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. The pool consists of Brazil as well as Puerto Rico, France, and Greece.[1] Teams will play one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round.[2]

Teams

The following four teams will compete in Pool C for the tournament, listed by their 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

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
		Draw^α	Before^β	After^γ
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

The following four teams are ranked based on the pool standing procedure.

Pos	Team v t e	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	—

First match(es) will be played: TBA. Source: Volleyball World
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

All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).

The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.

Puerto Rico vs France

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

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

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

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

The teams recently faced each other in the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Greece won 3–0. This is the first game between France and Greece in the World Championship.

	France	v	Greece	CMECC, Chiang Mai

Brazil vs Puerto Rico

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, but Brazil did not use the same squad as in the FIVB world tournaments. 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

1. "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.
2. "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Champ 2025 Competition Format". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
3. "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

• Official website