2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The Volleyball Women's World Cup 2014 will be held until October 12 in Italy from September 23. 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 to reach the second round, which will be played in two groups of eight participants. From these two groups were the three best teams reach the third round, which will be played in two groups of three participants. From these two groups, respectively, the two best teams in the semi-finals, where the winner reach the final.
Schedule
The draw for the first round took place in Parma on 10 March 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 Italian cities. The games take place in Rome, Trieste, Verona, Bari, Modena and Milan.
Qualification
The continental qualifying matches will be played from April 2012 to July 2014. Italy is set to host. Around the world, 141 nations compete for the remaining 23 places in the finals.
Europe
Russia as a European champion and the EM- finalist Germany are directly qualified. The remaining European teams determined in qualifying six other participants. In the first round occurred in May 2013 29 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 with ten other seeded teams took place between January 5, 2014 from 3. The winners of the five groups of four and the two best runners qualified for the World Cup finals. As group winners qualified to the teams from Belgium, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Bulgaria and Turkey, as well as the best group runners-up Serbia and the Netherlands.
Africa
The African qualifiers will be held in three stages. In the first round in July 2013 were 35 teams in ten groups. The second round was held with 25 teams in October 2013. In the third round, which will be played in January 2014, replace the fourteen best teams in the second round. The two winners of the sevens qualify for the World Cup.
Asia
In Asia, played in June 2013, a total of eight teams in three groups whose winner is qualified for the next round, took part in the set in September also five teams. The winner and second of the two groups of four teams taking part in the World Cup. Successes include Japan, China, Thailand and Kazakhstan.
North and Central America
The qualification of the NORCECA began in 2012. During the first round eight tournaments in four or triplets were held in which 23 teams qualified for the second round. The second round of six groups was held in the summer of 2013. The six group winners, the six Second and third best reached the third round. There they form with seven other teams that are set because of their position in the NORCECA ranking, five groups of four. These matches will be played in May and June 2014. The group winners qualify for the World Cup. The sixth NORCECA participants is determined in a playoff round in July 2014, the four best runners-up of the third round.
South America
Brazil is qualified as winners of the volleyball World Grand Prix 2013. Three other teams determined the second participant in a tournament from 18 to 20 October 2013. Here, hosts Argentina prevailed.