Article in collaboration Ivan and Danijel, both in The Philippines ©️Volleytimes.com
Czech Republic celebrated today an amazing victory to reach 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinals for the first time in history.
In Pasay City, they overpowered Tunisia in straight sets, 3-0 (25:19, 25:18, 25:23), to secure its place among the top eight.
Opposite Patrik Indra led the charge with 14 points, closely followed by his teammates Jan Galabov and Lukas Vasina who added 13 points each.
For Tunisia, Oussama Ben Romdhane and Ali Bongui skored 10 points each.
“We’re writing Czech volleyball history. Dreams do come true, but our journey isn’t over yet,” said Jan Galabov after the game.
Czech Republic will now meet Iran on Thursday, who stunned Serbia by winning the last Round of 16 game with the score of 2-3 (25:23, 19:25, 26:24, 22:25, 9:15).
The winners, who already played an impressed Pool stage who also performed a dominant win over Brazil, player a hard-fought game, but Iran showed a remarkable resilience, fighting back in every set and outclassing Serbia in the decisive fifth set, leaving them with just nine points.
Top scorers Ali Hajipour and Morteza Sharifi led the charge with 23 points each, while Serbia’s Dražen Luburić left the court as the match’s overall top scorer with 27 points, supported by Miran Kujundžić with 17.
Iran will face Czech Republic on Thursday.
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🌏| 2025 FIVB World Championship | Round of 16
Saturday September 20, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Türkiye (B1) – Netherlands (G2) 3-1 (27:29, 25:23, 25:16, 25:19)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Poland (G1) – Canada (B2) 3-1 (25:18, 23:25, 25:20, 25:14)
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Sunday September 21, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Argentina (C1) – Italy (F2) 0-3 (23:25, 20:25, 22:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Belgium (F1) – Finland (C2) 3-0 (25:21, 25:17, 25:21)
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Monday September 22, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Bulgaria (D1) – Portugal (E2) 3-0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:13)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | USA (E1) – Slovenia (D2) 3-1 (19:25, 25:22, 25:17, 25:20)
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👉🏼Thursday September 23, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Tunisia (A1) – Czech Republic (H2) 0-3 (19:25, 18:25, 23:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Serbia (H1) – Iran (A2) 2-3 (25:23, 19:25, 26:24, 22:25, 9:15)
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🏐| NEXT GAMES | Quarterfinals:
Wednesday September 24, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Italy – Belgium
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Poland – Türkiye
Thursday September 25, 2025 📍 Pasay City
• 15.30 (Local Time) | Czech Republic – Iran
• 20.00 (Local Time) | USA – Bulgaria
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