2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The Volleyball World Championship for Men 2014 will take place from August 30 to September 21 in Poland. Addition to the host 23 other teams to take part.
- 4.1 Europe
- 4.2 Africa
- 4.3 Asia
- 4.4 North and Central America
- 4.5 South America
Mode
The tournament begins with a preliminary round in four groups (A -D), each with six teams. The four best teams from each group reach the second round, which will be held in two groups (E and F), each with eight participants. From these two groups were the three best teams reach the third round, and (G and H) are divided into two new groups. The two best teams in this group qualify for the semifinals. The winners of those ties contest the final.
Schedule
The draw for the first round took place in Warsaw on 27 January 2014.
First round
Second Round
The game results against teams from the first round will be taken in the second round.
Third Round
Final round
Venues
The World Cup will be held in six Polish cities. The games take place in Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków and Łódź. The largest venue is the multi-purpose hall in Czyżyny, a district of Kraków ( Cracow). You want the end of April 2014, and then opened to accommodate more than 15,300 spectators. Also in the Atlas Arena in Łódź ( Lodz ), in which on the outskirts of Gdansk (Danzig) and Sopot ( Sopot ) located Ergo Arena, the multi-purpose hall Spodek in Katowice ( Katowice ) and the Łuczniczka Hall of Bydgoszcz ( Bromberg ), the volleyball teams meet. With the Hala Stulecia ( Centennial Hall ) in Wroclaw (Breslau) also a UNESCO World Heritage serves as WM backdrop. The opening match will be played at the new national stadium in the capital, Warsaw, the final in Katowice.
Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz
Ergo Arena, Gdansk - Sopot
Spodek, Katowice
Arena Kraków, Krakow
Atlas Arena, Łódź
Qualification
The continental qualifying matches will be played from April 2012 to June 2014. Poland is set to host. Around the world, 154 nations compete for the remaining 23 places in the finals.
Europe
Russia as a European champion and the EM- finalist Italy are directly qualified. The remaining European teams determined in qualifying six other participants. In the first round occurred in May 2013 28 teams in seven groups. The group winners reached the third round, while the runners-up playing off three more places in an additional round in October. The third round was held from January 5, 2014 from 3. The winners of the five groups of four best runners qualified for the World Cup finals. The German team won its tournament in Ludwigsburg without dropping a set. In addition, the teams from Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and Serbia as well as the best runners-up France qualified.
Africa
The African qualifiers will be held in three stages. In the first round in July 2013 were 33 teams in ten groups. The second round was held with 25 teams in October / November 2013. In the third round, which was played in January 2014, met the twelve best teams in the second round on three seeded teams. The three winners of the five groups qualified for the World Cup. These were Egypt, Cameroon and Tunisia.
Asia
In Asia, the qualification began in June 2013 with a preliminary round of the West Zone. For these three groups, two teams reached the first main round. There played in June / July, a total of 19 teams divided into six groups. Ten participants in the second round qualified for the third round, also participated in the six placed teams in September. The winners of the four groups of four teams taking part in the World Cup. Successes include Australia, China, Iran and South Korea.
North and Central America
The qualification of the NORCECA began in 2012. During the first round found in groups of four instead of eight tournaments in which 24 teams qualified for the second round. The second round of six groups was held in the summer of 2013. The six group winners and four best runners reached the third round. There they form with six other teams that are set because of their position in the NORCECA ranking, four groups of four. These matches will be held from 21 May to 30 June 2014. The group winners qualify for the World Cup. The fifth NORCECA participants is determined in a playoff round with the runners-up of the third round.
South America
Brazil 2013 is just as qualified as the winner of the Volleyball World Grand Prix as the runner-up Argentina. Four other teams determined the third party in a tournament from 13 to September 15, 2013 in Colombia. Here, Venezuela prevailed.