Italvolley at the World Cup against Ukraine, Belgium and Algeria
Italvolleyball, the draw
A title to defend and a dream to achieve. The draw for the group stage of the Men’s World Championship 2025, scheduled in the Philippines from September 12 to 28, saw current reigning world champions Italy, the No. 1 seed in Pool F and fifth in the world rankings, being placed together with Ukraine, Belgium and Algeria.
In Pool A, hosts Philippines (number one seed as the host country) will play with Iran, Egypt and Tunisia. In Pool B, European champions Poland have been drawn with the Netherlands, Qatar and Romania. Pool C, featuring Olympic champions France, will feature Argentina, Finland and South Korea. In Pool D, in addition to the United States (third in the world rankings), there will be Cuba, Portugal and Colombia. Pool E, on the other hand, features Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria and Chile. Pool G will face Japan, Canada, Turkey and Libya. Finally, Group F will be composed of Brazil, Serbia, the Czech Republic and China.
The rainbow event for the first time will see 32 teams competing, up from 24 in previous editions. In addition to the Philippines (host country) and trophy-holder Italy, by virtue of the new qualification system, 15 places have been assigned based on the results of the 2023 Continental Championships: Egypt, Algeria and Libya from Africa; Japan, Iran and Qatar for Asia; Poland, Slovenia and France for Europe; the United States, Canada and Cuba from NORCECA; and Argentina, Brazil and Colombia for South America. The remaining 15 passes were awarded to the best national teams, not yet qualified, from the world ranking taken on August 30, 2024: Germany, Serbia, Holland, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland, Tunisia, China, Romania, Chile and Korea.
