2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

2025 FIVB Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Dates	22 August – 7 September
Teams	32
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The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will be the 20th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Starting with this staging, the World Championship will be expanded to include 32 teams, increasing from 24 teams.^[1] The tournament will henceforth also be held biannually instead of quadrennially.^[2]

Host selection

At least five FIVB member associations have expressed interest in bidding for the hosting of the 2025 championship. Multiple hosts could be selected.^[3] Philippines initially bid but later withdrew as "there were a lot of procedures and changes".^[4]

Hong Kong^[3]
Indonesia^[3]
Philippines (withdrew)
Thailand^[5]
Vietnam^[6]

Qualification

The qualification stage of the competition consists of four categories. The host(s) will secure the first place(s). The current world champions Serbia also automatically qualifies. The top three teams from each of the latest Continental Championships will also qualify. The final places will be allocated to the top teams who had not yet qualified as per FIVB World Ranking at the end of the national team season in the year prior to the World Championship.^[7]

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Total	First	Last	Previous best performance
Serbia	CEV	Defending champions	15 October 2022	6^a	1978	2022	Champions (2018, 2022)
Brazil	CSV	2023 South American champions	22 August 2023	17	1956	2022	Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)
Argentina	CSV	2023 South American runners-up	22 August 2023	7	1960	2022	8th place (1960)
Colombia	CSV	2023 South American 3rd placers	22 August 2023	1	2022		21st place (2022)
Kenya	CAVB	2023 African champions	23 August 2023	7	1994	2022	13th place (1994, 1998)
Egypt	CAVB	2023 African runners-up	23 August 2023	3	1990	2006	16th place (1990)
Cameroon	CAVB	2023 African 3rd placers	24 August 2023	4	2006	2022	21st place (2006, 2014, 2018)
Turkey	CEV	2023 European champions	30 August 2023	5	2006	2022	6th place (2010)
Netherlands	CEV	2023 European 3rd placers	30 August 2023	15	1956	2022	4th place (2018)
Italy	CEV	2023 European 4th placers^b	30 August 2023	12	1978	2022	Champions (2002)
Dominican Republic	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA champions	2 September 2023	9	1974	2022	5th place (2014)
United States	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA runners-up	2 September 2023	17	1956	2022	Champions (2014)
Canada	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA 3rd placers	3 September 2023	10	1974	2022	10th place (2022)
Thailand	AVC	2023 Asian champions	5 September 2023	6	1998	2022	13th place (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)
China	AVC	2023 Asian runners-up	5 September 2023	15	1956	2022	Champions (1982, 1986)
Japan	AVC	2023 Asian 3rd placers	6 September 2023	17	1960	2022	Champions (1962, 1967, 1974)
		1st World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		2nd World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		3rd World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		4th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		5th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		6th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		7th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		8th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		9th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		10th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		11th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		12th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		13th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		14th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		15th World ranked non-qualified team	12 August 2024
		Host country

Notes: ^a Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 (1 time) and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 (1 time); 4 appearances as Serbia.; ^b Italy, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Serbia, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.

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 eight matches in a knock-out stage: the winners will advance to the next stage, and the losers will be eliminated from the competition.

Pool phase

All times are local.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Pool H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
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Direct elimination phase

All times are local.

Round of 16

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Quarterfinals

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
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Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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3rd place match

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

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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References

^ "FIVB Volleyball World Championships to expand to 32-teams per gender and enhance competition formula". FIVB. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "All you need to know about the 2025-2028 volleyball calendar!". FIVB. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fuertes Jr., Rommel (9 July 2023). "PNVF to bid for hosting of 2025 FIVB Women's World Championship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ Agcaoili, Lance (26 March 2024). "PH out of FIVB women's worlds host bidding race". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ Preechachan (23 November 2023). "FIVB, VOLLEYBALL WORLD AND MINISTER DISCUSS THAILAND'S BID TO HOST 2025 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Thailand wants to co-host volleyball women's world champs 2025". Vietnam Plus. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration". 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.