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Qualifying (qualifying tournament) of the 19th Men's Volleyball World Championship among the member countries of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) was held from 13 May 2016 to 23 July 2017. Applications for participation were received from 39 countries. 7 vouchers for the World Cup were played, the owners of which were the national teams of Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Finland and France. Three European teams – Poland (the current world champion), Italy and Bulgaria (teams of the host countries of the championship) were released from qualification.

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 4 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. Another vacant ticket in the 3rd round is 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
13-15.05.2016. Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

13 May
Northern Ireland – Faroe Islands 3:1 (25:21, 24:26, 29:27, 26:24).

May 14
Luxembourg v Northern Ireland 3-0 (25:14, 25:13, 25:20).

May 15
Luxembourg – Faroe Islands 3:0 (25:19, 25:13, 25:10).

Group B
20-22.05. 2016. Reykjavik (Iceland)

May 20
Cyprus – Andorra 3:0 (25:12, 25:12, 25:13).
Iceland – Scotland 3:2 (25:21, 15:25, 25:18, 23:25, 15:13).

21 May
Scotland - Andorra 3-0 (25:17, 25:19, 25:21).
Cyprus vs Iceland 3:1 (25:14, 20:25, 25:16, 25:11).

22 May
Cyprus – Scotland 3:2 (25:23, 23:25, 22:25, 25:21, 15:13).
Iceland vs Andorra 3-0 (25:8, 25:18, 25:17).

Outcomes
The two best teams from the groups (Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland and Northern Ireland) each reached the 2nd Group Round, where 32 teams joined them.

2nd group stage

Group A
24-28.05.2017. Lyon (France).

24 May
Turkey – Azerbaijan 3:0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:13).
Germany – Ukraine 3:0 (25:16, 25:20, 25:19).
France vs Iceland 3-0 (25:8, 25:8, 25:13).

May 25
Germany - Azerbaijan 3:0 (29:27, 25:18, 25:18).
Turkey vs Iceland 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:17).
France - Ukraine 3:0 (25:20, 25:8, 25:15).

26 May
Germany vs Iceland 3-0 (25:12, 25:12, 25:14).
Ukraine – Azerbaijan 3:0 (25:13, 25:23, 25:20).
France - Turkey 3:0 (25:21, 25:18, 25:17).

27 May
Ukraine – Iceland 3:0 (25:12, 25:19, 25:15).
France - Azerbaijan 3:0 (25:16, 25:17, 25:15).
Germany - Turkey 3:0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:23).

28 May
Azerbaijan - Iceland 3:0 (25:16, 25:17, 25:20).
Turkey – Ukraine 3:0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:20)