2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool C
Pool C is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. It consists of Brazil, Puerto Rico, France, and Greece.[1] Each team will play each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all to be played at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai. The top two teams will advance to the final round.[2]
Teams
[edit]The following four teams will compete in Pool C for the tournament, listed by the position in the pool.
| Position | Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||||
| C1 |  Brazil
|
CSV | 2023 South American champions | 22 August 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) |
| C2 |  Puerto Rico
|
NORCECA | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2002) |
| C3 |  France
|
CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 3 | 1952 | 1974 | 7th place (1952) |
| C4 |  Greece
|
CEV | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 2002 | 10th place (2002) | |
World Rankings
[edit]The following four teams are ranked in the FIVB World Rankings at the draw, the beginning and the final day of the tournament.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawα | Beforeβ | Afterγ | ||
| C1 | Brazil
|
2 (407.09) | ||
| C2 | Puerto Rico
|
16 (182.58) | ||
| C3 | France
|
19 (157.50) | ||
| C4 | Greece
|
30 (117.40) | ||
- Notes
- α The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.[3]
- β The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
- γ The FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.
Standings
[edit]The following four teams are ranked according to the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | France
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Greece
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
- The winners of Pool C will advance to play the runners-up of Pool F.
- The runners-up of Pool C will advance to play the winners of Pool F.
Matches
[edit]The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.
Puerto Rico vs France
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 1974 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where France won 3–1. This is the second game between Puerto Rico and France in the World Championship.
| Puerto Rico
|
v | France
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Brazil vs Greece
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where Brazil won 3–0. This is the second game between Brazil and Greece in the World Championship with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 2002.
| Brazil
|
v | Greece
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Puerto Rico vs Greece
[edit]The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Puerto Rico and Greece in any tournament, including the World Championship.
| Puerto Rico
|
v | Greece
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Brazil vs France
[edit]The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the second game between Brazil and France in the World Championship, with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 1956.
| Brazil
|
v | France
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
France vs Greece
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2011 Women's European Volleyball League, where France won all four home-and-away matches. They also met in the 2018 Mediterranean Games, with Greece winning 3–2. This is the first game between France and Greece in the World Championship.
| France
|
v | Greece
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
Brazil vs Puerto Rico
[edit]The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where Brazil won 3–0. They also played in the 2023 Pan American Games, with Brazil winning 3–0. This is the fifth game between Brazil and Puerto Rico in the World Championship. Brazil has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022.
| Brazil
|
v | Puerto Rico
|
CMECC, Chiang Mai | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Women's World Championship pool-play duels determined". Volleyball World (Press release). 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Champ 2025 Competition Format". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". Volleyball World. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
External links
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