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FIVB Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournaments: Format, Pools, Fixtures & Preview

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Places at Paris 2024 will be up for grabs when the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournaments are staged this autumn.

Brazil, Japan and China have been chosen to host three tournaments, each of which will see two teams qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics next year.

Reigning champions France have already been allocated a place as the hosts for next year’s event, and other spots are available via different qualification routes.

Read on as we look at the format, pools and fixtures for the tournament, before assessing which teams will likely progress to the Olympic Games.

FIVB Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournaments – Format

The men’s volleyball qualification tournaments for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will run from September 30 to October 8.

Three pools of eight teams will contest the tournaments. The teams in each pool face each other once, with the top two in each section qualifying for Paris 2024.

FIVB Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournaments – Pools

The 24 teams have been drawn into three pools of eight teams. These are as follows:

  • Pool A: Brazil, Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar.
  • Pool B: Japan, United States, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Finland.
  • Pool C: China, Poland, Argentina, Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Belgium Bulgaria.

FIVB Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournaments – Fixtures

The fixtures for the three tournaments are as follows:

Pool A

  • Sept 30: Brazil vs Qatar, Italy vs Czech Republic, Iran vs Germany, Cuba vs Ukraine.
  • Oct 1: Brazil vs Czech Republic, Cuba vs Germany, Italy vs Qatar, Iran vs Ukraine.
  • Oct 3: Iran vs Qatar, Cuba vs Czech Republic, Italy vs Ukraine, Brazil vs Germany.
  • Oct 4: Iran vs Czech Republic, Italy vs Germany, Cuba vs Qatar, Brazil vs Ukraine.
  • Oct 6: Brazil vs Cuba, Italy vs Iran, Ukraine vs Qatar, Germany vs Czech Republic.
  • Oct 7: Brazil vs Iran, Italy vs Cuba, Ukraine vs Czech Republic, Germany vs Qatar.
  • Oct 8: Brazil vs Italy, Iran vs Cuba, Ukraine vs Germany, Czech Republic vs Qatar.

Pool B

  • Sept 30: Slovenia vs Tunisia, Serbia vs Turkey, United States vs Egypt, Japan vs Finland.
  • Oct 1: Slovenia vs Turkey, Serbia vs Tunisia, United States vs Finland, Japan vs Egypt.
  • Oct 3: Slovenia vs Finland, Serbia vs Egypt, United States vs Turkey, Japan vs Tunisia.
  • Oct 4: Slovenia vs Egypt, Serbia vs Finland, United States vs Tunisia, Japan vs Turkey.
  • Oct 6: Turkey vs Finland, Tunisia vs Egypt, United States vs…

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