavia 12
1960  Argentina,  Japan,  Paraguay,  Peru,  Uruguay,  Venezuela 6
1962  Albania,  Mongolia,  North Korea 3
1966  Denmark 1
1970  Guinea,  Iran,  Tunisia 3
1974  Canada,  Dominican Republic,  Egypt,  Mexico,  Panama,  Puerto Rico 6
1978 None 0
1982  Australia,  Chile,  Iraq,  Libya 4
1986  Chinese Taipei,  Greece 2
1990  Cameroon,  Sweden 2
1994  Algeria,  Germany,  Russia 3
1998  Czech Republic,  Serbia and Montenegro,  Spain,  Thailand,  Ukraine 5
2002  Croatia,  Kazakhstan 2
2006 None 0
2010  Serbia 1
2014 None 0
2018  Slovenia 1
2022  Qatar 1
2025  Colombia,  Philippines 2
Total 68
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Team Czechoslovakia
1949
(10)		 Soviet Union
1952
(11)		 France
1956
(24)		 Brazil
1960
(14)		 Soviet Union
1962
(21)		 Czechoslovakia
1966
(22)		 Bulgaria
1970
(24)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Italy
1978
(24)		 Argentina
1982
(24)		 France
1986
(16)		 Brazil
1990
(16)		 Greece
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(24)		 Argentina
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Italy
2010
(24)		 Poland
2014
(24)		 Italy
Bulgaria
2018
(24)		 Poland
Slovenia
2022
(24)		 Philippines
2025
(32)		 Total
 Albania ••••16th•••••••••••••••• 1
 Algeria Part of France••••••••13th19th••••••Q 3
 Argentina •••11th••••22nd3rd7th6th14th11th6th13th9th11th15th8thQ 14
 Australia •••••••••22nd•••17th19th21st19th15th14th•• 7
 Austria ••20th•19th•••••••••••••••• 2
 Belgium 9th•17th•20th14th8th11th18th••••••••17th10th•Q 10
 Brazil ••11th5th10th13th12th9th6th2nd4th4th5th4th1st1st1st2nd2nd3rdQ 19
 Bulgaria 3rd3rd5th•4th7th2nd7th10th5th3rd5th9th7th13th3rd7th13th11th20thQ 20
 Cameroon •••••••••••15th••••13th21st19th23rd• 5
 Canada •••••••20th20th11th•12th9th12th17th11th19th7th9th17thQ 13
 Chile •••••••••23rd••••••••••Q 2
 China ••9th•9th9th•15th7th7th12th•15th15th13th17th19th15th22nd24thQ 16
 Chinese Taipei ••••••••[a]••15th•••••••••• 1
 Colombia ••••••••••••••••••••Q 1
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia••19th•••••• 1
 Cuba ••19th••17th13th8th3rd10th5th2nd4th3rd19th15th2nd11th18th14thQ 17
 Czech Republic See  Czechoslovakia•19th13th13th10th•••Q 5
 Denmark •••••22nd••••••••••••••• 1
 Dominican Republic ••••••••22nd••••••••••24th•• 2
 Egypt •••••••17th23rd•14th••19th19th21st13th21st20th19thQ 11
Team Czechoslovakia
1949
(10)		 Soviet Union
1952
(11)		 France
1956
(24)		 Brazil
1960
(14)		 Soviet Union
1962
(21)		 Czechoslovakia
1966
(22)		 Bulgaria
1970
(24)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Italy
1978
(24)		 Argentina
1982
(24)		 France
1986
(16)		 Brazil
1990
(16)		 Greece
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(24)		 Argentina
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Italy
2010
(24)		 Poland
2014
(24)		 Italy
Bulgaria
2018
(24)		 Poland
Slovenia
2022
(24)		 Philippines
2025
(32)		 Total
 Finland •11th••18th19th20th•17th17th•••••••9th16th•Q 9
 France 6th6th7th9th•18th17th16th15th16th6th8th••3rd6th11th4th7th5thQ 18
 Germany See  East Germany and  West Germany9th••9th8th3rd•15thQ 6
 Greece ••••••••••13th•6th13th7th17th••••• 5
 Guinea ••••••24th•••••••••••••• 1
 Hungary 7th5th8th6th7th10th11th•14th•••••••••••• 8
 India •8th21st•••••••••••••••••••×•• 2
 Iran ••••••21st••••••19th•21st19th6th13th13thQ 8
 Iraq •••••••••20th••••••••••• 1
 Israel •10th16th•15th•19th•••••••••••••• 4
 Italy 8th•14th•14th16th15th19th2nd14th11th1st1st1st5th5th4th13th5th1stQ 19
 Japan •••8th5th5th3rd3rd11th4th10th11th9th15th9th8th13th•17th12thQ 17
 Kazakhstan Part of  Soviet Union••19th21st••••• 2
 Lebanon •9th••••••••••••••••••• 1
 Libya •••••••••24th••••••••••Q 2
 Luxembourg ••23rd•••••••••••••••••• 1
 Mexico ••••••••10th12th18th••••••13th17th•18th• 6
 Mongolia ••••17th21st16th
[b]		•••••••••••••• 3
 Netherlands 10th•13th•12th12th14th12th16th••7th2nd6th9th•••8th10thQ 14
 North Korea ••••13th••9th•••••••••••••• 2
Team Czechoslovakia
1949
(10)		 Soviet Union
1952
(11)		 France
1956
(24)		 Brazil
1960
(14)		 Soviet Union
1962
(21)		 Czechoslovakia
1966
(22)		 Bulgaria
1970
(24)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Italy
1978
(24)		 Argentina
1982
(24)		 France
1986
(16)		 Brazil
1990
(16)		 Greece
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(24)		 Argentina
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Italy
2010
(24)		 Poland
2014
(24)		 Italy
Bulgaria
2018
(24)		 Poland
Slovenia
2022
(24)		 Philippines
2025
(32)		 Total
 Panama •••••••24th••••••••••••• 1
 Paraguay •••12th••••••••••••••••• 1
 Peru •••14th••••••••••••••••• 1
 Philippines ••••••••••••••••••••Q 1
 Poland 5th7th4th4th6th6th5th1st8th6th9th••17th9th2nd13th1st1st2ndQ 19
 Portugal ••15th•••••••••••8th•••••Q 3
 Puerto Rico •••••••23rd•••••••12th13th21st21st22nd• 6
 Qatar •••••••••••••••••••21stQ 2
 Romania 4th4th2nd3rd3rd2nd7th6th13th15th••••••••••Q 11
 Russia See  Soviet Union7th5th2nd7th5th5th6th×× 7
 Serbia See  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro3rd9th4th9thQ 5
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia••••••12th4thQ 3
 South Korea ••18th••••[b]13th4th8th•14th8th13th••17th•17th••Q 10
 Spain •••••••••••••8th13th•12th•••• 3
 Sweden •••••••••••10th16th•••••••• 2
 Thailand •••••••••••••19th••••••• 1
 Tunisia ••••DQ•22nd18th24th21st••••19th15th19th21st23rd16thQ 12
 Turkey ••22nd•••15th•••••••19th•••••11thQ 5
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union•10th•••••7thQ 3
 United States ••6th7th•11th18th14th19th13th1st13th3rd9th9th10th6th7th3rd6thQ 18
 Uruguay ••••13th••••••••••••••••• 1
 Venezuela •••10th••23rd21st21st19th16th16th••17th17th19th17th••• 11
Discontinued teams
 Czechoslovakia 2nd2nd1st2nd2nd1st4th5th5th9th8th9thSee  Czech Republic 12
 East Germany ••12th•11th4th1st4th9th12th••See  Germany 7
 Serbia and Montenegro See  Yugoslavia•2nd4th4thSee  Serbia 3
 Soviet Union 1st1st3rd1st1st3rd6th2nd1st1st2nd3rdSee  Russia 12
 West Germany ••24th••20th••••••See  Germany 2
 Yugoslavia •••10th•8th8th10th•••••See  Serbia and MontenegroSee  Serbia 4
Team Czechoslovakia
1949
(10)		 Soviet Union
1952
(11)		 France
1956
(24)		 Brazil
1960
(14)		 Soviet Union
1962
(21)		 Czechoslovakia
1966
(22)		 Bulgaria
1970
(24)		 Mexico
1974
(24)		 Italy
1978
(24)		 Argentina
1982
(24)		 France
1986
(16)		 Brazil
1990
(16)		 Greece
1994
(16)		 Japan
1998
(24)		 Argentina
2002
(24)		 Japan
2006
(24)		 Italy
2010
(24)		 Poland
2014
(24)		 Italy
Bulgaria
2018
(24)		 Poland
Slovenia
2022
(24)		 Philippines
2025
(32)		 Total

All-time performance

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# Team Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Total
1  Soviet Union 6 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982) 2 (1974, 1986) 3 (1956, 1966, 1990) – 11
2  Italy 4 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) 1 (1978) – 1 (2010) 6
3  Brazil 3 (2002, 2006, 2010) 3 (1982, 2014, 2018) 1 (2022) 3 (1986, 1990, 1998) 10
4  Poland 3 (1974, 2014, 2018) 2 (2006, 2022) – 2 (1956, 1960) 7
5  Czechoslovakia 2 (1956, 1966) 4 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962) – 1 (1970) 7
6  United States 1 (1986) – 2 (1994, 2018) – 3
7  East Germany 1 (1970) – – 2 (1966, 1974)
8  Romania – 2 (1956, 1966) 2 (1960, 1962) 2 (1949, 1952) 6
9  Cuba – 2 (1990, 2010) 2 (1978, 1998) 1 (1994) 5
10  Bulgaria – 1 (1970) 4 (1949, 1952, 1986, 2006) 1 (1962) 6
11  Yugoslavia /
 Serbia and Montenegro		 – 1 (1998) – 2 (2002, 2006) 3
12  Netherlands – 1 (1994) – – 1
 Russia – 1 (2002) – –
14  Japan – – 2 (1970, 1974) 1 (1982) 3
15  France – – 1 (2002) 1 (2014) 2
 Serbia – – 1 (2010) 1 (2018)
17  Argentina – – 1 (1982) – 1
 Germany – – 1 (2014) –
19  South Korea – – – 1 (1978)
 Slovenia – – – 1 (2022)
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Hosts

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Results of host nations
Year Host Nation Finish
1949  Czechoslovakia Runners-up
1952  Soviet Union Champions
1956  France 7th place
1960  Brazil 5th place
1962  Soviet Union Champions
1966  Czechoslovakia Champions
1970  Bulgaria Runners-up
1974  Mexico 10th place
1978  Italy Runners-up
1982  Argentina Third place
1986  France 6th place
1990  Brazil Fourth place
1994  Greece 6th place
1998  Japan 15th place
2002  Argentina 6th place
2006  Japan 8th place
2010  Italy Fourth place
2014  Poland Champions
2018  Italy 5th place
 Bulgaria 11th place
2022  Poland Runners-up
 Slovenia Fourth place
2025  Philippines TBD
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Active consecutive participations

This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIVB Men's World Championship.

As of 7 February 2025
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Team Managed to qualify since Consecutive participations
 Brazil 1956 19
 Bulgaria 1962 17
 Italy 1962 17
 Cuba 1966 16
 United States 1966 16
 Argentina 1978 13
 Canada 1990 10
 China 1994 9
 Egypt 1998 8
 Poland 1998 8
 Serbia 1998 8[c]
 France 2002 7
 Tunisia 2002 7
 Iran 2006 6
 Japan 2018 3
 Netherlands 2018 3
 Slovenia 2018 3
 Germany 2022 2
 Qatar 2022 2
 Turkey 2022 2
 Ukraine 2022 2
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See also

Notes

  1. People's Republic of China replaced Republic of China (Asian Qualification Runners-up) after FIVB recognised China as a legitimate Chinese state.
  2. Mongolia replaced South Korea (1966 Asian Games Runners-up) because of South Korea did not play due to political problems with Bulgaria.
  3. Serbia between 1998–2006 competed as Serbia and Montenegro.

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