2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool A

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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]

Contents

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]

Teams

The following four teams are competing in Pool A for the tournament, listed by their position in the pool.

Notes
aOriginally qualified on 5 September 2023 as the Asian champions. Their 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.

Notes
αThe FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024. [7]
βThe FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
γThe FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.

Standings

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

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3307942.2502982251.324 Final round
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)3217842.0002642381.109
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3124570.7142542680.948
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3030290.2221892740.690
Source: FIVB Women's World Championship - Standings
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
(H) Host

Matches

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.

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
17:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 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  [ de ] (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)

Thailand vs Egypt

The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Egypt in any tournament.

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
20:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 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)

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.

24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)
17:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 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

Thailand vs Sweden

The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Thailand and Sweden in any tournament.

24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)
20:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 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)

Sweden vs Egypt

The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Sweden and Egypt in any tournament.

26 August 2025 (2025-08-26)
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 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)

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.

26 August 2025 (2025-08-26)
20:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 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)

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