The results of the fifth day (September 16th) of the preliminary round of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championships and the rankings within each pool are as follows.
Pool A
Results
Iran – Tunisia
3–1 (25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16)
Philippines – Egypt
3–1 (29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23)
Standings
1 Tunisia 1 win, 1 loss, 3 points, 4/3 sets
2 Iran 1 win 1 loss 3P 4/4 sets
3 Egypt 1 win, 1 loss, 3P, 4/4 sets
4 Philippines 1 win, 1 loss, 3P 3/4 sets
Pool B
Results
No match
Standings
1 Poland 2 wins 0 losses 6 points 6/0 sets ○
2 Netherlands 2 wins 0 losses 6 points 6/1 set ○
3 Qatar 0 wins 2 losses 0 points 1/6 sets ×
4 Romania 0 wins 2 losses 0 points 0/6 sets ×
○ Advancement to the final tournament confirmed
×Finals eliminated
Pool C
Results
Argentina – South Korea
3–1 (25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18)
Finland – France
3–2 (19-25, 27-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-9)
Standings
1 Argentina 2 wins 0 losses 5 points 6/3 sets
2 France 1 win 1 loss 4 points 5/5 sets
3 Finland 1 win 1 loss 4 points 5/6 sets
4 Korea 0 wins 2 losses 1 point 2/6 sets ×
○ Advancement to the final tournament confirmed
×Finals eliminated
Pool D
Results
No match
Standings
1 USA 2 wins 0 losses 6 points 6/0 sets ○
2 Cuba 1 win, 1 loss, 3P, 3/3 sets
3 Portugal 1 win 1 loss 3P 3/4 sets
4 Colombia 0 wins 2 losses 0 points 0/6 sets ×
○ Advancement to the final tournament confirmed
×Finals eliminated
Pool E
Results
No match
Standings
1 Bulgaria 2 wins, 0 losses, 6 points, 6/2 sets ○
2 Slovenia 1 win, 1 loss, 3P, 5/3 sets
3 Germany 1 win 1 loss 3P 3/3 sets
4 Chile 0 wins 2 losses 0 points 0/6 sets ×
○ Advancement to the final tournament confirmed
×Finals eliminated
Pool F
Results
Ukraine – Algeria
3–0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-11)
Belgium – Italy
3–2 (25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13)
Standings
1 Belgium 2 wins 0 losses 6 points 6/2 sets ○
2 Italy 1 win 1 loss 4 points 5/3 sets
3 Ukraine 1 win, 1 loss, 3 points, 3/3 sets
4 Algeria 0 wins 2 losses 0 points 0/6 sets ×
○ Advancement to the final tournament confirmed
×Finals eliminated
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