2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations | Canada United States |
| Dates | August – September |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 to 6 (in 4 to 6 host cities) |
The 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be the 21st staging of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship for women's national volleyball teams, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). It will be held in Canada and United States from August to September 2027, and the second edition under the two-year cycles in odd-numbered years with an expanded format featuring 32 teams.
The tournament will be the first World Championship to be hosted in North America and only the second ever edition to be co-hosted, after 2022.
Italy are the defending champions.
Host selection
The three following bids were placed:[1]
The bidding procedure to host the 2025 and 2027 FIVB World Championships began in August 2023. National federations had until 31 August 2023 to register interest.[4] On 26 September 2025, Canada and United States were given the hosting rights at the FIVB meeting in Manila.[5][6][7]
Qualification
The host countries Canada and United States qualified for the competition as well as the defending champions Italy. The top three teams from each of the 2026 Continental Championships secured qualification. The final 14 places (reduced by 1 due to there being two co-hosts) belonged to top 14 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.[8]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Italy | Defending champions | 7 September 2025 | 14th | 1978 | 2025 | 14 | Champions (2002, 2025) | TBD |
| Canada | Co-hosts | 26 September 2025 | 12th | 1974 | 6 | Tenth place (2022) | TBD | |
| United States | 19th | 1956 | 17 | Champions (2014) | TBD | |||
See also
- 2027 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
- 2027 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship
- 2027 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship
Notes
References
- ^ "Orlando awaits FIVB decision amid bid to host volleyball world championships - Orlando Business Journal". 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Expression of Interest - 2027 Women's World Volleyball Championships".
- ^ "Türkiye Set to Host the 2026 CEV Women's European Volleyball Championship Finals". FTN News. 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Volleyball World launches host city bidding process for FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championships in 2025 and 2027" (Press release). FIVB. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Volleyball World Championships lock in future hosts: USA & Canada to co-host Women's 2027 edition, Qatar awarded Men's 2029". 26 September 2025.
- ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Comes to the U.S. and Canada in 2027".
- ^ "U.S. and Canada awarded 2027 FIVB Women's World Championship". Volleyball Canada.
- ^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration" (Press release). FIVB. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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