The CEV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for eight places at the finals in Poland.[1] The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship, plus six teams from the qualification tournaments qualified for the World Championship.
See main article: 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
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40 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Men's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. Teams ranked 1–12 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third round.[2] (Russia seed 2 and Italy seed 5, later qualified through European Championship)
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
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| (14) (26) (30) (32) | (15) (23) (28) (34) | (16) (21) (25) (29) | (17) (21) (27) (46) | ||||
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | |||||
| (18) (31) (39) (40) | (19) (23) (32) (38) | (35) (37) (41) (43) |
The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Men's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
| width=33% | Pool I | width=33% | Pool J | width=33% | Pool K |
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| (3) (13) (14) (37) | (4) (12) (15) (32) | (6) (11) (16) (26) | |||
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| (7) (10) (17) (25) | (8) (9) (18) (19) |