If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the match between them.Ostrava (Pool B, Round of 16, Quarterfinals)
The drawing of lots was held on in Helsinki, Finland. According to the CEV National Team ranking list (as per ), 16 remaining teams are seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.The organizers can select one team to join their pools.The first and second best ranked from the previous edition of the CEV competition are drawn in different Preliminary pools,.Poland in Pool A, Czech Republic in Pool B, Finland in Pool C and Estonia in Pool D. The 4 Organisers are seeded in Preliminary pools.The drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows: Main article: 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Means of qualification
