National team appearances in the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
This article gives the detailed results of each FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[1][2]
Debut of national teams
A total of 67 national teams have participated in at least one tournament (until the 2025 tournament).
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
|
Summary
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team
|
1949 (10) |
1952 (11) |
1956 (24) |
1960 (14) |
1962 (21) |
1966 (22) |
1970 (24) |
1974 (24) |
1978 (24) |
1982 (24) |
1986 (16) |
1990 (16) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (24) |
2002 (24) |
2006 (24) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (24) |
2018 (24) |
2022 (24) |
2025 (32)
|
Total
|
Albania
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
16th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Algeria
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
3
|
Argentina
|
• |
• |
• |
11th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
22nd |
3rd |
7th |
6th |
14th |
11th |
6th |
13th |
9th |
11th |
15th |
8th |
Q
|
14
|
Australia
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
22nd |
• |
• |
• |
17th |
19th |
21st |
19th |
15th |
14th |
• |
•
|
7
|
Austria
|
• |
• |
20th |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
2
|
Belgium
|
9th |
• |
17th |
• |
20th |
14th |
8th |
11th |
18th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
17th |
10th |
• |
Q
|
10
|
Brazil
|
• |
• |
11th |
5th |
10th |
13th |
12th |
9th |
6th |
2nd |
4th |
4th |
5th |
4th |
1st |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
3rd |
Q
|
19
|
Bulgaria
|
3rd |
3rd |
5th |
• |
4th |
7th |
2nd |
7th |
10th |
5th |
3rd |
5th |
9th |
7th |
13th |
3rd |
7th |
13th |
11th |
20th |
Q
|
20
|
Cameroon
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
15th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
21st |
19th |
23rd |
•
|
5
|
Canada
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
20th |
20th |
11th |
• |
12th |
9th |
12th |
17th |
11th |
19th |
7th |
9th |
17th |
Q
|
13
|
Chile
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
23rd |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
2
|
China
|
• |
• |
9th |
• |
9th |
9th |
• |
15th |
7th |
7th |
12th |
• |
15th |
15th |
13th |
17th |
19th |
15th |
22nd |
24th |
Q
|
16
|
Chinese Taipei
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
15th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Colombia
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
1
|
Croatia
|
Part of Yugoslavia |
• |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Cuba
|
• |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
17th |
13th |
8th |
3rd |
10th |
5th |
2nd |
4th |
3rd |
19th |
15th |
2nd |
11th |
18th |
14th |
Q
|
17
|
Czech Republic
|
See Czechoslovakia |
• |
19th |
13th |
13th |
10th |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
5
|
Denmark
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
22nd |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Dominican Republic
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
22nd |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
24th |
• |
•
|
2
|
Egypt
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
17th |
23rd |
• |
14th |
• |
• |
19th |
19th |
21st |
13th |
21st |
20th |
19th |
Q
|
11
|
Team
|
1949 (10) |
1952 (11) |
1956 (24) |
1960 (14) |
1962 (21) |
1966 (22) |
1970 (24) |
1974 (24) |
1978 (24) |
1982 (24) |
1986 (16) |
1990 (16) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (24) |
2002 (24) |
2006 (24) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (24) |
2018 (24) |
2022 (24) |
2025 (32)
|
Total
|
Finland
|
• |
11th |
• |
• |
18th |
19th |
20th |
• |
17th |
17th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
9th |
16th |
• |
Q
|
9
|
France
|
6th |
6th |
7th |
9th |
• |
18th |
17th |
16th |
15th |
16th |
6th |
8th |
• |
• |
3rd |
6th |
11th |
4th |
7th |
5th |
Q
|
18
|
Germany
|
See East Germany and West Germany |
9th |
• |
• |
9th |
8th |
3rd |
• |
15th |
Q
|
6
|
Greece
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
• |
6th |
13th |
7th |
17th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
5
|
Guinea
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
24th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Hungary
|
7th |
5th |
8th |
6th |
7th |
10th |
11th |
• |
14th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
8
|
India
|
• |
8th |
21st |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
2
|
Iran
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
21st |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
19th |
• |
21st |
19th |
6th |
13th |
13th |
Q
|
8
|
Iraq
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
20th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Israel
|
• |
10th |
16th |
• |
15th |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
4
|
Italy
|
8th |
• |
14th |
• |
14th |
16th |
15th |
19th |
2nd |
14th |
11th |
1st |
1st |
1st |
5th |
5th |
4th |
13th |
5th |
1st |
Q
|
19
|
Japan
|
• |
• |
• |
8th |
5th |
5th |
3rd |
3rd |
11th |
4th |
10th |
11th |
9th |
15th |
9th |
8th |
13th |
• |
17th |
12th |
Q
|
17
|
Kazakhstan
|
Part of Soviet Union |
• |
• |
19th |
21st |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
2
|
Lebanon
|
• |
9th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Libya
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
24th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
2
|
Luxembourg
|
• |
• |
23rd |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Mexico
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
10th |
12th |
18th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
17th |
• |
18th |
•
|
6
|
Mongolia
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
17th |
21st |
16th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
3
|
Netherlands
|
10th |
• |
13th |
• |
12th |
12th |
14th |
12th |
16th |
• |
• |
7th |
2nd |
6th |
9th |
• |
• |
• |
8th |
10th |
Q
|
14
|
North Korea
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
• |
9th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
2
|
Team
|
1949 (10) |
1952 (11) |
1956 (24) |
1960 (14) |
1962 (21) |
1966 (22) |
1970 (24) |
1974 (24) |
1978 (24) |
1982 (24) |
1986 (16) |
1990 (16) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (24) |
2002 (24) |
2006 (24) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (24) |
2018 (24) |
2022 (24) |
2025 (32)
|
Total
|
Panama
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
24th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Paraguay
|
• |
• |
• |
12th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Peru
|
• |
• |
• |
14th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Philippines
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
1
|
Poland
|
5th |
7th |
4th |
4th |
6th |
6th |
5th |
1st |
8th |
6th |
9th |
• |
• |
17th |
9th |
2nd |
13th |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
Q
|
19
|
Portugal
|
• |
• |
15th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
8th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
3
|
Puerto Rico
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
23rd |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
12th |
13th |
21st |
21st |
22nd |
•
|
6
|
Qatar
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
21st |
Q
|
2
|
Romania
|
4th |
4th |
2nd |
3rd |
3rd |
2nd |
7th |
6th |
13th |
15th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
Q
|
11
|
Russia
|
See Soviet Union |
7th |
5th |
2nd |
7th |
5th |
5th |
6th |
|
|
7
|
Serbia
|
See Yugoslavia |
See Serbia and Montenegro |
3rd |
9th |
4th |
9th |
Q
|
5
|
Slovenia
|
Part of Yugoslavia |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
12th |
4th |
Q
|
3
|
South Korea
|
• |
• |
18th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
13th |
4th |
8th |
• |
14th |
8th |
13th |
• |
17th |
• |
17th |
• |
• |
Q
|
10
|
Spain
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
8th |
13th |
• |
12th |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
3
|
Sweden
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
10th |
16th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
2
|
Thailand
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Tunisia
|
• |
• |
• |
• |
|
• |
22nd |
18th |
24th |
21st |
• |
• |
• |
• |
19th |
15th |
19th |
21st |
23rd |
16th |
Q
|
12
|
Turkey
|
• |
• |
22nd |
• |
• |
15th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
19th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
11th |
Q
|
5
|
Ukraine
|
Part of Soviet Union |
• |
10th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
7th |
Q
|
3
|
United States
|
• |
• |
6th |
7th |
• |
11th |
18th |
14th |
19th |
13th |
1st |
13th |
3rd |
9th |
9th |
10th |
6th |
7th |
3rd |
6th |
Q
|
18
|
Uruguay
|
• |
• |
• |
13th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
•
|
1
|
Venezuela
|
• |
• |
• |
10th |
• |
• |
23rd |
21st |
21st |
19th |
16th |
16th |
• |
• |
17th |
17th |
19th |
17th |
• |
• |
•
|
11
|
Discontinued teams
|
Czechoslovakia
|
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
4th |
5th |
5th |
9th |
8th |
9th |
See Czech Republic
|
12
|
East Germany
|
• |
• |
12th |
• |
11th |
4th |
1st |
4th |
9th |
12th |
• |
• |
See Germany
|
7
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
See Yugoslavia |
• |
2nd |
4th |
4th |
See Serbia
|
3
|
Soviet Union
|
1st |
1st |
3rd |
1st |
1st |
3rd |
6th |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
See Russia
|
12
|
West Germany
|
• |
• |
24th |
• |
• |
20th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
See Germany
|
2
|
Yugoslavia
|
• |
• |
10th |
• |
8th |
8th |
10th |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
See Serbia and Montenegro |
See Serbia
|
4
|
Team
|
1949 (10) |
1952 (11) |
1956 (24) |
1960 (14) |
1962 (21) |
1966 (22) |
1970 (24) |
1974 (24) |
1978 (24) |
1982 (24) |
1986 (16) |
1990 (16) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (24) |
2002 (24) |
2006 (24) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (24) |
2018 (24) |
2022 (24) |
2025 (32)
|
Total
|
#
|
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)
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3 (1986, 1990, 1998)
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10
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4
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Poland
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3 (1974, 2014, 2018)
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2 (2006, 2022)
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–
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2 (1956, 1960)
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7
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5
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Czechoslovakia
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2 (1956, 1966)
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4 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962)
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–
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1 (1970)
|
7
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6
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United States
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1 (1986)
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–
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2 (1994, 2018)
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–
|
3
|
7
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East Germany
|
1 (1970)
|
–
|
–
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2 (1966, 1974)
|
8
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Romania
|
–
|
2 (1956, 1966)
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2 (1960, 1962)
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2 (1949, 1952)
|
6
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9
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Cuba
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–
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2 (1990, 2010)
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2 (1978, 1998)
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1 (1994)
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5
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10
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Bulgaria
|
–
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1 (1970)
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4 (1949, 1952, 1986, 2006)
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1 (1962)
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6
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11
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Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro
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–
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1 (1998)
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–
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2 (2002, 2006)
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3
|
12
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Netherlands
|
–
|
1 (1994)
|
–
|
–
|
1
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Russia
|
–
|
1 (2002)
|
–
|
–
|
14
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Japan
|
–
|
–
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2 (1970, 1974)
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1 (1982)
|
3
|
15
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France
|
–
|
–
|
1 (2002)
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1 (2014)
|
2
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Serbia
|
–
|
–
|
1 (2010)
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1 (2018)
|
17
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Argentina
|
–
|
–
|
1 (1982)
|
–
|
1
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Germany
|
–
|
–
|
1 (2014)
|
–
|
19
|
South Korea
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1 (1978)
|
Slovenia
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1 (2022)
|
See also
References
- ^ "Honours". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "History". volleyballworld.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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