Twelve men's teams are eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second and third ranked teams from the six continental qualifiers.[2][3]
^Papua New Guinea withdrew before the tournament due to not securing the necessary travel documentation to meet their pre-tournament arrival deadline.[4]
The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed teams on the combined pool standings progressed to the knockout stage. The seedings were based on (a) highest pool placing, then (b) most competition points awarded (for a win, draw or loss) in the respective pool standings, and (c) greatest difference between points scored and conceded across all pool matches played.