FIVB President's Message Qualification Process Formula Pool Ranking Criteria Host City and Venue Previous Editions Qualification Process Qualification for the Olympic Games commences with the World Cup and ends with the World Olympic Qualification Tournaments. The road began in 2015 with the final teams having qualified in May for women and in June for men. Qualification Tournaments Host Country FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015: Winner and runner up Continental Olympic Qualification tournaments (CAVB, CEV, CSV, and NORCECA): Winner World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan): Best ranked Asian team and top three ranked teams World Olympic Qualification Tournament (women: Puerto Rico, men: Mexico): Best ranked team Qualified teams Women: Confederation Qualified through Team 1 CSV Host Brazil 2 AVC FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015 winner China 3 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015 runner up Serbia 4 CAVB African Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Cameroon 5 CEV European Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Russia 6 CSV South American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Argentina 7 NORCECA NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament winner USA 8 AVC Best ranked Asian team at World Olympic Qualification Tournament Japan 9 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) winner Italy 10 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) runners up The Netherlands 11 AVC FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) third highest ranked Korea 12 NORCECA FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Puerto Rico) winner Puerto Rico Men: Confederation Qualified through Team 1 CSV Host Brazil 2 NORCECA FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015 winner USA 3 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2015 runner up Italy 4 CAVB African Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Egypt 5 CEV European Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Russia 6 CSV South American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Argentina 7 NORCECA NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament winner Cuba 8 AVC Best ranking Asian team at World Olympic Qualification Tournament Iran 9 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) winner Poland 10 CEV FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) runner up France 11 NORCECA FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Japan) third highest ranked Canada 12 NORCECA FIVB Volleyball World Olympic Qualification Tournament (Mexico) winner Mexico Women Confederation Qualified through Team 1 CSV Host Brazil 2 AVC World Cup 2015 Winner China 3 CEV World Cup 2015 Runner up Serbia 4 CAVB African Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Cameroon 5 CEV European Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Russia 6 CSV South American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Argentina 7 NORCECA North American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner USA 8 AVC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament best Asian ranked team TBC 9 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament best ranked team TBC 10 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament second ranked team TBC 11 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament third ranked team TBC 12 TBC Puerto Rico World Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner TBC Women Confederation Qualified through Team 1 CSV Host Brazil 2 AVC World Cup 2015 Winner China 3 CEV World Cup 2015 Runner up Serbia 4 CAVB African Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Cameroon 5 CEV European Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Russia 6 CSV South American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner Argentina 7 NORCECA North American Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner USA 8 AVC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament best Asian ranked team TBC 9 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament best ranked team TBC 10 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament second ranked team TBC 11 TBC Japan World Olympic Qualification Tournament third ranked team TBC 12 TBC Puerto Rico World Olympic Qualification Tournament Winner TBC News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News