2012 FIVB World League
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The 2012 FIVB World League, which is a men's volleyball
competition, will be played by 16 countries from May 25 to July 8, 2012.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
competition, will be played by 16 countries from May 25 to July 8, 2012.
Qualification
Qualified teams:| Qualified team | How it qualified |
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Host Nation |
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1st place in World League 2011 |
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2nd place in World League 2011 |
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3rd place in World League 2011 |
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4th place in World League 2011 |
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6th place in World League 2011 |
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7th place in World League 2011 |
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8th place in World League 2011 |
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9th place in World League 2011 |
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10th place in World League 2011 |
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11th place in World League 2011 |
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12th place in World League 2011 |
| 13th place in World League 2011 | |
| * | 15th place in World League 2011 |
| Additional qualification | |
| Additional qualification |
- was granted a place in FIVB World League 2012 due to the disaster that shook the country in March 2011.
Final round
- Organizer:
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