24 teams competed in the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Argentina and the titleholder, Italy. In the qualification process for the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.
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Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:
Africa
10 national teams entered qualification. (South Africa and Ghana later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.
Sub Pool A
Pool A
Pool B
Asia and Oceania
12 national teams entered qualification.
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Europe
32 national teams entered qualification.
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Pool I
Pool J
Pool K
Pool L
North America
10 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.
Sub Pool B
Pool M
Pool N
South America
4 national teams entered qualification but Peru later withdrew.