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] [2] Teams are playing one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round. [3] [4]
It is currently taking place from 22 to 26 August 2025, with rest days on 23 and 25 August. Each matchday features two games, held at 17:00 and 20:30. As the seeded team, Thailand would play all its matches at 20:30. [5] [6]
The following four teams are competing 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 | ![]() | AVC | Host country | 30 August 2024 | 6 | 1998 | 2022 | 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
A2 | ![]() | CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 30 August 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 4th place (2018) |
A3 | ![]() | CEV | 10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 0 | None | None | |
A4 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 13 (194.91) | 21 (160.42) | |
A2 | ![]() | 9 (283.99) | 8 (262.75) | |
A3 | ![]() | 24 (138.57) | 26 (149.09) | |
A4 | ![]() | 36 (104.62) | 51 (54.62) |
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 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 298 | 225 | 1.324 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 264 | 238 | 1.109 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 254 | 268 | 0.948 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 189 | 274 | 0.690 |
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.
22 August 2025 17:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Rene Noemi (ARG), Cameron Andrew (CAN) |
(25–27, 25–11, 25–21, 21–25, 15–9) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Dambrink (18/77) | Total | I. Haak (31/106) | ||
Dambrink (18/51) | Attack | I. Haak (27/76) | ||
Timmerman (6/21) | Block | A. Haak (5/14) | ||
Timmerman (1/21) | Serve | I. Haak (3/21) |
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Egypt in any tournament.
22 August 2025 20:30 | Thailand ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 4,342 Referees: Fernandez Fuentes (ESP), Dominga Lot (ITA) |
(25–15, 23–25, 25–15, 25–11) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Pimpichaya (19/57) | Total | Nada (14/52) | ||
Pimpichaya (17/41) | Attack | Tokka (11/41) | ||
Thatdao (4/17) | Block | Dana (3/7) | ||
Wimonrat (3/12) | Serve | Nada (2/9) |
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.
24 August 2025 17:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 3,242 Referees: David Fernandez Fuentes (ESP), Nathan Mahaven (USA) |
(25–15, 25–13, 25–13) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Van de Vosse (12/19) | Total | Meeto (9/35) | ||
Van de Vosse (10/13) | Attack | Meeto (8/24) | ||
Daalderop (3/6) | Block | Dana (2/3) | ||
Van de Hosse (1/5) | Serve |
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Sweden in any tournament.
24 August 2025 20:30 | Thailand ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 5,542 Referees: Cameron Andrew (CAN), Dominga Lot (POL) |
(25–18, 25–20, 25–22) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Pimpichaya (23/60) | Total | I. Haak (25/60) | ||
Pimpichaya (20/36) | Attack | I. Haak (24/42) | ||
Pimpichaya (1/5) | Block | Gustafsson (2/6) | ||
Pimpichaya (2/19) | Serve | Gustafsson (1/9) |
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Sweden and Egypt in any tournament.
26 August 2025 17:00 | Sweden ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 2,131 Referees: Nathan Mahaven (USA), David Fernandez Fuentes (ESP) |
(25–18, 26–28, 25–20, 25–16) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
I. Haak (39/85) | Total | Nada (18/71) | ||
I. Haak (34/61) | Attack | Nada (17/46) | ||
I. Haak (3/6) | Block | Dalia (2/14) | ||
I. Haak (2/18) | Serve | Nada (1/17) |
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.
26 August 2025 20:30 | Thailand ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Attendance: 5,641 Referees: Dominga Lot (ITA), Mohamed Moez Baouab (TUN) |
(25–23, 17–25, 25–23, 10–25, 14–16) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Pimpichaya (20/76) | Total | Daalderop (26/70) | ||
Pimpichaya (18/49) | Attack | Daalderop (20/41) | ||
Chatchu-on (3/7) | Block | Daalderop (6/13) | ||
Thatdao (1/14) | Serve | Timmerman (3/31) |