2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
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The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 21st staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). It took place in two cities of the Philippines from 12 to 28 September 2025, and the first edition under the two-year cycles in odd-numbered years with an expanded format featuring 32 teams. The tournament was the first World Championship hosted in Southeast Asia, and the second of two consecutive World Championships in 2025 held in this region, following the Women's World Championship in Thailand. The Philippines became the second country in Asia to host the World Championship, following Japan. The competition was also the second world senior championship in Olympic team sports to be hosted in the Philippines. Italy were the defending champions, having won their fourth title in 2022, and remains as the reigning world champions after winning the 2025 Championship on 28 September 2025. With the win, Italy equaled a record previously held only by the USSR by becoming world volleyball champions in both the men’s and women’s competitions — the Soviet Union achieved the feat in 1952 and 1960.
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| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
| Total | First | Last | |||||
| Philippines | AVC | Host country | 20 March 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
| Italy | CEV | Defending champions | 11 September 2022 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1990, 1994, 1998, 2022) |
| Japan | AVC | 2023 Asian champions | 25 August 2023 | 16 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1970, 1974) |
| Iran | AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 25 August 2023 | 7 | 1970 | 2022 | 6th place (2014) |
| Qatar | AVC | 2023 Asian 3rd placers | 26 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) | |
| Brazil | CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 28 August 2023 | 18 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2002, 2006, 2010) |
| Argentina | CSV | 2023 South American champions | 29 August 2023 | 13 | 1960 | 2022 | 3rd place (1982) |
| Colombia | CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 29 August 2023 | 0 | None | None | |
| United States | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 9 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1986) |
| Canada | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 9 September 2023 | 12 | 1974 | 2022 | 7th place (2014) |
| Cuba | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers | 10 September 2023 | 16 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1990, 2010) |
| Egypt | CAVB | 2023 African champions | 11 September 2023 | 10 | 1974 | 2022 | 13th place (2010) |
| Algeria | CAVB | 2023 African runners-up | 11 September 2023 | 2 | 1994 | 1998 | 13th place (1994) |
| Poland | CEV | 2023 European champions | 12 September 2023 | 18 | 1949 | 2022 | Champions (1974, 2014, 2018) |
| Slovenia | CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 12 September 2023 | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) |
| France | CEV | 2023 European 4th placersa | 12 September 2023 | 17 | 1949 | 2022 | 3rd place (2002) |
| Libya | CAVB | 2023 African 3rd placers | 13 September 2023 | 1 | 1982 | 24th place (1982) | |
| Germany | CEV | 1st World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 12b | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1970) |
| Serbia | CEV | 2nd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11c | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1998) |
| Netherlands | CEV | 3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 13 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994) |
| Ukraine | CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1998 | 2022 | 7th place (2022) |
| Belgium | CEV | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1949 | 2018 | 8th place (1970) |
| Turkey | CEV | 6th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 4 | 1956 | 2022 | 11th place (2022) |
| Czech Republic | CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 16d | 1949 | 2010 | Champions (1956, 1966) |
| Bulgaria | CEV | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 19 | 1949 | 2022 | Runners-up (1970) |
| Portugal | CEV | 9th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 2 | 1956 | 2002 | 8th place (2002) |
| Finland | CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1952 | 2018 | 9th place (2014) |
| Tunisia | CAVB | 11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 11 | 1962 | 2022 | 15th place (2006) |
| China | AVC | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 7th place (1978, 1982) |
| Romania | CEV | 13th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 10 | 1949 | 1982 | Runners-up (1956, 1966) |
| Chile | CSV | 14th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 1982 | 23rd place (1982) | |
| South Korea | AVC | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 9 | 1956 | 2014 | 4th place (1978) |
| Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Philippines (61) (Hosts) Poland (1) France (2) United States (3) Slovenia (4) Italy (5) Japan (6) Brazil (7) | Germany (8) Argentina (9) Serbia (10) Canada (11) Cuba (12) Netherlands (13) Iran (14) Ukraine (15) | Belgium (16) Turkey (17) Czech Republic (18) Bulgaria (19) Egypt (20) Qatar (21) Portugal (22) Finland (23) | Tunisia (24) China (25) Romania (26) Chile (27) South Korea (28) Libya (44) Colombia (45) Algeria (50) |
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Philippines | Poland | France | United States |
| Iran | Netherlands | Argentina | Cuba |
| Egypt | Qatar | Finland | Portugal |
| Tunisia | Romania | South Korea | Colombia |
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| Slovenia | Italy | Japan | Brazil |
| Germany | Ukraine | Canada | Serbia |
| Bulgaria | Belgium | Turkey | Czech Republic |
| Chile | Algeria | Libya | China |
| Preliminary and final rounds | Preliminary round |
| Pasay | Quezon City |
| SM Mall of Asia Arena | Araneta Coliseum |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 14,429 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 234 | 210 | 1.114 | Final round |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 293 | 289 | 1.014 | |
| 3 | Philippines (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 269 | 279 | 0.964 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 244 | 262 | 0.931 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 12 Sep | 19:00 | MAA | Philippines | 0–3 | Tunisia | 13–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 53–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Iran | 1–3 | Egypt | 17–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 85–91 | P2 Report | |
| 16 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Iran | 3–1 | Tunisia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 98–84 | P2 Report | |
| 16 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | Philippines | 3–1 | Egypt | 29–27 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 102–94 | P2 Report | |
| 18 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Egypt | 0–3 | Tunisia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 59–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | Philippines | 2–3 | Iran | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 20–22 | 114–110 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 256 | 209 | 1.225 | Final round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 267 | 260 | 1.027 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 241 | 266 | 0.906 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 227 | 256 | 0.887 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 18:00 | AC | Netherlands | 3–1 | Qatar | 25–18 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 101–92 | P2 Report | |
| 13 Sep | 21:30 | AC | Poland | 3–0 | Romania | 34–32 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 84–66 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 18:00 | AC | Netherlands | 3–0 | Romania | 25–23 | 26–24 | 26–24 | 77–71 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 21:30 | AC | Poland | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–19 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Qatar | 3–1 | Romania | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 95–90 | P2 Report | |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | AC | Poland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 97–89 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 309 | 302 | 1.023 | Final round |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 304 | 294 | 1.034 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 291 | 262 | 1.111 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 219 | 265 | 0.826 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Argentina | 3–2 | Finland | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 102–105 | P2 Report |
| 14 Sep | 18:00 | AC | France | 3–0 | South Korea | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–46 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Argentina | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 98–86 | P2 Report | |
| 16 Sep | 18:00 | AC | France | 2–3 | Finland | 19–25 | 25–17 | 27–29 | 25–21 | 9–15 | 105–107 | P2 Report |
| 18 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Finland | 3–1 | South Korea | 25–18 | 25–23 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 92–87 | P2 Report | |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | AC | France | 2–3 | Argentina | 26–28 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 111–109 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 202 | 1.238 | Final round |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 262 | 262 | 1.000 | |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 249 | 258 | 0.965 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 220 | 259 | 0.849 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 10:00 | MAA | United States | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 75–55 | P2 Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Cuba | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–20 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 85–95 | P2 Report | |
| 15 Sep | 10:00 | MAA | Cuba | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 75–63 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | United States | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 75–58 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Sep | 10:00 | MAA | Portugal | 3–2 | Colombia | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 109–102 | P2 Report |
| 17 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | United States | 3–1 | Cuba | 25–17 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 100–89 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 271 | 217 | 1.249 | Final round |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 269 | 258 | 1.043 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 252 | 249 | 1.012 | |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 157 | 225 | 0.698 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | Germany | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 38–40 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 80–90 | P2 Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | Slovenia | 3–0 | Chile | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 75–55 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Germany | 3–0 | Chile | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–61 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | Slovenia | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 14–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 96–106 | P2 Report |
| 17 Sep | 13:30 | MAA | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Chile | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–12 | 75–41 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | Slovenia | 3–1 | Germany | 25–21 | 17–25 | 31–29 | 25–22 | 98–97 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 258 | 215 | 1.200 | Final round |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 256 | 221 | 1.158 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 191 | 190 | 1.005 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 146 | 225 | 0.649 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Ukraine | 0–3 | Belgium | 16–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 55–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 21:30 | AC | Italy | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 75–52 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Ukraine | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–11 | 75–40 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 21:30 | AC | Italy | 2–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 13–15 | 106–108 | P2 Report |
| 18 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Belgium | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–12 | 75–54 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 21:30 | AC | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 75–61 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 196 | 1.276 | Final round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 238 | 226 | 1.053 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 201 | 199 | 1.010 | |
| 4 | Libya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 206 | 274 | 0.752 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 13 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Canada | 3–1 | Libya | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–12 | 29–27 | 101–84 | P2 Report | |
| 13 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Japan | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 61–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Sep | 10:30 | AC | Turkey | 3–1 | Libya | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 98–73 | P2 Report | |
| 15 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Japan | 0–3 | Canada | 20–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 65–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Sep | 14:00 | AC | Canada | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 16–25 | 25–27 | 62–77 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Sep | 21:40 | AC | Japan | 3–0 | Libya | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–12 | 75–49 | P2 Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 219 | 203 | 1.079 | Final round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 202 | 201 | 1.005 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 233 | 217 | 1.074 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 216 | 249 | 0.867 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 17:30 | MAA | Serbia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 22–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 65–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 14 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | Brazil | 3–1 | China | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 94–91 | P2 Report | |
| 16 Sep | 10:00 | MAA | Brazil | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–11 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 75–51 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | Serbia | 3–0 | China | 25–18 | 25–19 | 29–27 | 79–64 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 10:00 | MAA | Brazil | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 64–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 18 Sep | 21:00 | MAA | Czech Republic | 3–0 | China | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 76–61 | P2 Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 20 Sep | 15:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Netherlands | 27–29 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 102–87 | P2 Report | |
| 20 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Canada | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–14 | 98–77 | P2 Report | |
| 21 Sep | 15:30 | Argentina | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 65–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 21 Sep | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Finland | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–59 | P2 Report | ||
| 22 Sep | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–13 | 75–55 | P2 Report | ||
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 3–1 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 94–84 | P2 Report | |
| 23 Sep | 15:30 | Tunisia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 23 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Iran | 25–23 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 9–15 | 101–112 | P2 Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 75–49 | P2 Report | ||
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–56 | P2 Report | ||
| 25 Sep | 15:30 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Iran | 22–25 | 27–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 99–91 | P2 Report | |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | United States | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 13–15 | 102–105 | P2 Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 20–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 88–98 | P2 Report | |
| 27 Sep | 18:30 | Poland | 0–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 66–75 | P2 Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Poland | 18–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 86–98 | P2 Report |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 18:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 10–25 | 73–92 | P2 Report |
| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Bulgaria |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Serbia |
| 11 | Slovenia |
| 12 | Tunisia |
| 13 | Netherlands |
| 14 | Canada |
| 15 | Finland |
| 16 | Portugal |
| 17 | Brazil |
| 18 | France |
| 19 | Philippines |
| 20 | Cuba |
| 21 | Germany |
| 22 | Qatar |
| 23 | Japan |
| 24 | Ukraine |
| 25 | Egypt |
| 26 | Colombia |
| 27 | South Korea |
| 28 | Libya |
| 29 | Romania |
| 30 | China |
| 31 | Chile |
| 32 | Algeria |
| Qualified for the 2027 World Championship |
| 2025 Men's World champions |
| ItalyFifth title |
| Best Scorers | |||||
| Player | Attacks | Blocks | Serves | Total | |
| 1 | Aleksandar Nikolov | 154 | 7 | 12 | 173 |
| 2 | Ferre Reggers | 93 | 9 | 4 | 106 |
| 3 | Patrik Indra | 93 | 5 | 8 | 106 |
| 4 | Lukáš Vašina | 86 | 6 | 6 | 98 |
| 5 | Ali Hajipour | 80 | 12 | 2 | 94 |
| Best Spikers | ||||||
| Player | mw- Pts. | Faults | Attacks | % | Total | |
| 1 | Aleksandar Nikolov | 154 | 40 | 95 | 53.29 | 289 |
| 2 | Ferre Reggers | 93 | 23 | 55 | 54.39 | 171 |
| 3 | Patrik Indra | 93 | 26 | 56 | 53.14 | 175 |
| 4 | Lukáš Vašina | 86 | 20 | 47 | 56.21 | 153 |
| 5 | Ali Hajipour | 80 | 27 | 41 | 54.05 | 148 |
| Best Blockers | ||||||
| Player | Blocks | Faults | Rebounds | Avg. | Total | |
| 1 | Aleks Grozdanov | 18 | 28 | 32 | 2.57 | 78 |
| 2 | Roberto Russo | 16 | 22 | 27 | 2.29 | 65 |
| 3 | Jan Kozamernik | 15 | 20 | 26 | 3.75 | 61 |
| 4 | Martin Atanasov | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2.00 | 35 |
| 5 | Petteri Tyynismaa | 13 | 23 | 39 | 3.25 | 75 |
| Best Servers | ||||||
| Player | Aces | Faults | Atp. | Avg. | % | |
| 1 | Gabriel García | 17 | 18 | 49 | 3.40 | 20.24 |
| 2 | Yuri Romanò | 15 | 19 | 58 | 2.14 | 16.30 |
| 3 | Ramazan Efe Mandıracı | 13 | 13 | 46 | 2.60 | 18.06 |
| 4 | Michiel Ahyi | 13 | 13 | 35 | 3.25 | 21.31 |
| 5 | Simeon Nikolov | 12 | 22 | 64 | 1.71 | 12.24 |
| Best Setters | ||||||
| Player | Success | Faults | Atp. | Avg. | % | |
| 1 | Simeon Nikolov | 236 | 4 | 322 | 33.71 | 41.99 |
| 2 | Arshia Behnezhad | 222 | 4 | 197 | 44.40 | 52.48 |
| 3 | Simone Giannelli | 200 | 1 | 225 | 28.57 | 46.95 |
| 4 | Micah Christenson | 191 | 4 | 195 | 38.20 | 48.97 |
| 5 | Luboš Bartůněk | 180 | 3 | 276 | 25.71 | 39.22 |
| Best Diggers | ||||||
| Player | Dig. | Faults | Recep. | Avg. | % | |
| 1 | Gorik Lantsoght | 43 | 14 | 18 | 8.60 | 57.33 |
| 2 | Berkay Bayraktar | 42 | 12 | 23 | 8.40 | 54.55 |
| 3 | Milan Moník | 42 | 19 | 21 | 6.00 | 51.22 |
| 4 | Fabio Balaso | 41 | 14 | 20 | 5.86 | 54.67 |
| 5 | Jakub Popiwczak | 33 | 18 | 30 | 4.71 | 40.74 |
| Best Receivers | ||||||
| Player | Success | Faults | Atp. | Avg. | % | |
| 1 | Mattia Bottolo | 40 | 8 | 77 | 5.71 | 32.00 |
| 2 | Lukáš Vašina | 38 | 12 | 101 | 5.43 | 25.17 |
| 3 | Luka Marttila | 37 | 4 | 64 | 9.25 | 35.24 |
| 4 | Luciano Palonsky | 34 | 6 | 86 | 8.50 | 26.98 |
| 5 | Morteza Sharifi | 33 | 11 | 88 | 6.60 | 25.00 |
| Country/region | Broadcaster |
| Philippines | Cignal |
| Brazil | Grupo Globo |
| Bulgaria | Max SportbTVNOVABNT 1 |
| Finland | YLE |
| Poland | Polsat |
References
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- Philippine Daily Inquirerhttps://sports.inquirer.net/639308/marcos-delivers-ceremonial-serve-as-fivb-mens-worlds-kick-off
- WorldofVolleyhttps://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/fivb/331874/italy-crowned-2025-volleyball-world-champions.html
- "Minutes of the Board of Administration March 2022"https://www.fivb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FIVB_March_2022_Board_of_Administration_Minutes_FINAL-1.pdf
- "FIVB Volleyball World Championships to expand to 32-teams per gender and enhance competition formula"https://www.fivb.com/en/media/news_pressrelease/fivb-volleyball-world-championships-to-expand-to?id=100250
- "FIVB expands men's and women's Volleyball World Championships to 32 teams"https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1129267/fivb-expands-volleyball-world-champs
- "Volleyball World and Polsat sign multi-year broadcast partnership"https://www.fivb.com/volleyball-world-and-polsat-sign-multi-year-broadcast-partnership/
- FIVBhttps://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-calendar-2025-2028-approved-by-the-fivb?id=100917
- "All you need to know about the 2025-2028 volleyball calendar!"https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the?id=100934
- "Volleyball World launches host city bidding process for FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championships in 2025 and 2027"https://www.fivb.com/volleyball-world-launches-host-city-bidding-process-for-fivb-mens-and-womens-volleyball-world-championships-in-2025-and-2027/
- Manila Bulletinhttps://mb.com.ph/2024/2/28/ph-looking-to-win-hosting-of-fivb-men-s-world-championships
- Philippine Daily Inquirerhttps://sports.inquirer.net/559119/fans-give-philippines-its-biggest-edge-in-fivb-mens-worlds-hosting
- Antara Newshttps://en.antaranews.com/news/291162/indonesian-govt-approves-volleyball-world-cup-host-bid
- Volleyball Worldhttps://en.volleyballworld.com/news/philippines-locks-in-hosting-rights-for-men-s-world-championship-2025
- The Philippine Starhttps://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/03/20/2342036/philippines-host-mens-world-volleyball-championshipin-2025
- "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration"https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-calendar-2025-2028-approved-by-the-fivb?id=100917
- Volleyball Worldhttps://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/competition/formula
- Volleyball Worldhttps://images.volleyballworld.com/image/upload/fl_attachment/fivb-prd/wftlxe8mjfsfazobbf2u.pdf
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- Volleyball Worldhttps://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/news/2025-men-s-world-championship-pools-to-be-drawn-on-september-14
- Volleyball Worldhttps://images.volleyballworld.com/image/upload/fl_attachment/fivb-prd/ke69yngfcqxfyj4t5ztp.pdf
- The Philippine Starhttps://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/03/22/2342366/big-dome-moa-eyed-fivb-world-meet
- The Philippine Starhttps://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/03/26/2343494/philippines-vows-hosting-readiness-mens-volleyball-world-championship
- The Manila Timeshttps://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/26/sports/formation-of-ph-team-for-mens-world-championships-to-start-next-month/1938586
- Sports Interactive Network Philippineshttps://www.spin.ph/volleyball/philsports-filoil-rmc-nas-chosen-as-fivb-wc-training-venues-a5172-20250111
- "Final Standings"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/standings/#round-f
- "Alessandro Michieletto honored as World Championship MVP"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/news/alessandro-michieletto-honored-as-world-championship-mvp
- Volleyball Worldhttps://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-scorers/
- Volleyball Worldhttps://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-attackers/
- "Best blockers"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-blockers/
- "Best servers"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-servers/
- "Best setters"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-setters/
- "Best diggers"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-diggers/
- "Best receivers"https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/men-world-championship/statistics/best-receivers/
- The Philippine Starhttps://www.philstar.com/sports/2025/03/04/2425885/laure-bagunas-benben-tapped-philippine-hosting-mens-volleyball-worlds
- GMA Newshttps://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/925249/ben-amp-ben-drops-performance-video-of-new-song-triumph/story/
- One Sportshttps://onesports.ph/alas/article/32816/alyssa-valdez-proud-to-have-full-circle-moment-as-2025-fivb-men-s-world-championship-ambassador
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- Pilipino Star Ngayonhttps://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2025/08/18/2466287/fivb-mens-world-championship-fever-sa-cebu
- Pilipino Star Ngayonhttps://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2025/08/21/2466950/set-na-natin-to-trophy-mascot-tour-sa-laoag
- Pilipino Star Ngayonhttps://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2025/09/02/2469764/fivb-worlds-mascot-dumayo-sa-cdo
- "BoyNextDoor named as FIVB Men's World Champs Global Celebrity Ambassadors"https://www.fivb.com/boynextdoor-named-as-fivb-mens-worlds-global-celebrity-ambassadors/
- One Sportshttps://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/35455/tickets-30-percent-fivb-volleyball-men-s-world-championship-details-on-where-to-buy-availability
- Rapplerhttps://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/ticket-prices-fivb-men-world-championship-2025-lowered
- ABS-CBN Newshttps://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/9/16/alas-pilipinas-men-make-history-defeat-egypt-for-first-ever-win-in-fivb-worlds-1943
- Sports Interactive Network Philippineshttps://www.spin.ph/volleyball/suzara-denies-direct-involvement-with-betting-site-in-fivb-worlds-a5172-20250916
- "Volleyball World confirms 'clean broadcast feed' of men's world tilt"https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1259522
- Rapplerhttps://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/erwin-tulfo-risa-hontiveros-slam-initial-fivb-men-world-championship-ticket-prices-discounts
- Fastbreakhttps://fastbreak.com.ph/gag-the-press-reporter-banned-from-fivb-for-alleged-negative-reports/sports-galore
- "Tulfo blasts 'arrogant' Suzara for getting illegal gambling firm as FIVB sponsor"https://bnc.ph/tulfo-blasts-arrogant-suzara-for-getting-illegal-gambling-firm-as-fivb-sponsor/news
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- FIVBhttps://www.fivb.com/over-16000-fans-in-attendance-as-italy-clinch-back-to-back-world-titles/
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- Philippine Daily Inquirerhttps://sports.inquirer.net/641548/tats-suzara-pnvf-under-fire-over-censorship-issue
- ABS-CBN Newshttps://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/9/25/credentials-of-sports-website-spin-ph-reinstated-at-fivb-worlds-after-tulfo-lambasts-organizers-0105
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- The Philippine Starhttps://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/03/27/2343533/red-carpet-be-rolled-out-fivb-world-meet
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