On September 14, the draw for the group stage of the Men’s Volleyball World Championship 2025 took place.
The tournament will be held from September 12 to 28, 2025, in Manila (Philippines). For the first time in history, 32 teams will participate, including Ukraine. The teams are divided into eight groups of four, with the top two advancing to the Round of 16.
Reminder: the defending world champion is Italy, who defeated Poland in the 2022 final.
Participants of the Men’s World Championship 2025
Defending champion: Italy
Asia: Philippines (host),Japan, Iran, Qatar, China, South Korea
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile
North & Central America: USA, Canada, Cuba
Africa: Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
Europe: Italy (defending champion),Poland, Slovenia, France, Germany, Serbia, Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, Czechia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland, Romania
Group stage draw
Ukraine was placed in Group F, where it will face the defending champions Italy, as well as Belgium and Algeria.
Group A: Philippines, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia
Group B: Poland, Netherlands, Qatar, Romania
Group C: France, Argentina, Finland, South Korea
Group D: USA, Cuba, Portugal, Colombia
Group E: Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria, Chile
Group F: Italy, Ukraine, Belgium, Algeria
Group G: Japan, Canada, Turkey, Libya
Group H: Brazil, Serbia, Czechia, China
