Teams of 2025 Men’s Volleyball World Championships in the Philippines announced!

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5 September 2024 Ivan

The lineup for the 2025 Volleyball World Championships has been unveiled, also revealing an exciting new format.
For the first time, in fact, 32 teams per gender will compete, up from the previous 24.
The men’s tournament will be hosted by the Philippines, while the women’s event will take place in Thailand.

In the men’s tournament, the Philippines and Italy are guaranteed spots as the hosts and titleholders, respectively.
The qualification process has concluded, with 15 teams securing their places through the 2023 Continental Championships: Egypt, Algeria, and Libya from Africa; Japan, Iran, and Qatar from Asia; Poland, Slovenia, and France from Europe; Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia from South America.
The NORCECA, on the other hand, is represented by the USA, Canada, and Cuba.

The final 15 spots were filled based on the FIVB World Rankings as of August 30, 2024: Germany, Serbia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Türkiye, Czechia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland, Tunisia, China, Romania, Chile, and Korea.

The competition is scheduled to be held in the Philippines from September 12-28, 2025.
The Drawing of Lots for the tournament will be in Manila on September 14, 2024.