Men’s World Championship draw sets stage for exciting competition

In a spectacular ceremony, held in Manila, the pools for the first phase of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in the Philippines were drawn on Saturday.

The 32 qualified teams were distributed into eight single round-robin pools of four:

Pool A: Philippines, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia
Pool B: Poland, Netherlands, Qatar, Romania
Pool C: France, Argentina, Finland, Korea
Pool D: USA, Cuba, Portugal, Colombia
Pool E: Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria, Chile
Pool F: Italy, Ukraine, Belgium, Algeria
Pool G: Japan, Canada, Türkiye, Libya
Pool H: Brazil, Serbia, Czechia, China

The dazzling event at the Solaire Hotel in the Filipino capital was streamed on VBTV and the Volleyball World YouTube channel.

The top two teams in the final standings of each pool will advance to the knockout stage of the competition.

The World Championship host cities were also presented during the ceremony on Saturday. The tournament will be staged at two venues in Manila – the Smart Araneta Coliseum and the SM Mall of Asia Arena – from September 12 to 28, 2025.

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