Teams
- Host: Japan
- Asia: Thailand, South Korea, Kazakhstan
- Europe: Serbia, Poland
- North America: Dominican Republic
- South America or Africa: Puerto Rico*
* The final place for tournament was to be decided by a Playoff between Peru and Kenya, the teams ranked second in the South American and African Qualifiers, but both teams dropped their applications. Uruguay (third in the World Rankings for South America) wasn’t ready to apply, while Egypt (third in the World Rankings among African countries) has not played in any Continental Qualification Tournaments. In these circumstances, the FIVB has chosen Puerto Rico, the best Norceca team in the World Rankings after Dominican Republic.
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