2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification

24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship, with two place allocated for the hosts, Japan and titleholder, Russia. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. The distribution is:

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualification date	Appearance in finals
Japan	Host	0116 November 2006	14th
Russia	2006 World Championship Winner	0216 November 2006	15th
Dominican Republic	NORCECA Pool H Winner	0314 June 2009	6th
Cuba	NORCECA Pool F Winner	0423 June 2009	11th
China	AVC Pool D Winner	054 July 2009	12th
Thailand	AVC Pool D Runner-up	064 July 2009	3rd
United States	NORCECA Pool G Winner	078 July 2009	14th
Puerto Rico	NORCECA Pool I Winner	089 July 2009	5th
Kenya	CAVB Pool C Winner	0912 July 2009	5th
Germany	CEV Pool K Winner	1018 July 2009	13th
Netherlands	CEV Pool K Runner-up	1118 July 2009	12th
Turkey	CEV Pool J Winner	1218 July 2009	2nd
Poland	CEV Pool J Runner-up	1318 July 2009	10th
Serbia	CEV Pool I Winner	1418 July 2009	3rd
Croatia	CEV Pool I Runner-up	1518 July 2009	2nd
Italy	CEV Pool H Winner	1619 July 2009	9th
Czech Republic	CEV Pool H Runner-up	1719 July 2009	11th
Algeria	CAVB Pool D Winner	1824 July 2009	1st
Brazil	CSV Pool B Winner	1925 July 2009	14th
Peru	CSV Pool B Runner-up	2025 July 2009	12th
South Korea	AVC Pool E Winner	2130 August 2009	11th
Kazakhstan	AVC Pool E Runner-up	2230 August 2009	2nd
Canada	NORCECA Pool J Winner	2330 August 2009	7th
Costa Rica	NORCECA Pool J Runner-up	2430 August 2009	2nd

1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia.

2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 5th appearance as Germany.

3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.

4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 3rd appearance as Czech Republic.

Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was:

• Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 5 places)
• Africa (CAVB): 2 places
• Europe (CEV): 8 places (+ Russia qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 9 places)
• South America (CSV) 2 places
• North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 6 places

AVC

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• Bangladesh (Second Round)
• China (Third Round)
• Chinese Taipei (Second Round, Third Round)
• Fiji (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
• Kazakhstan (Second Round, Third Round)
• New Zealand (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)

• Samoa (First Round)
• South Korea (Third Round)
• Thailand (Second Round, Third Round)
• Tonga (First Round)
• Uzbekistan (Second Round, Third Round)

CAVB

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• Algeria (Third Round)
• Botswana (Second Round)
• Cameroon (Second Round, Third Round)
• Egypt (Third Round)
• Kenya (Third Round)
• Mauritius (Second Round, Third Round)
• Mozambique (Second Round)

• Nigeria (Second Round)
• Senegal (Second Round, Third Round)
• South Africa (Second Round, Third Round)
• Swaziland (Second Round)
• Tunisia (Third Round)
• Zimbabwe (Second Round)

CEV

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• Albania (Second Round)
• Austria (First Round)
• Azerbaijan (Second Round, Third Round)
• Belarus (Second Round, Third Round)
• Belgium (Second Round, Third Round)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
• Bulgaria (Second Round, Third Round)
• Croatia (Second Round, Third Round)
• Czech Republic (Second Round, Third Round)
• Denmark (First Round)
• Estonia (First Round)
• Finland (Second Round)
• France (Second Round, Third Round)
• Georgia (First Round)
• Germany (Third Round)
• Great Britain (First Round)

• Greece (Second Round)
• Hungary (First Round, Second Round)
• Israel (First Round, Second Round)
• Italy (Third Round)
• Moldova (First Round, Second Round)
• Montenegro (First Round)
• Netherlands (Third Round)
• Poland (Third Round)
• Portugal (First Round)
• Romania (Second Round, Third Round)
• Serbia (Third Round)
• Slovakia (Second Round)
• Slovenia (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
• Spain (Second Round, Third Round)
• Turkey (Third Round)
• Ukraine (Second Round)

CSV

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• Argentina (Second Round, Third Round)
• Bolivia (Second Round)
• Brazil (Third Round)
• Chile (Second Round)

• Colombia (Second Round)
• Peru (Third Round)
• Uruguay (Second Round)
• Venezuela (Second Round, Third Round)

NORCECA

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• Anguilla (First Round)
• Antigua and Barbuda (First Round)
• Aruba (Second Round)
• Bahamas (Second Round, Third Round)
• Barbados (Second Round, Third Round)
• Belize (Second Round)
• Bermuda (First Round, Second Round)
• British Virgin Islands (First Round)
• Canada (Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Cayman Islands (Second Round)
• Costa Rica (Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Cuba (Third Round)
• Dominica (First Round)
• Dominican Republic (Third Round)
• El Salvador (Second Round)
• Grenada (First Round)

• Guatemala (Second Round, Third Round)
• Haiti (Second Round)
• Honduras (Second Round)
• Jamaica (Second Round, Third Round)
• Mexico (Third Round, Playoff Round)
• Netherlands Antilles (Second Round, Third Round)
• Nicaragua (Second Round, Third Round)
• Panama (Second Round, Third 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)
• Trinidad and Tobago (Second Round, Third Round, Playoff Round)
• U.S. Virgin Islands (Second Round, Third Round)
• United States (Third Round)

External links

• FIVB