2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship will be the 21st staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). The tournament will take place in the Philippines from 12–28 September 2025.

2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Philippines
City	Pasay Quezon City
Dates	12–28 September
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Official website
volleyballworld.com/men-world-championship/
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Starting from this staging, the World Championship will be expanded to include 32 teams, increasing from 24 teams.^[1] The tournament will thus also be held biannually instead of quadrennially.^[2]

Host selection

Around 31 countries expressed interest to host the tournament.^[3] This figure was reduced to a three final candidates; Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.^[4]

•  Indonesia^[5]
•  Japan^[3]
•  Philippines^[3]

On 20 March 2024, FIVB announced that the Philippines will host the tournament.^[6][7]

Qualification

Main article: 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification

The host country Philippines qualified for the competition as well as the defending champions Italy. The top three teams from each of the 2023 Continental Championships secured qualification. The final 15 places belonged to top 15 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.^[8]

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
				Total	First	Last
Philippines	AVC	Host country	20 March 2024	0	None		None
Italy	CEV	Defending champions	11 September 2022	18	1949	2022	Champions (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022)
Japan	AVC	2023 Asian champions	25 August 2023	16	1960	2022	3rd place (1970, 1974)
Iran	AVC	2023 Asian runners-up	25 August 2023	7	1970	2022	6th place (2014)
Qatar	AVC	2023 Asian 3rd placers	26 August 2023	1	2022		21st place (2022)
Brazil	CSV	2023 South American runners-up	28 August 2023	18	1956	2022	Champions (2002, 2006, 2010)
Argentina	CSV	2023 South American champions	29 August 2023	13	1960	2022	3rd place (1982)
Colombia	CSV	2023 South American 3rd placers	29 August 2023	0	None		None
United States	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA champions	9 September 2023	17	1956	2022	Champions (1986)
Canada	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA runners-up	9 September 2023	12	1974	2022	7th place (2014)
Cuba	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA 3rd placers	10 September 2023	16	1956	2022	Runners-up (1990, 2010)
Egypt	CAVB	2023 African champions	11 September 2023	10	1974	2022	13th place (2010)
Algeria	CAVB	2023 African runners-up	11 September 2023	2	1994	1998	13th place (1994)
Poland	CEV	2023 European champions	12 September 2023	18	1949	2022	Champions (1974, 2014, 2018)
Slovenia	CEV	2023 European 3rd placers	12 September 2023	2	2018	2022	4th place (2022)
France	CEV	2023 European 4th placersa	12 September 2023	17	1949	2022	3rd place (2002)
Libya	CAVB	2023 African 3rd placers	13 September 2023	1	1982		24th place (1982)
Germany	CEV	1st World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	12b	1956	2022	Champions (1970)
Serbia	CEV	2nd World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	11c	1956	2022	Runners-up (1998)
Netherlands	CEV	3rd World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	13	1949	2022	Runners-up (1994)
Ukraine	CEV	4th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	2	1998	2022	7th place (2022)
Belgium	CEV	5th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	9	1949	2018	8th place (1970)
Turkey	CEV	6th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	4	1956	2022	11th place (2022)
Czech Republic	CEV	7th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	16d	1949	2010	Champions (1956, 1966)
Bulgaria	CEV	8th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	19	1949	2022	Runners-up (1970)
Portugal	CEV	9th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	2	1956	2002	8th place (2002)
Finland	CEV	10th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	8	1952	2018	9th place (2014)
Tunisia	CAVB	11th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	11	1962	2022	15th place (2006)
China	AVC	12th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	15	1956	2022	7th place (1978, 1982)
Romania	CEV	13th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	10	1949	1982	Runners-up (1956, 1966)
Chile	CSV	14th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	1	1982		23rd place (1982)
South Korea	AVC	15th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	9	1956	2014	4th place (1978)

Notes

^a France, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Italy, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.

^b Competed as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 5 appearances as Germany.

^c Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1970 (4 times) and as Serbia and Montenegro from 1998 to 2006 (3 times); 4 appearances as Serbia.

^d Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990; 5 appearances as Czech Republic.

Format

Pool phase

In the pool phase, the 32 teams will spread across eight pools of four teams playing in a round-robin system. The top two teams from each pool then advance to the direct elimination phase.

Direct elimination phase

In the direct elimination phase, the 16 teams will be matched-up into knock-out stage: the winners will advance to the next stage, and the losers will be eliminated from the competition.

Pools composition

The 32 team will be distributed to eight pools of four teams. The draw of lots is scheduled to take place at Solaire Hotel in Parañaque on 14 September 2024.^[9][10] Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts who ranked 64th.

The host and the top seven teams are automatically seeded as the first teams of the eight pools.^[11]

Seeded teams	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Philippines (Hosts)  Poland (1)  France (2)  United States (3)  Slovenia (4)  Italy (5)  Japan (6)  Brazil (7)	Iran (15)  Ukraine (14)  Netherlands (13)  Cuba (12)  Canada (11)  Serbia (10)  Argentina (9)  Germany (8)	Belgium (16)  Turkey (17)  Czech Republic (18)  Bulgaria (19)  Egypt (20)  Qatar (21)  Portugal (22)  Finland (23)	Algeria (50)  Colombia (45)  Libya (44)  South Korea (28)  Chile (27)  Romania (26)  China (25)  Tunisia (24)

Draw

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Philippines	Poland	France	United States
Iran	Netherlands	Argentina	Cuba
Egypt	Qatar	Finland	Portugal
Tunisia	Romania	South Korea	Colombia
Pool E	Pool F	Pool G	Pool H
Slovenia	Italy	Japan	Brazil
Germany	Ukraine	Canada	Serbia
Bulgaria	Belgium	Turkey	Czech Republic
Chile	Algeria	Libya	China

Pool standing procedure

1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
   • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
   • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
   • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
   • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
   • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
   • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Venues

Both the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay were the first two confirmed locations for the championship. There are possibilities for the finals to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena due to its capacity and the technical reasons. Other host cities will be confirmed later.^[12][13] The latter will be used for matches of the final round.^[14]

Preliminary round
Quezon City	Pasay
Araneta Coliseum	SM Mall of Asia Arena
Capacity: 14,429	Capacity: 20,000

Preliminary round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
2	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 September 2025. Source: FIVB

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0
			–		–	–	–			0–0

Final round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

September

1A

September

2H

September

1H

September

2A

September

1D

September

2E

September

1E

28 September

2D

September

1B

September

2G

September

1G

September

2B

September

3rd place match

1C

September

28 September

2F

September

1F

2C

Round of 16

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0
Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
28 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0

Final standing

Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Qualified for the 2027 World Championship

Awards

• Most valuable player

• Best setter

• Best outside spikers

• Best opposite spiker

• Best middle blockers

• Best libero

Statistics leaders

Statistics leaders correct as of preliminary round.

Best Scorers Player Spikes Blocks Serves Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Spikers Player Spikes Faults Shots % Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Blockers Player Blocks Faults Rebounds Avg Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Servers Player Aces Faults Hits Avg Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Setters Player Running Faults Still Avg Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Diggers Player Digs Faults Receptions Avg Total 1 2 3 4 5

Best Receivers Player Excellents Faults Serve % Total 1 2 3 4 5

Broadcasting rights

Country/region	Broadcaster
Philippines	Cignal[15]

See also

• 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

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External links

• Official website