24 teams competed in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship, with two place allocated for the hosts, Japan and titleholder, Russia. In the qualification process for the 2010 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots. The distribution is:
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Qualified teams
1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia. 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 5th appearance as Germany. 3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia. 4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 3rd appearance as Czech Republic.Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was:
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