Determine 8 pairs of knockout matches of the men's volleyball world championship

(Dan Tri) - The group stage of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship was concluded last night (September 18). The tournament has determined the matches for the round of 16, with the only representative of Southeast Asia, the Philippines, being eliminated.

Matches in the round of 16

September 20

14:30, Türkiye - Netherlands

19:00, Poland – Canada

September 21

14:30, Argentina – Italy

19:00, Belgium - Finland

September 22

14:30, Bulgaria – Portugal

19:00, USA - Slovenia

September 23

14:30, Tunisia – Czech Republic

19:00, Serbia – Iran

In the highly anticipated match between host Philippines and Iran last night, the Philippine men's volleyball team lost narrowly 2-3 (25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 23-25 ​​and 20-22).

The host team Philippines was unfortunately eliminated (Photo: Inquirer.net).

This unfortunate defeat caused the Philippines to fall to 3rd place in Group A, forcing them to give up second place and a ticket to the round of 16 to Iran.

Meanwhile, in Group C, the match that was supposed to determine the top spot between France and Argentina ended with Argentina winning 3-2 (28-26, 25-23, 21-25, 20-25 and 15-12) against France. Argentina and France both entered the knockout round.

In Group F, championship candidate Italy beat Ukraine 3-0 (25-21, 25-22 and 25-18). Italy advanced to the next round as the second place in Group F, while Ukraine was eliminated.

Defending champion Italy won the right to continue (Photo: Inquirer.net).

In Group H, a big surprise happened when the world's 7th ranked team Brazil was eliminated. The men's volleyball team from the land of samba unexpectedly lost 0-3 to Serbia (22-25, 20-25 and 22-25).

The most disappointing team in this group is China. The men's volleyball team from the billion-people country lost quickly to the Czech Republic 0-3 (24-26, 19-25 and 18-25). The Chinese team lost all 3 matches in the group stage.

Iran is the only Asian representative left in the knockout round. The 16 teams that have made it to this round are Tunisia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Iran, USA, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland, Canada, Turkey, Netherlands, Argentina, Italy, Belgium and Finland.

The matches of the round of 16 will take place on September 20, 21, 22 and 23. Notably, the match between defending champion Italy (ranked 5th in the world) and Argentina (ranked 9th in the world) will be very exciting. In addition, the match between the US (ranked 3rd in the world) and Slovenia (ranked 4th in the world) will also be very exciting.

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