The CEV qualification for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for eight places at the finals in Italy.[1]
35 of the 55 CEV national teams entered qualification. (Iceland later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 7–20 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
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| valign=top | (61) (81) | (55) (—) (92) (72) | (61) (72) (55) (92) | (72) (81) (92) (—) |
| width=25% | Pool E | width=25% | Pool F | width=25% | Pool G | width=25% | Pool H |
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| valign=top | (19) (46) (51) 1st Pool A | valign=top | (29) (42) (50) 1st Pool B | (24) (39) (49) (55) 1st Pool C | (27) (22) (46) (55) 1st Pool D |
| width=25% | Pool I | width=25% | Pool J | width=25% | Pool K | width=25% | Pool L |
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| valign=top | (2) 1st Pool H 2nd Pool E 3rd Pool H | valign=top | (4) 1st Pool G 1st Pool F 2nd Pool H | (5) (13) 1st Pool E 3rd Pool G | (6) (8) 2nd Pool F 2nd Pool G |
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Budocenter, Vienna, Austria
Olympic and Leisure Complex, Quba, Azerbaijan
Aréna Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia
Tipsport Arena, Liberec, Czech Republic
Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere, Finland
Gdynia Sports Arena, Gdynia, Poland
Hala Sportova Jezero, Kragujevac, Serbia