Iran Discovers Fate at 2025 FIVB Volleyball World Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – 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.
Iran has been drawn in Pool B along with the Philippines, Egypt and Tunisia.
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, Turkey, Libya
Pool H: Brazil, Serbia, Czechia, China
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 September 12 to 28, 2025.