The 32 teams competing in the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup

The 32 nations that will compete in the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup are now known.

Defending champion Italy qualified automatically, and so did the host nations: USA and Canada.

Fifteen spots were awarded between August and September, three in each of the five continental tournaments held in the period — Egypt, Kenya, and Cameroon qualified in Africa; Thailand, China and Japan succeeded in Asia; Türkiye, Serbia and Poland emerged from Europe; Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico earned the spots in play in the North Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA) region; and Brazil, Argentina and Colombia claimed the berths out of South America.

The remaining 14 spots were given to the best-placed national teams in the FIVB World Ranking not yet qualified as of October 2. Listed in ranking order: The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Czechia, Belgium, France, Slovenia, Sweden, Mexico, Ukraine, Greece, Korea, Bulgaria and Switzerland qualified through this pathway.

From all 32 participants, Switzerland are the only country set to appear in the World Cup for the first time in history.

Currently in 30th place in the FIVB World Rankings, they took the last spot available for the tournament and will compete among the world’s best for the first time.