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Tournament details
Host nations  Brazil
 Japan
 China
City
Dates 30 September – 8 October
Teams 24
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 84
Attendance 263,079 (3,132 per match)
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The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were exciting volleyball competitions. Twenty-four national men's teams from the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) played in three different tournaments. The main goal was to earn a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Olympics. The tournament held in Japan was also known as the 2023 Volleyball Men's World Cup.

Host Cities for the Tournaments

On October 16, 2022, the FIVB announced that Japan would host one of the tournaments. Japan has a tradition of hosting these events, often calling them the World Cup. Later, on March 8, 2023, the FIVB confirmed that Brazil and China would host the other two men's tournaments.

How Teams Qualified

The 2023 Olympic Qualification Tournaments included the 24 best teams that had not yet qualified for the Olympics. These teams were chosen based on the FIVB Senior World Rankings from September 12, 2022. One country, Russia, was not allowed to compete due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Country Confederation Qualified as Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 POL CEV 1st World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 Qualified (2019)
 ITA CEV 2nd World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 Qualified (2019)
 BRA CSV 4th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 Qualified (2019)
 USA NORCECA 6th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 Qualified (2019)
 JPN AVC 7th World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 ARG CSV 8th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 Qualified (2019)
 SLO CEV 9th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 13th place (2019)
 IRI AVC 10th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 7th place (2019)
 SRB CEV 11th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 7th place (2019)
 CUB NORCECA 12th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 13th place (2019)
 NED CEV 13th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 7th place (2019)
 TUR CEV 14th World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 CAN NORCECA 15th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 7th place (2019)
 UKR CEV 16th World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 GER CEV 17th World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 MEX NORCECA 18th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 19th place (2019)
 TUN CAVB 19th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 19th place (2019)
 EGY CAVB 20th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 13th place (2019)
 BEL CEV 21st World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 13th place (2019)
 CZE CEV 22nd World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 BUL CEV 23rd World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 7th place (2019)
 FIN CEV 24th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 19th place (2019)
 QAT AVC 25th World ranked non-qualified team 0 None None
 CHN AVC 26th World ranked non-qualified team 1 2019 2019 13th place (2019)

How Teams Were Grouped

The 24 teams were divided into three groups, called "pools," with eight teams in each. The host countries (Brazil, Japan, and China) were placed in different pools based on their world rankings. The remaining teams were then sorted into groups based on their FIVB Senior World Rankings from January 1, 2023.

The drawing of lots ceremony, where teams found out which pool they were in, happened in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 17, 2023.

Hosts Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 BRA (4)
 JPN (7)
 CHN (26)		  POL (1)
 ITA (2)
 USA (6)		  ARG (8)
 SLO (9)
 IRI (10)		  SRB (11)
 CUB (12)
 NED (13)
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7
 TUR (14)
 CAN (15)
 UKR (16)		  GER (17)
 MEX (18)
 TUN (19)		  EGY (20)
 BEL (21)
 CZE (22)		  BUL (23)
 FIN (24)
 QAT (25)
Final Groups
Pool A Pool B Pool C
 BRA  JPN  CHN
 ITA  USA  POL
 IRI  SLO  ARG
 CUB  SRB  NED
 UKR  TUR  CAN
 GER  TUN  MEX
 CZE  EGY  BEL
 QAT  FIN  BUL

Tournament Locations

The tournaments were held in three different cities, each hosting one pool.

Pool A Pool B Pool C
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tokyo, Japan Xi'an, China
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Yoyogi National Gymnasium Qujiang Sports Complex
Capacity: 11,800 Capacity: 13,291 Capacity: 10,000
Maracanazinho
The Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro.
Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō 1
The Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.
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No image available for Qujiang Sports Complex.

How Teams Were Ranked

Teams in each pool were ranked based on these rules:

  • 1. Total Wins: The team with more wins ranked higher.
  • 2. Match Points: If teams had the same number of wins, points were used:

* Winning 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points for the winner, 0 for the loser. * Winning 3-2: 2 points for the winner, 1 for the loser.

  • 3. Set Quotient: If teams were still tied, they were ranked by dividing the number of sets won by the number of sets lost.
  • 4. Point Quotient: If still tied, they were ranked by dividing total points scored by total points lost.
  • 5. Head-to-Head: If a tie remained between two teams, the team that won their match against each other ranked higher. If three or more teams were tied, only their matches against each other were considered.

Pool A Results (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 611 493 1.239 Qualified for the
2024 Olympics
2  BRA (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 672 616 1.091
3  CUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 598 562 1.064
4  ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 616 564 1.092
5  UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 539 580 0.929
6  CZE 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 587 638 0.920
7  IRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 545 617 0.883
8  QAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 507 605 0.838
Source: Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Men's standings
(H) Host.
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 10:00 Brazil  3–0  QAT 25–16 25–19 26–24     76–59 P2 Report
30 Sep 13:30 Italy  3–1  CZE 24–26 25–18 25–22 25–19   99–85 P2 Report
30 Sep 17:00 Iran  1–3  GER 22–25 25–22 16–25 21–25   84–97 P2 Report
30 Sep 20:30 Cuba  3–0  UKR 25–16 25–19 25–18     75–53 P2 Report
1 Oct 10:00 Brazil  3–2  CZE 22–25 25–16 25–20 21–25 16–14 109–100 P2 Report
1 Oct 13:30 Cuba  1–3  GER 25–21 14–25 22–25 15–25   76–96 P2 Report
1 Oct 17:00 Italy  3–0  QAT 25–19 25–20 25–19     75–58 P2 Report
1 Oct 20:30 Iran  0–3  UKR 19–25 22–25 17–25     58–75 P2 Report
3 Oct 10:00 Iran  3–1  QAT 25–23 23–25 25–17 25–23   98–88 P2 Report
3 Oct 13:30 Cuba  3–0  CZE 26–24 25–21 25–21     76–66 P2 Report
3 Oct 17:00 Italy  3–0  UKR 25–23 25–16 25–16     75–55 P2 Report
3 Oct 20:30 Brazil  1–3  GER 25–21 19–25 19–25 26–28   89–99 P2 Report
4 Oct 10:00 Iran  1–3  CZE 17–25 22–25 25–21 20–25   84–96 P2 Report
4 Oct 13:30 Italy  1–3  GER 24–26 25–18 20–25 23–25   92–94 P2 Report
4 Oct 17:00 Cuba  3–0  QAT 25–21 25–21 25–16     75–58 P2 Report
4 Oct 20:30 Brazil  3–2  UKR 36–38 25–20 21–25 25–18 15–11 122–112 P2 Report
6 Oct 10:00 Brazil  3–1  CUB 23–25 25–18 25–20 25–20   98–83 P2 Report
6 Oct 13:30 Italy  3–0  IRI 25–22 25–22 25–23     75–67 P2 Report
6 Oct 17:00 Ukraine  3–1  QAT 25–22 27–29 26–24 25–21   103–96 P2 Report
6 Oct 20:30 Germany  3–0  CZE 25–23 25–18 25–17     75–58 P2 Report
7 Oct 10:00 Brazil  3–0  IRI 25–19 25–20 25–23     75–62 P2 Report
7 Oct 13:30 Italy  1–3  CUB 22–25 25–21 25–27 27–29   99–102 P2 Report
7 Oct 17:00 Ukraine  3–1  CZE 25–19 25–15 23–25 25–20   98–79 P2 Report
7 Oct 20:30 Germany  3–0  QAT 25–15 25–20 25–16     75–51 P2 Report
8 Oct 10:00 Brazil  3–2  ITA 25–23 23–25 15–25 25–17 15–11 103–101 P2 Report
8 Oct 13:30 Iran  2–3  CUB 20–25 25–23 25–23 13–25 9–15 92–111 P2 Report
8 Oct 17:00 Ukraine  0–3  GER 17–25 12–25 14–25     43–75 P2 Report
8 Oct 20:30 Czech Republic  3–1  QAT 25–27 28–26 25–23 25–21   103–97 P2 Report

Pool B Results (Tokyo, Japan)

  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
  • The top two teams from this group qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  • The top team in this group also became the 2023 Men's Japan World Cup champion.


Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 610 474 1.287 Qualified for the
2024 Olympics
2  JPN (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 622 504 1.234
3  SLO 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 566 532 1.064
4  TUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 605 599 1.010
5  SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 496 517 0.959
6  FIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 575 617 0.932
7  EGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 577 682 0.846
8  TUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 425 551 0.771
Source: Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Men's standings
(H) Host.
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 10:00 Slovenia  3–0  TUN 25–20 25–18 25–21     75–59 P2 Report
30 Sep 13:00 Serbia  1–3  TUR 22–25 25–20 14–25 20–25   81–95 P2 Report
30 Sep 16:00 United States  3–0  EGY 25–20 25–16 25–19     75–55 P2 Report
30 Sep 19:25 Japan  3–2  FIN 25–17 25–15 25–27 19–25 15–12 109–96 P2 Report
1 Oct 10:00 Slovenia  3–0  TUR 28–26 30–28 25–22     83–76 P2 Report
1 Oct 13:00 Serbia  3–0  TUN 25–21 25–16 25–21     75–58 P2 Report
1 Oct 16:00 United States  3–0  FIN 25–17 25–15 25–17     75–49 P2 Report
1 Oct 19:25 Japan  2–3  EGY 25–14 25–10 23–25 23–25 13–15 109–89 P2 Report
3 Oct 10:00 Slovenia  3–1  FIN 25–19 18–25 25–20 25–18   93–82 P2 Report
3 Oct 13:00 Serbia  3–1  EGY 18–25 25–19 25–14 25–16   93–74 P2 Report
3 Oct 16:00 United States  3–1  TUR 25–17 26–28 32–30 25–20   108–95 P2 Report
3 Oct 19:25 Japan  3–0  TUN 25–14 25–16 25–15     75–45 P2 Report
4 Oct 10:00 Slovenia  3–1  EGY 23–25 25–22 25–17 25–14   98–78 P2 Report
4 Oct 13:00 Serbia  3–0  FIN 25–21 25–22 25–22     75–65 P2 Report
4 Oct 16:00 United States  3–0  TUN 25–11 25–12 25–14     75–37 P2 Report
4 Oct 19:25 Japan  3–0  TUR 25–15 25–20 25–19     75–54 P2 Report
6 Oct 10:00 Turkey  3–2  FIN 25–22 25–23 23–25 23–25 15–8 111–103 P2 Report
6 Oct 13:00 Tunisia  2–3  EGY 25–15 25–13 21–25 27–29 9–15 107–97 P2 Report
6 Oct 16:00 United States  3–1  SLO 25–18 21–25 25–20 25–18   96–81 P2 Report
6 Oct 19:25 Japan  3–0  SRB 25–17 25–14 25–22     75–53 P2 Report
7 Oct 10:00 Turkey  3–1  EGY 25–21 25–18 20–25 25–23   95–87 P2 Report
7 Oct 13:00 Tunisia  0–3  FIN 19–25 23–25 15–25     57–75 P2 Report
7 Oct 16:00 United States  3–0  SRB 25–18 25–18 25–17     75–53 P2 Report
7 Oct 19:25 Japan  3–0  SLO 25–21 25–22 25–18     75–61 P2 Report
8 Oct 10:00 Egypt  2–3  FIN 12–25 25–20 25–20 22–25 13–15 97–105 P2 Report
8 Oct 13:00 Turkey  3–0  TUN 25–13 25–22 29–27     79–62 P2 Report
8 Oct 16:00 Slovenia  3–0  SRB 25–22 25–23 25–21     75–66 P2 Report
8 Oct 19:25 Japan  2–3  USA 19–25 25–22 25–19 23–25 12–15 104–106 P2 Report
 2023 Men's Japan World Cup champions 

United States
14-man roster
Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell, Jeffrey Jendryk,
Kyle Ensing, Torey DeFalco, Kyle Dagostino,
Micah Christenson (c), Maxwell Holt, Micah Maʻa,
Thomas Jaeschke, Garrett Muagututia, Taylor Averill,
David Smith, Erik Shoji
Head coach
John Speraw

Pool C Results (Xi'an, China)


Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  POL 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 682 603 1.131 Qualified for the
2024 Olympics
2  CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 626 576 1.087
3  ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 627 607 1.033
4  BEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 664 598 1.110
5  BUL 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 535 527 1.015
6  NED 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 568 591 0.961
7  CHN (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 559 623 0.897
8  MEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 389 525 0.741
Source: Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Men's standings
(H) Host.
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Sep 10:00 Argentina  3–0  MEX 25–20 25–17 25–19     75–56 P2 Report
30 Sep 13:00 Netherlands  2–3  CAN 21–25 25–23 26–24 18–25 12–15 102–112 P2 Report
30 Sep 16:00 Poland  3–2  BEL 23–25 25–20 25–16 21–25 17–15 111–101 P2 Report
30 Sep 19:30 China  0–3  BUL 18–25 19–25 14–25     51–75 P2 Report
1 Oct 10:00 Argentina  1–3  CAN 25–27 22–25 25–23 15–25   87–100 P2 Report
1 Oct 13:00 Netherlands  3–0  MEX 25–19 25–19 25–16     75–54 P2 Report
1 Oct 16:00 Poland  3–0  BUL 26–24 25–20 25–21     76–65 P2 Report
1 Oct 19:30 China  1–3  BEL 18–25 25–22 19–25 17–25   79–97 P2 Report
3 Oct 10:00 Argentina  3–0  BUL 27–25 25–21 31–29     83–75 P2 Report
3 Oct 13:00 Netherlands  0–3  BEL 22–25 19–25 15–25     56–75 P2 Report
3 Oct 16:00 Poland  3–2  CAN 21–25 25–20 25–20 20–25 17–15 108–105 P2 Report
3 Oct 19:30 China  3–0  MEX 25–21 25–9 25–19     75–49 P2 Report
4 Oct 10:00 Netherlands  0–3  BUL 23–25 21–25 28–30     72–80 P2 Report
4 Oct 13:00 Argentina  3–2  BEL 25–22 25–23 18–25 21–25 15–13 104–108 P2 Report
4 Oct 16:00 Poland  3–0  MEX 25–21 25–19 25–14     75–54 P2 Report
4 Oct 19:30 China  0–3  CAN 19–25 22–25 24–26     65–76 P2 Report
6 Oct 10:00 Canada  3–0  BUL 25–21 25–17 25–18     75–56 P2 Report
6 Oct 13:00 Mexico  0–3  BEL 18–25 21–25 17–25     56–75 P2 Report
6 Oct 16:00 Poland  3–1  ARG 25–23 23–25 28–26 25–20   101–94 P2 Report
6 Oct 19:30 China  2–3  NED 25–22 16–25 16–25 25–21 11–15 93–108 P2 Report
7 Oct 10:00 Canada  1–3  BEL 14–25 25–22 28–30 16–25   83–102 P2 Report
7 Oct 13:00 Mexico  0–3  BUL 23–25 19–25 22–25     64–75 P2 Report
7 Oct 16:00 Poland  3–1  NED 21–25 25–17 25–22 29–27   100–91 P2 Report
7 Oct 19:30 China  2–3  ARG 25–22 22–25 19–25 25–20 12–15 103–107 P2 Report
8 Oct 10:00 Belgium  2–3  BUL 21–25 25–23 25–21 22–25 13–15 106–109 P2Report
8 Oct 13:00 Argentina  3–0  NED 25–17 27–25 25–22     77–64 P2 Report
8 Oct 16:00 Canada  3–0  MEX 25–20 25–21 25–15     75–56 P2 Report
8 Oct 19:30 China  2–3  POL 20–25 25–23 25–22 9–25 14–16 93–111 P2 Report

Teams Going to the Summer Olympics

These teams earned their spots in the 2024 Summer Olympics through these tournaments:

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics
 USA 7 October 2023 12 (1964, 1968, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
 POL 7 October 2023 10 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
 JPN 7 October 2023 9 (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2008, 2020)
 GER 7 October 2023 4 (1968, 1972, 2008, 2012)
 CAN 8 October 2023 5 (1976, 1984, 1992, 2016, 2020)
 BRA 8 October 2023 15 (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)

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