Pool A is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of the host country Thailand as well as the Netherlands, Sweden, and Egypt. Teams will play one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round.
Teams
The following four teams will compete in Pool A 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 | ||||||
| A1 |  Thailand
|
AVC | Host country | 30 August 2024 | 6 | 1998 | 2022 | 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
| A2 |  Netherlands
|
CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 30 August 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 4th place (2018) |
| A3 |  Sweden
|
CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
| A4 |  Egypt
|
CAVB | 2023 African runners-up | 23 August 2023 | 3 | 1990 | 2006 | 16th place (1990) |
- Notes
- Originally qualified on 5 September 2023 as the Asian champions. Its spot was allocated to Vietnam, after being awarded hosting rights on 30 August 2024.
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 | Before | After | ||
| A1 | Thailand
|
13 (194.91) | ||
| A2 | Netherlands
|
9 (283.99) | ||
| A3 | Sweden
|
24 (138.57) | ||
| A4 | Egypt
|
36 (104.62) | ||
- Notes
- The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.
- The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
- 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 | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Egypt
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host
- The winners of Pool A will advance to play the runners-up of Pool H.
- The runners-up of Pool A will advance to play the winners of Pool H.
Matches
All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).The following six matches of Pool A will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
Netherlands vs Sweden
The teams recently faced each other in the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where the Netherlands won 3–0. This is the first game between the Netherlands and Sweden in the World Championship, marking Sweden's debut in the tournament.
| Netherlands
|
v | Sweden
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Thailand vs Egypt
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Egypt in any tournament, including the World Championship.
| Thailand
|
v | Egypt
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Netherlands vs Egypt
The teams recently faced each other in the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where the Netherlands won 3–0. This is the second game between the Netherlands and Egypt in the World Championship.
| Netherlands
|
v | Egypt
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Thailand vs Sweden
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Sweden in any tournament, including the World Championship.
| Thailand
|
v | Sweden
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Sweden vs Egypt
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Sweden and Egypt in any tournament, including the World Championship.
| Sweden
|
v | Egypt
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Thailand vs Netherlands
The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, where the Netherlands won 3–0. This is the third game between Thailand and the Netherlands in the World Championship with each team having won once — Thailand in 2010 and the Netherlands in 2014.
| Thailand
|
v | Netherlands
|
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
References
- "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.
- "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Champ 2025 Competition Format". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- "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
| 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship | |
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| General information | |
