2025 World Volleyball Championship: Men's Preliminary Round Final Rankings and Final Tournament Matchups

Final rankings in the qualifying round

The second-placed players in each pool advance to the final tournament.

Pool A

1 Tunisia 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points 7/3
2 Iran 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points 7/6
3 Philippines 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points 5/7
4 Egypt 1 win, 2 losses, 3 points 4/7

Pool B

1 Poland 3 wins, 0 losses, 9 points, 9/1
2 Netherlands 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points 7/4
3 Qatar 1 win, 2 losses, 3P 4/7
4 Romania 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points 1/9

Pool C

1 Argentina 3 wins, 0 losses, 7 points 9/5
2 Finland 2 wins, 1 loss, 7 points 8/7
3 France 1 win, 2 losses, 6 points 7/8
4 South Korea 0 wins, 3 losses, 1 point 3/9

Pool D

1 USA 3 wins, 0 losses, 9 points, 9/1
2 Portugal 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points 6/6
3 Cuba 1 win, 2 losses, 3P 4/6
4 Colombia 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points 2/9

Pool E

1 Bulgaria 3 wins, 0 losses, 9 points, 9/2
2 Slovenia 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points 8/4
3 Germany 1 win, 2 losses, 3P 4/6
4 Chile 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points, 0/9

Pool F

1 Belgium 3 wins, 0 losses, 9 points, 9/2
2 Italy 2 wins, 1 loss, 7 points 8/3
3 Ukraine 1 win, 2 losses, 3P 3/6
4 Algeria 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points, 0/9

Pool G

1 Türkiye 3 wins, 0 losses, 9 points, 9/1
2 Canada 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points, 6/4
3 Japan 1 win 2 losses 3P 3/6
4 Libya 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 points 2/9

Pool H

1 Serbia 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points, 6/3
2 Czech Republic 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points, 6/3
3 Brazil 2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points, 6/4
4 China 0 wins 3 losses 0P 1/9

Final Tournament

*Times are in Japan time

1st round (Round of 16)

Saturday, September 20th
16:30 Türkiye – Netherlands
21:00 Poland – Canada

September 21st (Sunday)
16:30 Argentina – Italy
21:00 Belgium – Finland

Monday, September 22nd
16:30 Bulgaria – Portugal
21:00 USA – Slovenia

September 23rd (Tuesday)
16:30 Tunisia – Czech Republic
21:00 Serbia – Iran

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, September 24th
16:30 Winners of the 20th*
21:00 Winners on the 21st*

September 25th (Thursday)
16:30 Winners of the 22nd match*
21:00 Winners of the 23rd match*

*The match order may change on the same day.

Semi-finals

Saturday, September 27th
15:30 Winners of the 24th*
19:30 Winners of the 25th*

*The match order may change on the same day.

3rd Place Match

September 28th (Sunday)
15:30 Losers of the 27th

Finals

September 28th (Sunday)
19:30 Winners of the 27th

*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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