Teams Pools Confederation Tweet Share Pools Preliminary Round Group 1 Pool A Brazil Japan Serbia Thailand Pool B China Dominican Republic Germany Russia Pool C Belgium Italy Turkey USA Pool D Belgium Brazil Germany Thailand Pool E China Dominican Republic Italy Japan Pool F Russia Serbia Turkey USA Pool G Belgium Brazil Italy Russia Pool H China Japan Thailand USA Pool I Dominican Republic Germany Serbia Turkey Confederation Conféderation européenne de volleyball (CEV) Belgium Germany Italy Russia Serbia Turkey Confederacion sudamericana de voleibol (CSV) Brazil Asian volleyball confederation (AVC) China Japan Thailand Norceca Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Dominican Republic USA