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. [1] Teams will play one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round. [2]
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 | ||
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Total | First | Last | ||||||
A1 | Thailand a | 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) |
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 | ||
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Draw α | Before β | After γ | ||
A1 | Thailand | 13 (194.91) | ||
A2 | Netherlands | 9 (283.99) | ||
A3 | Sweden | 24 (138.57) | ||
A4 | Egypt | 36 (104.62) |
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 |
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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 | — |
The following six matches of Pool A will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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