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The 2018 Women’s Volleyball World Cup took place in Japan from 29 September to 20 October 2018. A total of 24 teams took part in the final round. As defending champions, the USA was set as well as the host. World Champion Serbia ahead of Italy and China.

Mode mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups with six teams each. As in the following group matches, the internationally usual point rating applied: With a 3:0 or 3:1, the winner receives three points, the loser goes empty. In a 3:2 there are two points for the winner and one for the loser. Decisive for the placement in the group was the number of wins. In the case of equality, first the number of points decided, then the set quotient (division procedure) and finally the ball point quotient (division procedure). The four best teams in each group reached the second round, which is held in two groups with eight participants each. They took the points from the first round. From the two groups, the three best teams reached the third round. There they were divided into two new groups. The two best teams of these groups qualified for the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played the final, the losers played for third place.

Game plan

First round

Second round

Third round

Final round
These games were played in Yokohama.

Media
In Germany, all games were shown in the livestream and as video-on-demand on Sportdeutschland.TV.

Venue locations

Six Japanese cities were venues for this World Cup.

Qualification
The continental qualifiers have been held in different formats since 2016.

Europe
In the qualification of the CEV eight places were played. In the first qualifying round, eight teams from smaller countries competed in two groups of four, whose winners reached the next round. The second round took place from 23 May to 4 June 2017. It was played in six groups with six teams each. The group winners qualified for the final round, while the group runners in the next round from 22 to 27. August the last two European World Cup participants determined.

First qualifying round
In Group A, Cyprus prevailed in May 2016 in Tórshavn against Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein and Ireland. Group B won Iceland in June 2016 in Luxembourg against Scotland, Luxembourg and Northern Ireland.

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Africa
Africa received two starting places. Qualified were the winner and the runner-up of the African Nation Championship, which the CAVB from 7 to 14. October in Yaoundé.

Asia
From Asia qualified in addition to the set host Japan four other teams. In the qualification of the AVC took place in the first round only one tournament for Central Asia