VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR 2025

MEN'S TEAMS

Automatic Qualifiers: Italy (defending champions) and the Philippines (host country)

Qualified from Continental Championships: Egypt, Algeria, Libya (Africa), Japan, Iran, Qatar (Asia), Poland, Slovenia, France (Europe), the USA, Canada, Cuba (NORCECA), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia (South America)

Qualified from FIVB World Rankings: Germany, Serbia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Türkiye, Czechia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Finland, Tunisia, China, Romania, Chile, and Korea.

The draw for the 2025 men's Volleyball World Championships will be held in Manila, Philippines on September 14, 2024 at 11:30 GMT. The tournament itself will take place in the Philippines from September 12-28, 2025.

WOMEN'S TEAMS

Automatic Qualifiers: Serbia (defending champions) and Thailand (host country)

Qualified from Continental Championships: Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon (Africa), China, Japan, Vietnam (Asia), Türkiye, the Netherlands, Italy (Europe), the Dominican Republic, USA, Canada (NORCECA), Brazil, Argentina, Colombia (South America)

Qualified from FIVB World Rankings: Poland, Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, Cuba, Sweden, Mexico, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, and Greece  

The women's volleyball championship however, holds from August 22 - September 7, 2025.