Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 8 June 2008.

Means of qualification
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournaments

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2008 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

2007 World Cup
Main article: 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
Rank Team
 Brazil
 Russia
 Bulgaria
4  United States
5  Spain
6  Puerto Rico
7  Argentina
8  Australia
9  Japan
10  Egypt
11  South Korea
12  Tunisia

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's African qualification
Rank Team
1  Egypt
2  Algeria
3  Cameroon
4  Tunisia
5  Morocco
 South Africa
7  Gabon
 Nigeria
9  Mozambique
 Rwanda

Asia and Oceania

The 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament combined with 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2007 Asian Championship competed in this tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament winners qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as the 2008 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
Rank Team
1  Serbia
2  Spain
3  Finland
 Netherlands
5  Germany
 Poland
7  Italy
 Turkey

North America
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification
Rank Team
1  United States
2  Puerto Rico
3  Cuba
4  Canada
5  Mexico
6  Dominican Republic
7  Trinidad and Tobago
8  Barbados

South America
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Venezuela 8 4 0 322 233 1.382 12 1 12.000
2  Argentina 7 3 1 309 244 1.266 10 3 3.333
3  Paraguay 6 2 2 301 334 0.901 6 9 0.667
4  Chile 5 1 3 278 320 0.869 5 9 0.556
5  Uruguay 4 0 4 244 323 0.755 1 12 0.083
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jan17:30Chile  2–3  Paraguay 27–2514–2525–1824–2610–15100–109P2
3 Jan20:15Argentina  3–0  Uruguay 25–1625–1625–16  75–48P2
4 Jan17:30Chile  3–0  Uruguay 25–2225–2025–19  75–61P2
4 Jan20:15Venezuela  3–0  Paraguay 25–925–1925–13  75–41P2
5 Jan17:31Venezuela  3–0  Chile 25–1625–2025–21  75–57P2
5 Jan20:17Argentina  3–0  Paraguay 25–1625–1925–18  75–53P2
6 Jan17:30Venezuela  3–0  Uruguay 25–1725–1625–18  75–51P2
6 Jan20:20Argentina  3–0  Chile 25–1425–1425–18  75–46P2
7 Jan17:00Paraguay  3–1  Uruguay 23–2525–2025–2325–16 98–84P2
7 Jan20:01Argentina  1–3  Venezuela 25–2223–2520–2516–25 84–97P2

World qualification tournaments
Qualified teams

* The top four teams from 2007 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 3rd tournament in Japan.

1st tournament
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 6 3 0 295 259 1.139 9 4 2.250
2  Cuba 5 2 1 271 238 1.139 8 4 2.000
3  Spain 4 1 2 284 282 1.007 6 7 0.857
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 3 177 248 0.714 1 9 0.111
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 May17:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Germany 18–2515–2517–25  50–75P2 P3
23 May20:00Spain  1–3  Cuba 18–2525–1820–2517–25 80–93P2 P3
24 May17:00Spain  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–1925–1523–2525–20 98–79P2 P3
24 May20:00Cuba  2–3  Germany 26–2425–2121–2518–2513–15103–110P2 P3
25 May12:00Chinese Taipei  0–3  Cuba 14–2518–2516–25  48–75P2 P3
25 May15:00Germany  3–2  Spain 25–2325–2323–2522–2515–10110–106P2 P3

2nd tournament
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 6 3 0 226 179 1.263 9 0 MAX
2  Portugal 5 2 1 236 206 1.146 6 4 1.500
3  Puerto Rico 4 1 2 199 236 0.843 4 6 0.667
4  Indonesia 3 0 3 185 225 0.822 0 9 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 May19:00Indonesia  0–3  Portugal 23–2517–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
30 May21:00Poland  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–2325–1825–14  75–55P2 P3
31 May15:00Indonesia  0–3  Poland 20–2517–2523–25  60–75P2 P3
31 May17:00Portugal  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–1522–2525–1125–18 97–69P2 P3
1 Jun15:00Puerto Rico  3–0  Indonesia 25–2125–2125–22  75–64P2 P3
1 Jun17:00Portugal  0–3  Poland 21–2519–2524–26  64–76P2 P3

3rd tournament
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 14 7 0 615 483 1.273 21 4 5.250
2  Japan 13 6 1 659 584 1.128 20 7 2.857
3  South Korea 11 4 3 622 584 1.065 14 13 1.077
4  Argentina 11 4 3 598 589 1.015 16 11 1.455
5  Australia 10 3 4 522 526 0.992 11 13 0.846
6  Iran 9 2 5 597 630 0.948 11 16 0.688
7  Algeria 9 2 5 501 578 0.867 7 17 0.412
8  Thailand 7 0 7 425 565 0.752 2 21 0.095
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
31 May11:05Australia  3–0  Thailand 25–1225–1525–14  75–41P2 P3
31 May13:05South Korea  1–3  Argentina 25–1623–2523–2527–29 98–95P2 P3
31 May15:30Algeria  3–2  Iran 35–3718–2525–2127–2519–17124–125P2 P3
31 May18:32Italy  3–2  Japan 25–2028–3028–3035–3315–7131–120P2 P3
1 Jun11:05Thailand  0–3  Algeria 23–2521–2515–25  59–75P2 P3
1 Jun13:05Argentina  0–3  Australia 16–2520–2518–25  54–75P2 P3
1 Jun15:05Italy  3–0  South Korea 25–1825–1725–21  75–56P2 P3
1 Jun18:00Japan  3–1  Iran 25–1925–1723–2525–22 98–83P2 P3
3 Jun11:35Algeria  0–3  Argentina 18–2524–2622–25  64–76P2 P3
3 Jun13:35Australia  0–3  Italy 17–259–2516–25  42–75P2 P3
3 Jun15:35Iran  3–1  Thailand 19–2525–1525–2325–14 94–77P2 P3
3 Jun18:30South Korea  1–3  Japan 21–2525–2123–2519–25 88–96P2 P3
4 Jun11:35Argentina  3–1  Iran 25–2727–2525–1925–9 102–80P2 P3
4 Jun13:55South Korea  3–2  Australia 27–2925–2121–2525–2015–10113–105P2 P3
4 Jun16:30Italy  3–0  Algeria 25–1525–2125–20  75–56P2 P3
4 Jun18:30Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–2325–1425–16  75–53P2 P3
6 Jun11:35Thailand  0–3  Argentina 15–2520–2516–25  51–75P2 P3
6 Jun13:35Iran  0–3  Italy 16–2520–2518–25  54–75P2 P3
6 Jun15:35Algeria  0–3  South Korea 9–2519–2517–25  45–75P2 P3
6 Jun18:30Australia  0–3  Japan 22–2526–2827–29  75–82P2 P3
7 Jun11:05South Korea  3–1  Iran 25–1925–2022–2525–22 97–86P2 P3
7 Jun13:15Australia  3–1  Algeria 25–2225–1918–2525–20 93–86P2 P3
7 Jun15:25Italy  3–0  Thailand 25–1925–1926–24  76–62P2 P3
7 Jun18:00Japan  3–2  Argentina 26–2825–1325–1917–2520–18113–103P2 P3
8 Jun11:05Thailand  1–3  South Korea 18–2525–2018–2521–25 82–95P2 P3
8 Jun13:15Iran  3–0  Australia 25–1825–1625–23  75–57P2 P3
8 Jun15:05Argentina  2–3  Italy 19–2519–2525–2225–215–1593–108P2 P3
8 Jun18:00Algeria  0–3  Japan 20–2513–2518–25  51–75P2 P3
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