The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be the 21st staging of the
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable ...
, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the (FIVB).
Starting this staging, the World Championship will be expanded to include 32 teams, increasing from 24 teams. The tournament will thus also be held biannually instead of quadrennially.
Bidding process
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Qualification
The qualification stage of the competition consists of four categories. The host(s) will secure the first place(s). The current world champions
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
also automatically qualifies. The top three teams from each of the latest Continental Championships will also qualify. The final places will be allocated to the top teams who had not yet qualified as per
FIVB World Ranking
The FIVB Senior World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on thei ...
at the end of the national team season in the year prior to the World Championship.
Format
Pool phase
In the pool phase, the 32 teams will spread across eight pools of four teams playing in a
round-robin system. The top two teams from each pool then advance to the direct elimination phase.
Direct elimination phase
In the direct elimination phase, the 16 teams will be matched-up into knock-out stage: the winners will advance to the next stage, and the losers will be eliminated from the competition.
Pool phase
*All times are local.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Direct elimination phase
*All times are local.
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
See also
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2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will be the 20th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the (FIVB).
Starting with this staging, the World C ...
References
External links
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball– official website
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2025
Predicted and scheduled events
*January 1
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