Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 18 November 2007 to 8 June 2008.

2007 World Cup

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Brazil
2nd  Russia
3rd  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

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Egypt
2  Algeria
3  Cameroon
4  Tunisia
5  Morocco
 South Africa
7  Gabon
 Nigeria
9  Mozambique
 Rwanda

Europe

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Serbia
2  Spain
3  Finland
 Netherlands
5  Germany
 Poland
7  Italy
 Turkey

North America

Final standing

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

Matches Points Sets
Rank Team Pts 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
03 Jan 17:30 Chile  2–3  Paraguay 27–25 14–25 25–18 24–26 10–15 100–109 P2
03 Jan 20:15 Argentina  3–0  Uruguay 25–16 25–16 25–16     75–48 P2
04 Jan 17:30 Chile  3–0  Uruguay 25–22 25–20 25–19     75–61 P2
04 Jan 20:15 Venezuela  3–0  Paraguay 25–9 25–19 25–13     75–41 P2
05 Jan 17:31 Venezuela  3–0  Chile 25–16 25–20 25–21     75–57 P2
05 Jan 20:17 Argentina  3–0  Paraguay 25–16 25–19 25–18     75–53 P2
06 Jan 17:30 Venezuela  3–0  Uruguay 25–17 25–16 25–18     75–51 P2
06 Jan 20:20 Argentina  3–0  Chile 25–14 25–14 25–18     75–46 P2
07 Jan 17:00 Paraguay  3–1  Uruguay 23–25 25–20 25–23 25–16   98–84 P2
07 Jan 20:01 Argentina  1–3  Venezuela 25–22 23–25 20–25 16–25   84–97 P2

World qualification tournaments

Tournament 1

Matches Points Sets
Rank Team Pts 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 May 17:00 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Germany 18–25 15–25 17–25     50–75 P2 P3
23 May 20:00 Spain  1–3  Cuba 18–25 25–18 20–25 17–25   80–93 P2 P3
24 May 17:00 Spain  3–1  Chinese Taipei 25–19 25–15 23–25 25–20   98–79 P2 P3
24 May 20:00 Cuba  2–3  Germany 26–24 25–21 21–25 18–25 13–15 103–110 P2 P3
25 May 12:00 Chinese Taipei  0–3  Cuba 14–25 18–25 16–25     48–75 P2 P3
25 May 15:00 Germany  3–2  Spain 25–23 25–23 23–25 22–25 15–10 110–106 P2 P3

Tournament 2

Matches Points Sets
Rank Team Pts 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 May 19:00 Indonesia  0–3  Portugal 23–25 17–25 21–25     61–75 P2 P3
30 May 21:00 Poland  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–23 25–18 25–14     75–55 P2 P3
31 May 15:00 Indonesia  0–3  Poland 20–25 17–25 23–25     60–75 P2 P3
31 May 17:00 Portugal  3–1  Puerto Rico 25–15 22–25 25–11 25–18   97–69 P2 P3
01 Jun 15:00 Puerto Rico  3–0  Indonesia 25–21 25–21 25–22     75–64 P2 P3
01 Jun 17:00 Portugal  0–3  Poland 21–25 19–25 24–26     64–76 P2 P3

Tournament 3

Matches Points Sets
Rank Team Pts 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 May 11:05 Australia  3–0  Thailand 25–12 25–15 25–14     75–41 P2 P3
31 May 13:05 South Korea  1–3  Argentina 25–16 23–25 23–25 27–29   98–95 P2 P3
31 May 15:30 Algeria  3–2  Iran 35–37 18–25 25–21 27–25 19–17 124–125 P2 P3
31 May 18:32 Italy  3–2  Japan 25–20 28–30 28–30 35–33 15–7 131–120 P2 P3
01 Jun 11:05 Thailand  0–3  Algeria 23–25 21–25 15–25     59–75 P2 P3
01 Jun 13:05 Argentina  0–3  Australia 16–25 20–25 18–25     54–75 P2 P3
01 Jun 15:05 Italy  3–0  South Korea 25–18 25–17 25–21     75–56 P2 P3
01 Jun 18:00 Japan  3–1  Iran 25–19 25–17 23–25 25–22   98–83 P2 P3
03 Jun 11:35 Algeria  0–3  Argentina 18–25 24–26 22–25     64–76 P2 P3
03 Jun 13:35 Australia  0–3  Italy 17–25 9–25 16–25     42–75 P2 P3
03 Jun 15:35 Iran  3–1  Thailand 19–25 25–15 25–23 25–14   94–77 P2 P3
03 Jun 18:30 South Korea  1–3  Japan 21–25 25–21 23–25 19–25   88–96 P2 P3
04 Jun 11:35 Argentina  3–1  Iran 25–27 27–25 25–19 25–9   102–80 P2 P3
04 Jun 13:55 South Korea  3–2  Australia 27–29 25–21 21–25 25–20 15–10 113–105 P2 P3
04 Jun 16:30 Italy  3–0  Algeria 25–15 25–21 25–20     75–56 P2 P3
04 Jun 18:30 Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–23 25–14 25–16     75–53 P2 P3
06 Jun 11:35 Thailand  0–3  Argentina 15–25 20–25 16–25     51–75 P2 P3
06 Jun 13:35 Iran  0–3  Italy 16–25 20–25 18–25     54–75 P2 P3
06 Jun 15:35 Algeria  0–3  South Korea 9–25 19–25 17–25     45–75 P2 P3
06 Jun 18:30 Australia  0–3  Japan 22–25 26–28 27–29     75–82 P2 P3
07 Jun 11:05 South Korea  3–1  Iran 25–19 25–20 22–25 25–22   97–86 P2 P3
07 Jun 13:15 Australia  3–1  Algeria 25–22 25–19 18–25 25–20   93–86 P2 P3
07 Jun 15:25 Italy  3–0  Thailand 25–19 25–19 26–24     76–62 P2 P3
07 Jun 18:00 Japan  3–2  Argentina 26–28 25–13 25–19 17–25 20–18 113–103 P2 P3
08 Jun 11:05 Thailand  1–3  South Korea 18–25 25–20 18–25 21–25   82–95 P2 P3
08 Jun 13:15 Iran  3–0  Australia 25–18 25–16 25–23     75–57 P2 P3
08 Jun 15:05 Argentina  2–3  Italy 19–25 19–25 25–22 25–21 5–15 93–108 P2 P3
08 Jun 18:00 Algeria  0–3  Japan 20–25 13–25 18–25     51–75 P2 P3

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