Qualification

A total of 16 teams from around the world will compete at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship.

As per the FIVB sports regulations, the number of spots awarded by the FIVB for each Confederation for the next World Championships is as follows:

Confederation	MU21
AVC	2
CAVB	2
CEV	2
CSV	2
NORCECA	2
Host	1
World Ranking	5
Total	16

_{Note: minimum 8 teams (or 50%) in qualification process. If not fulfilling the requirements, one out of the two vacancies of the Confederation concerned will be distributed according to the World Ranking (as of January 1, 2019).}

Qualification Process

According to the above criteria the host country automatically qualified for the event.

The 15 vacancies are determined through qualifying tournaments held within the five FIVB Confederations (AVC, CAVB, CEV, CSV and NORCECA) and the World Ranking (as of January 1, 2019).

AVC	Qualified through
Bahrain	Host
Iran	2018 Asian Men’s U21 Championship winner
Korea	2018 Asian Men’s U21 Championship runner-up

CAVB	Qualified through
Tunisia	2018 Africa Men’s U21 Championship winner
Egypt	2018 Africa Men’s U21 Championship runner up

CEV	Qualified through
Russia	2018 European Qualification Tournament winner
Czech Republic	2018 European Qualification Tournament runner up

CSV	Qualified through
Brazil	2018 South American Men’s U21 Championship winner
Argentina	2018 South American Men’s U21 Championship runner up

NORCECA	Qualified through
Cuba	2018 NORCECA Men’s U21 Championship winner
TBC	Men's U21 Pan American Cup 2019

World Ranking

Qualified Through

TBC