2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CSV) explained

The CSV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for three places at the finals in Poland.^[1] The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, plus one team from the qualification tournament qualified for the 2014 World Championship.

Participating nations

7 CSV national teams entered qualification.^[2] Uruguay later withdrew.

2013 South American Championship

See main article: 2013 Men's South American Volleyball Championship.

• Venue: Ginásio Poliesportivo Alfredo Barreto, Cabo Frio, Brazil
• Dates: 6–10 August 2013

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• The next four teams were supposed to advance to the final qualification tournament but with only three teams remaining Venezuela got another chance to participate in the qualification tournament. Venezuela had a flight problem and couldn't reach Cabo Frio in time for the South American Championship.^[3]

Qualification tournament

• Venue: Polideportivo Sur de Envigado, Envigado, Colombia
• Dates: 13–15 September 2013
• All times are Colombia Time

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments . 9 March 2012 . . 26 October 2012.
2. Web site: Confederations firm up qualifying process for FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Poland 2014 . 23 April 2013 . . 1 August 2013.
3. Web site: Sudamericani M: Ritiro Venezuela, cambia programma e formula . 6 August 2013 . volleyball.it . Italian . 18 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819154651/http://volleyball.it/notizie.asp?s=118&n=67072&l=0 . 19 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .