2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

2025 FIVB Men's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Philippines
Dates	12–28 September
Teams	32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be the 21st staging of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Starting 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]

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

Qualification

The qualification stage of the competition consists of four categories. The host(s) will secure the first place(s). The current world champions Italy also automatically qualifies. The top three teams from each of the latest Continental Championships also qualifies. The final slots 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.^[8]

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Total	First	Last	Previous best performance
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 placers^a	12 September 2023	17	1949	2022	3rd place (2002)
Libya	CAVB	2023 African 3rd placers	13 September 2023	1	1982		24th place (1982)
		1st World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		2nd World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		3rd World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		4th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		5th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		6th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		7th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		8th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		9th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		10th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		11th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		12th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		13th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		14th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024
		15th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024

Notes: ^a France, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Italy, 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 knock-out stage: the winners will advance to the next stage, and the losers will be eliminated from the competition.

Pools composition

The draw of lots is scheduled to take place on 24 September 2024 in a yet to be announced venue in Metro Manila.^[9]

Seeded teams	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Philippines (Hosts)	TBA

Draw

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
TBA
Pool E	Pool F	Pool G	Pool H
TBA

Venues

Both the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay will serve as venues for the world championship.^[10]^[11] The latter will be used for matches of the final round.^[12]

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

Preliminary round

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
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Final round

All times are local.

TBA September

28 September

TBA September

3rd place match

TBA September

28 September

TBA September

Round of 16

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Quarterfinals

Score	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Total
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0
–	–	–	–	0–0

Semifinals

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

Broadcasting rights

Country/region	Broadcaster
Philippines	Cignal^[13]

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 Javier, Nikole (29 February 2024). "PH looking to win hosting of FIVB Men's World Championships". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ Agcaoili, Lance (26 March 2024). "Fans give Philippines its biggest edge in FIVB men's worlds hosting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ "Indonesian govt approves Volleyball World Cup host bidn". Antara News. 15 August 2023.
^ "Philippines locks in hosting rights for Men's World Championship 2025". Volleyball World. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Beltran, Nelson (20 March 2024). "Philippines to host men's world volleyball championship in 2025". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration". 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ Bautista, Ohmer (26 March 2024). "Philippines brims with confidence as solo host of 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship". One Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ Beltran, Nelson (22 March 2024). "Big Dome, MOA eyed for FIVB world meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ Ulanday, John Bryan (26 March 2024). "Philippines vows hosting readiness for men's volleyball world championship". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ Masoy, Niel Victor (26 March 2024). "Formation of PH team for Men's World Championships to start next month". The Manila Times. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ Ulanday, John Bryan (27 March 2024). "Red carpet to be rolled out for FIVB world meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website

[1] "FIVB Volleyball World Championships to expand to 32-teams per gender and enhance competition formula". FIVB. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[2] "All you need to know about the 2025-2028 volleyball calendar!". FIVB. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[ph-host-3] Javier, Nikole (29 February 2024). "PH looking to win hosting of FIVB Men's World Championships". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[4] Agcaoili, Lance (26 March 2024). "Fans give Philippines its biggest edge in FIVB men's worlds hosting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[5] "Indonesian govt approves Volleyball World Cup host bidn". Antara News. 15 August 2023.

[6] "Philippines locks in hosting rights for Men's World Championship 2025". Volleyball World. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[7] Beltran, Nelson (20 March 2024). "Philippines to host men's world volleyball championship in 2025". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[8] "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration". 22 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[9] Bautista, Ohmer (26 March 2024). "Philippines brims with confidence as solo host of 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship". One Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[10] Beltran, Nelson (22 March 2024). "Big Dome, MOA eyed for FIVB world meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[11] Ulanday, John Bryan (26 March 2024). "Philippines vows hosting readiness for men's volleyball world championship". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[formation-12] Masoy, Niel Victor (26 March 2024). "Formation of PH team for Men's World Championships to start next month". The Manila Times. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[13] Ulanday, John Bryan (27 March 2024). "Red carpet to be rolled out for FIVB world meet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

Contents

Host selection

Qualification

Format

Pool phase

Direct elimination phase

Pools composition

Venues

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Broadcasting rights

See also

References

External links