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Qualifying (qualifying tournament) of the 18th Women's Volleyball World Championship among the member countries of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) was held from May 23, 2016 to August 27, 2017. Applications for participation were received from 42 countries, which is a record for the entire time of the qualification tournaments of the world championships. 8 vouchers for the World Cup were played, the owners of which were the national teams of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Serbia and Turkey.

Participating teams

Formula of competitions
The European qualification includes 3 stages of selection. At the 1st, the national teams of the countries belonging to the division of small countries of the EEC (SCD) participate. On the 2nd connect the two best of them and all the other declared teams, which are divided into 6 groups. The winners of group tournaments receive tickets to the World Cup. Two more vacant vouchers in the 3rd round are played by teams that took second place in the groups of the 2nd stage

The primary criterion for allocating places in groups is the total number of victories, then the total number of points, the ratio of games, the ratio of goals, the results of personal meetings. For victories 3:0 and 3:1 teams receive 3 points, for victories 3:2 - 2 points, for defeats 2:3 - 1, for defeats 1:3 and 0:3 points are not accrued.

1st group stage
The stage is also a qualifying tournament for the European Small Countries Championship 2017.

Group A
23-25.05.2016. Torshavn (Faroe Islands)

23rd May
Cyprus – Liechtenstein 3:0 (25:19, 25:16, 25:21).
Faroe Islands - Ireland 3-0 (25:8, 25:12, 25:11).
24 May
Cyprus vs Ireland 3-0 (25:12, 25:9, 25:12).
Faroe Islands - Liechtenstein 3:0 (25:15, 25:15, 25:21).
May 25
Liechtenstein vs Ireland 3-0 (25:14, 25:7, 25:10).
Cyprus – Faroe Islands 3:1 (25:21, 25:14, 19:25, 25:13).

Group B
24-26.06.2016. Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

24 June
Iceland v Scotland 3-0 (25:21, 25:14, 25:17).
Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland 3-0 (25:18, 25:11, 25:7).
June 25
Scotland v Northern Ireland 3-0 (25:13, 25:4, 25:11).
Iceland – Luxembourg 3:1 (21:25, 25:19, 25:17, 25:17).
26 June
Iceland vs Northern Ireland 3-0 (25:8, 25:13, 25:6).
Scotland – Luxembourg 3:1 (25:23, 16:25, 25:23, 25:20).

Outcomes
The group winners (Cyprus and Iceland) reached the 2nd Group Round, where 34 teams will join them.

2nd group stage

Group A
31.05 - 4.06.2017. Osijek (Croatia).

May 31
Russia vs Austria 3:0 (25:14, 25:13, 25:15).
Greece – Hungary 3:2 (25:18, 20:25, 20:25, 25:21, 15:13).
Croatia - Georgia 3:0 (28:26, 25:11, 25:18).
June 1
Austria – Hungary 3:2 (27:29, 25:22, 25:18, 11:25, 15:12).
Russia – Georgia 3:0 (25:8, 25:6, 25:13).
Greece – Croatia 3:0 (25:8, 25:13, 25:6).
June 2
Austria – Georgia 3:0 (25:14, 25:16, 25:14).
Russia – Greece 3:1 (25:10, 24:26, 25:16, 25:23).
Hungary – Croatia 3:2 (19:25, 30:32, 25:15, 25:21, 15:11).
June 3
Greece – Georgia 3:0 (25:13, 25:13, 25:14).
Russia vs Hungary 3:0 (25:11, 25:21, 25:7).
Croatia – Austria 3:1 (23:25, 26:24, 25:20, 25:16).
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