2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CEV)
The CEV qualification for the 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[2] 7 Small Countries Division teams participated in the first round.Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their final ranking of 2015 European Championship Small Countries Division.The six hosts were drawn as heads of series in one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F).The remaining participating teams were grouped in five sub-groups – each one including six teams – according to the CEV National Team Ranking as of 19 October 2015[4] – i.e. when National Federations registered for participation in the World Championship qualification – and drawn accordingly into one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F).