2027 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup
Volleyball tournament in Poland
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The 2027 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup is the 22nd staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). It will be held in Poland for the fourth time in the competitions' history from 10 to 26 September 2027, and the second edition under the two-year cycles in odd-numbered years with an expanded format featuring 32 teams.
This will be the first edition since the tournament was rebranded the World Cup, after the FIVB adopted the name on 5 March 2026.[2]
Italy are the two-time defending champions.
Host selection
The bidding procedure to host the 2025 and 2027 FIVB World Championships began in August 2023. National federations had until 31 August 2023 to register interest.[3] In September 2023, the Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, announced that Poland won the hosting rights.[4] However, it took two years for the FIVB to officially confirm Poland as hosts, with it becoming official on 26 September 2025 at FIVB meeting in Manila.[5][6]
Qualification
The host country Poland qualified for the competition as well as the defending champions Italy. The top three teams from each of the 2026 Continental Championships secured qualification. The final 15 places belonged to top 15 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.[7]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
 Poland |
Host nation | 27 September 2023 | 19th | 1949 | 2025 | 9 | Champions (1974, 2014, 2018) | TBD |
 Italy |
Defending champions | 28 September 2025 | 19th | 1949 | 18 | Champions (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022, 2025) | TBD | |
Venues
On 16 October 2025, it was announced that Ergo Arena in Gdańsk and Sopot would host.[8] On 4 November 2025, Hala Urania in Olsztyn was announced as a venue.[9][10] On 21 November 2025, it was announced that Atlas Arena in Łódź would host.[11][12] On 18 December 2025, Spodek in Katowice was announced as a venue.[13] On 2 March 2026, it was announced that Tauron Arena Kraków would host the final round.[14]
| Gdańsk/Sopot | Katowice | Kraków | Łódź | Olsztyn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergo Arena | Spodek | Tauron Arena Kraków | Atlas Arena | Hala Urania |
| Capacity: 11,409 | Capacity: 11,036 | Capacity: 15,030 | Capacity: 13,805 | Capacity: 4,046 |
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