2029 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
| بطولة العالم للكرة الطائرة للرجال 2029 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Qatar |
| Dates | September |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBD (in 1 host city) |
The 2029 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is the 23rd staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). It will be held in Qatar in September 2029, and the third edition under the two-year cycles in odd-numbered years with an expanded format featuring 32 teams.
It will be the first FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship to be held in the Arab world, with Qatar also becoming the third Asian country to host the tournament after Japan and Philippines.
Host selection
On 26 September 2025, Qatar was awarded the hosting rights at the FIVB meeting in Manila, being the first country from the Middle East to organise this event.[1][2]
Qualification
The host country Qatar qualified for the competition as well as the defending champions. The top three teams from each of the 2028 Continental Championships secured qualification. The final 15 places belonged to top 15 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.[3]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Qatar | Host nation | 26 September 2025 | 3rd/4th | 2022 | 2025/2027 | 3/4 | 21st place (2022) | TBD |
See also
- 2029 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
- 2029 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship
- 2029 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship
Notes
References
- ^ "Volleyball World Championships lock in future hosts: USA & Canada to co-host Women's 2027 edition, Qatar awarded Men's 2029". 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Qatar Awarded Hosting Rights for 2029 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship". Qatar News Agency. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "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.