24 teams competed in the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Japan and the titleholder,

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. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.

Confederation qualification processes

The distribution by confederation for the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was: * Asia and Oceania ( AVC): 5 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 6 places) * Africa (

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): 2 places * Europe ( CEV): 9 places * South America ( CSV) 2 places (+ Brazil qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 3 places) * North America ( NORCECA): 4 places

AVC

* (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'', Playoff Round) * (Second Round) * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (''Second Round'', ''Playoff Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (''Second Round'', Playoff Round) * (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'')

CAVB

* (''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'')

CEV

* (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (Second Round, ''Third Round'', Playoff Round) * (''Second Round'') * (Second Round, Third Round) * (''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (First Round, Second Round, ''Third Round'') * (Second Round, ''Third Round'') * (Third Round) * (Second Round, Third Round) * (Third Round) * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (Third Round) * (''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''Third Round'', ''Playoff Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (Third Round) * (Second Round, ''Third Round'', ''Playoff Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (Third Round) * (''First Round'') * (Third Round) * (''Second Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (''Third Round'') * (Second Round, ''Third Round'') * (Second Round, ''Third Round'', ''Playoff Round'')

CSV

* (First Round) * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (First Round)

NORCECA

* (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (''Second Round'') * (Second Round) * (''First Round'') * (''First Round'') * (First Round, ''Second Round'') * (Second Round)

References

External links

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{{2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification