24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Italy and the titleholder, Brazil. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.
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Qualified teams
1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1949 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia. 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1966; 3rd appearance as Germany. 3.^ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 and Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 to 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia. 4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 4th appearance as Czech Republic.Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:
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