2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool F

Pool F is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of China as well as the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Mexico.[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 F 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
F1	China	AVC	2023 Asian runners-up	5 September 2023	15	1956	2022	Champions (1982, 1986)
F2	Dominican Republic	NORCECA	2023 NORCECA champions	2 September 2023	9	1974	2022	5th place (2014)
F3	Colombia	CSV	2023 South American 3rd placers	22 August 2023	1	2022		21st place (2022)
F4	Mexico	NORCECA	11th World ranked non-qualified team	30 August 2024	8	1970	2018	10th place (1974)

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
F1	China	5 (350.30)
F2	Dominican Republic	11 (260.54)
F3	Colombia	21 (152.37)
F4	Mexico	25 (138.42)

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	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Advanced to final round
2	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
3	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
4	Mexico	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 F will advance to play the runners-up of Pool C.
• The runners-up of Pool F will advance to play the winners of Pool C.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Colombia

The teams recently faced each other in the 2022 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where the Dominican Republic won 3–1. They also met again in the 2024 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where Colombia won 3–1. However, as the Dominican Republic competed in the FIVB world tournaments, matches from other annual event organized by continental confederation are not considered for the World Ranking, except for those played in 2022, where the Dominican Republic used the same squad as in the FIVB tournaments. This is the first game between the Dominican Republic and Colombia in the World Championship.

	Dominican Republic	v	Colombia	CMECC, Chiang Mai

China vs Mexico

The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where China won 3–0. This is the second game between China and Mexico in the World Championship with China winning in their first meeting in 2006.

	China	v	Mexico	CMECC, Chiang Mai

Dominican Republic vs Mexico

The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where the Dominican Republic won 3–0. They also have the potential to meet again in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup ahead of the tournament. If the Dominican Republic used the same squad as in the FIVB tournaments, the match between them would be considered for the World Rankings. This is the third game between the Dominican Republic and Mexico in the World Championship. The Dominican Republic has won both of their previous meetings in 2006 and 2018.

	Dominican Republic	v	Mexico	CMECC, Chiang Mai

Colombia and Mexico

The teams recently faced each other in the 2024 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, where Colombia won 3–1. They also have the potential to meet again in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup ahead of the tournament. This is the first game between Colombia and Mexico in the World Championship.

	Colombia	v	Mexico	CMECC, Chiang Mai

China vs Dominican Republic

The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the fifth game between China and the Dominican Republic in the World Championship. China has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, and both the second and third rounds of 2014.

	China	v	Dominican Republic	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