Identifying the 16 strongest teams at the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship

VHO - The group stage of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship (VĐTG) just ended on the evening of September 18 in the Philippines, determining the 16 strongest teams to enter the round of 16.

The 2025 World Men's Volleyball Championship has the participation of 32 teams, divided into 8 groups, competing in a round robin to calculate points, selecting the top 2 teams of each group to enter the round of 16.

Poland (red shirt) is the number 1 candidate for the championship.

In the match on the evening of September 18, Iran showed their mettle at the right time to win a thrilling 3-2 victory over the host Philippines, thereby becoming the only Asian representative to make it to the round of 16.

A big surprise happened in Group H when Serbia excellently defeated Brazil 3-0, eliminating the world's number 2 team from the tournament.

In Group C, Argentina beat France 3-2 in five sets, allowing Finland (who beat South Korea 3-1) to advance to the round of 16.

In Group G, Italy showed their superiority when defeating Ukraine 3-0, officially winning the last ticket to the round of 16.

Draw diagram in the round of 16

Thus, the 16 teams that have qualified for the round of 16 have been determined to be: Tunisia, Iran (Group A), Poland, Netherlands (Group B), Argentina, Finland (Group C), USA, Portugal (Group D), Bulgaria, Slovenia (Group E), Belgium, Italy (Group F), Türkiye, Canada (Group G), Serbia and Czech Republic (Group H).

The group stage of this year's World Cup witnessed many surprises when strong teams such as Brazil, France, Japan, Cuba and Germany all had to stop early.

The matches in the round of 16 have also been determined: Türkiye - Netherlands, Poland - Canada, Argentina - Italy, Belgium - Finland, Bulgaria - Portugal, USA - Slovenia, Tunisia - Czech Republic and Serbia - Iran.

The matches in the round of 16 of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship will take place on September 20, 21, 22, and 23 in the Philippines.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/xac-dinh-16-doi-manh-nhat-tai-giai-bong-chuyen-nam-vdtg-2025-169071.html