Teams Pools Confederation Tweet Share Pools Preliminary Round Final Round Pool A Argentina Cuba Germany Korea Slovenia Pool B Belarus Brazil Mexico Russia USA Pool C Colombia Italy Poland Serbia Thailand Pool D China Dominican Republic Japan Peru Turkey Playoff 17-20 China Cuba Mexico Thailand Confederation Confederacion sudamericana de voleibol (CSV) Argentina Brazil Colombia Peru Conféderation européenne de volleyball (CEV) Belarus Germany Italy Poland Russia Serbia Slovenia Turkey Asian volleyball confederation (AVC) China Japan Korea Thailand Norceca Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Cuba Dominican Republic Mexico USA