In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams qualified for the tournament through continental and regional competitions.

Poland became the third team in the history of the competition to be crowned as champions in their own country, joining the Soviet Union (1952 and 1962) and Czechoslovakia (1966).

A record number of 279 teams participated in the qualification process for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Championships.

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013.

PolandSecond title Team roster: Piotr Nowakowski, Michał Winiarski, Dawid Konarski, Paweł Zagumny, Karol Kłos, Andrzej Wrona, Mariusz Wlazły, Fabian Drzyzga, Michał Kubiak, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Paweł Zatorski, Marcin Możdżonek, Mateusz Mika, Rafał BuszekHead coach: Stéphane Antiga

She also performed the song at the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship opening ceremony on August 30 at the National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match.

[7][8] The FIVB then mandated two young product designers from Switzerland, Thilo Alex Brunner and Jörg Mettler to create the new World Championship trophy.

With its unique contemporary design, the trophy has set itself apart from other awards in international competitions across the sporting world.

[9] Source: FIVB.com More than a half million fans (563,263) have watched the matches so far, smashing the previous records in the competition.