Asia (5 teams) 

JAPAN (Winner of Pool C) 

THAILAND (2nd of Pool C) 

CHINA (Winner of Pool D) 

KOREA (2nd of Pool D) 

AUSTRALIA (3rd of Pool D)

Europe (9 teams) 

GERMANY (as organiser) 

NETHERLANDS (Winner of Pool E) 

POLAND (Winner of Pool F) 

CZECH REPUBLIC (Winner of Pool G) 

RUSSIA (Winner of Pool H) 

ITALY (Winner of Pool I) 

GREECE (Winner of Pool J) 

BULGARIA (1st Best 2nd ranked team of Pool E-J) 

ROMANIA (2nd Best 2nd ranked team of Pool E-J)

Norceca (5 teams) 

CUBA (as 1998 World Champion) 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Winner of Pool K) 

U.S.A. (Winner of Pool L) 

CANADA (2nd of Pool K) 

PUERTO RICO (2nd of Pool L)

South America (2 teams) 

BRAZIL (Winner of Pool M) 

ARGENTINA (2nd of Pool M)

PLAYOFF (1 team) 

MEXICO (Norceca/South America playoff)

Africa (2 teams) 

KENYA (Winner of Pool A) 

EGYPT (Winner of Pool B)