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

(Dan Tri) - The final round of group stage matches took place last night (August 27) and determined the 8 matches of the round of 16 of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Notably, host Thailand will meet Japan.

The Japanese women's team defeated Serbia 3-1 (25-23, 30-28, 23-25 ​​and 25-18) in the match that took place last night. This result helped Japan to top Group H, and will face host Thailand in the round of 16. Thailand is the second-placed team in Group A.

World No. 4 team Japan topped Group H (Photo: Khaosod).

Meanwhile, the top team in Group A, the Netherlands, will meet Serbia in the Round of 16. The two North American women's volleyball teams, the United States and Canada, will meet in the knockout round. The United States topped Group D, while Canada finished second in Group E.

Another very notable match will be between the world number one team Italy and the German women's team. Meanwhile, the representative of the women's volleyball powerhouse from South America, Brazil, will meet a relatively easy opponent, the Dominican Republic, in the round of 16.

The strong Asian women's team, China, will face the French women's volleyball team, while Poland, the group leader of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, will face the Belgian women's team. The remaining match of the round of 16 will be between Türkiye and Slovenia.

Thailand will meet Japan in the round of 16 (Photo: Siam Sport).

In theory, Italy's draw is much tougher than the US women's draw. If they make it through the round of 16, Italy could face world No. 3 Poland in the quarterfinals.

If they make it past the quarter-finals, Italy could face one of two very strong teams: Brazil (world number two) or China (world number five).

On the contrary, in the US women's team's bracket, they did not face many strong opponents, except for the world's 4th-ranked team Japan.

The matches of the round of 16 of this year's world championship will take place on August 29, August 30, August 31 and September 1.

Round of 16 schedule

August 29

17:00, Netherlands – Serbia

20:30, Japan – Thailand

August 30

17:00, Italy – Germany

20:30, Poland – Belgium

August 31

17:00, China – France

20:30, Brazil – Dominican Republic

September 1st

5:00 p.m., USA - Canada

20:30, Türkiye - Slovenia

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/xac-dinh-8-cap-dau-vong-loai-truc-tiep-giai-bong-chuyen-nu-the-gioi-20250828005520310.htm