Qualification

A total of 16 teams from around the world will compete at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship.

As per the FIVB sports regulations, the number of spots awarded by the FIVB for each Confederation for the next World Championships is as follows:

Confederation	MU21
AVC	2
CAVB	1
CEV	2
CSV	2
NORCECA	2
Host	1
World Ranking	6
Total	16

_{Note: minimum 8 teams (or 50%) in qualification process. If not fulfilling the requirements, one out of the two vacancies of the Confederation concerned will be distributed according to the World Ranking (as of January 1, 2017).}

Qualification Process

According to the above criteria the host country automatically qualified for the event.

The 15 vacancies are determined through qualifying tournaments held within the five FIVB Confederations (AVC, CAVB, CEV, CSV and NORCECA) and the World Ranking (as of January 1, 2017).

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AVC	Qualified through
China	2016 Asian Men’s U21 Championship winner
Iran	2016 Asian Men’s U21 Championship runner-up

CAVB	Qualified through
Egypt	2017 Africa Men’s U21 Championship winner

CEV	Qualified through
Czech Republic	Host Country
Ukraine	European Qualification Tournament winner
Poland	European Qualification Tournamentrunner up

CSV	Qualified through
Argentina	2016 South American Men’s U21 Championship winner
Brazil	Men's U21 Pan American Cup 2017 - Winner

NORCECA	Qualified through
United States	2016 NORCECA Men’s U21 Championship winner
Cuba	Men's U21 Pan American Cup 2017

World Ranking

Qualified Through

Russia