The results of the first and second days of the preliminary round of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championships (September 12th and 13th) and the rankings within each pool are as follows.
Pool A

Results
Tunisia - Philippines
3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-23)
Standings
1 Tunisia 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
2 Iran 0 wins 0 losses 0 points 0/0 sets
3 Egypt 0 wins 0 losses 0 points 0/0 sets
4 Philippines 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 0/3 sets
*Top 2 teams advance to the final tournament
Pool B

Results
Netherlands – Qatar
3–1 (25-18, 26-28, 25-23, 25-20)
Poland – Romania
3–0 (34-32, 25-15, 25-19)
Standings
1 Poland 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
2 Netherlands 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/1 set
3 Qatar 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 1/3 sets
4 Romania 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 0/3 sets
*Top 2 teams advance to the final tournament
Pool D

Results
America – Colombia
3–0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-14)
Portugal – Cuba
3–1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
Standings
1 USA 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
2 Portugal 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/1 set
3 Cuba 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 1/3 sets
4 Colombia 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 0/3 sets
*Top 2 teams advance to the final tournament
Pool E

Results
Bulgaria – Germany
3–0 (40-38, 25-22, 25-19)
Slovenia – Chile
3–0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-16)
Standings
1 Slovenia 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
2 Bulgaria 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
3 Germany 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 0/3 sets
4 Chile 0 wins 1 loss 0 points 0/3 sets
*Top 2 teams advance to the final tournament
Pool G

Results
Canada-Libya
3–1 (25-20, 25-12, 20-25, 25-17)
Türkiye – Japan
3–0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20)
Standings
1 Türkiye 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/0 set
2 Canada 1 win 0 loss 3P 3/1 set
3 Libya 0 wins 1 loss 0 points 1/3 sets
4 Japan 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 points, 0/3 sets
*Top 2 teams advance to the final tournament
Schedule for the 3rd day of the preliminary round (Sunday, September 14th)
*Times are in Japan time
Pool A
14:30 Iran - Egypt
Pool C
11:30 Argentina - Finland
19:00 France - Korea
Pool F
15:00 Ukraine - Belgium
22:30 Italy - Algeria
Pool H
18:30 Serbia - Czech Republic
22:00 Brazil - China
*For detailed match results and schedules, please visit the official tournament website.
https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship
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