Men’s World Championship Draw Sets Stage For Exciting  Competition

September 14, 2024.- 32 teams drawn into eight pools for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in the Philippines

Smart Arena Coliseum and SM Mo Arena in Manila announced as the two venues for next year’s event

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 Arena Coliseum and the SM Mo Arena – from 12 to 28 September, 2025.