The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.

Elimination round

*Dates: 1–9 September 2007 *All times are local. *In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.

First leg

Second leg

Pre–qualification tournaments

*The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

Tournament 1

*Venue:

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*Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 *All times are

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( UTC+01:00).

Preliminary round

=Pool A

=Pool B

Final round

=Semifinals

=Final

Final standing

Tournament 2

*Venue: Arena D'Évora,

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*Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 *All times are

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Preliminary round

=Pool A

=Pool B

Final round

=Semifinals

=Final

Final standing

Tournament 3

*Venue:

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*Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 *All times are

( UTC+01:00).

Preliminary round

=Pool A

=Pool B

Final round

=Semifinals

=Final

Final standing

Second ranked teams

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and

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

qualified for the

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via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.

Qualification tournament

*Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall,

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Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

*Dates: 7–13 January 2008 *All times are

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( UTC+02:00).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Final standing

External links

Official website
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