2013 FIVB Volleyball World League
Pool A Pool B Pool C
Brazil Russia Canada
Poland Italy South Korea
United States Cuba Finland
Bulgaria Serbia Netherlands
Argentina Germany Japan
France Iran Portugal
Pools composition
Pools A and B are determined using the Serpentine system based on the FIVB World Ranking as of 13 August 2012 . Pool C features teams ranked as the next best four in the World Ranking after the 12 teams in Pool A and B plus two additional teams , which were confirmed by the FIVB Executive Committee during its end of year meeting on 15 December 2012 . The pools were announced on 1 December 2012 . [ 3 ]
The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 24th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 18 countries from 31 May to 21 July 2013. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.