What You Need to Know About the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2024
Participating Teams and Qualification
For the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, qualification for the tournament was allocated as: two teams per continent from Europe, Asia and South America, as well as one spot for Africa and a club from the host nation.
Here are the teams that are participating in this year’s Men's Club World Championship:
- Praia Clube - Qualified as hosts
- Sada Cruzeiro Volei (CSV) - South American Champions 2024
- Ciudad Voley (CSV) - South American Runners-up 2024
- Itas Trentino (CEV) - European Champions 2024
- Cucine Lube Civitanova (CEV) - Wild Card
- Foolad Sirjan Iranian (AVC) - Asian Champions 2024
- Shahdab Yazd (AVC) - Asian Runners-up 2024
- Al Ahly SC (CAVB) - African Champions 2024
Notably, European runners-up Jastrzebski Wegiel turned down the invitation to participate in the World Championship due to cost and logistical concerns, and they were replaced in the competition by Cucine Lube Civitanova.
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Bet on the Club World ChampionshipTournament Pools and Schedule
In the Preliminary Phase of the competition, the eight participating clubs will be divided into two Pools comprising four teams. Each club will play every other team in the Pool once and the top two teams from each group will move on to the semi-final round.
The Pools have been allocated as follows:
Pool A:
- Al Ahly SC
- Cucine Lube Civitanova
- Praia Clube
- Foolad Sirjan Iranian
Pool B:
- Ciudad Voley
- Sada Cruzeiro
- Shahdab Yazd
- Trentino Itas
At the end of the group stage, the Pool A winners will face the team that finishes second in Pool B in the first semi-final, and the runner-up in Pool A will face the Pool B winners in the second semi-final. Here is the match schedule:
| Date | Time | Match | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 10 | 13:00 | Trentino Itas vs Shahdab Yazd | Preliminary |
| December 10 | 16:30 | Foolad Sirjan Iranian vs Cucine Lube Civitanova | Preliminary |
| December 10 | 20:00 | Praia Clube vs Al Ahly SC | Preliminary |
| December 10 | 23:30 | Sada Cruzeiro vs Ciudad Voley | Preliminary |
| December 11 | 13:00 | Foolad Sirjan Iranian vs Al Ahly SC | Preliminary |
| December 11 | 16:00 | Trentino Itas vs Ciudad Voley | Preliminary |
| December 11 | 20:00 | Praia Clube vs Cucine Lube Civitanova | Preliminary |
| December 11 | 23:30 | Sada Cruzeiro vs Shahdab Yazd | Preliminary |
| December 12 | 20:00 | Praia Clube vs Foolad Sirjan Iranian | Preliminary |
| December 12 | 23:30 | Trentino Itas vs Sada Cruzeiro | Preliminary |
| December 13 | 20:00 | Ciudad Voley vs Shahdab Yazd | Preliminary |
| December 13 | 23:30 | Cucine Lube Civitanova vs Al Ahly SC | Preliminary |
| December 14 | 16:30 | Pool A Winner vs Pool B Runner-up | Semi-final |
| December 14 | 20:00 | Pool B Winner vs Pool A Runner-up | Semi-final |
| December 15 | 14:00 | Third-Place Match | Final 3-4 |
| December 15 | 17:30 | Final | Final 1-2 |
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