Pool C is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of Brazil as well as Puerto Rico, France, and Greece. [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 curretly taking place from 22 to 26 August 2025, with rest days on 23 and 25 August. Each matchday features two games, held at 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, Brazil will play all its matches at 19:30. [5] [6]
The following four teams are competing in Pool C 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 | ||||||
C1 | ![]() | CSV | 2023 South American champions | 22 August 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) |
C2 | ![]() | NORCECA | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2002) |
C3 | ![]() | CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 3 | 1952 | 1974 | 7th place (1952) |
C4 | ![]() | CEV | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 2002 | 10th place (2002) |
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 | ||
C1 | ![]() | 2 (407.09) | 2 (426.80) | |
C2 | ![]() | 16 (182.58) | 18 (186.34) | |
C3 | ![]() | 19 (157.50) | 15 (192.72) | |
C4 | ![]() | 30 (117.40) | 31 (123.08) |
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 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 256 | 195 | 1.313 | Final round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 286 | 274 | 1.044 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 241 | 0.983 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 200 | 269 | 0.743 |
The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.
The teams recently faced each other in the 1974 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where France won 3–1. This is the second game between Puerto Rico and France in the World Championship.
22 August 2025 16:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 2,167 Referees: Stanislava Simic (SRB), Ebrahim Firouzi (IRI) |
(22–25, 18–25, 25–21, 14–25) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Vázquez (12/57) | Total | Ndiaye (22/71) | ||
Vázquez (11/37) | Attack | Cazaute (20/44) | ||
Reyes (2/7) | Block | Sylves (5/18) | ||
Rivera (2/13) | Serve | Ndiaye (5/23) |
The teams recently faced each other in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where Brazil won 3–0. This is the second game between Brazil and Greece in the World Championship with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 2002.
22 August 2025 19:30 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 2,963 Referees: Paul Catalin Szabo Alexi (ROU), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
(25–18, 25–16, 25–16) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Gabi (18/45) | Total | Anthouli (18/44) | ||
Gabi (16/28) | Attack | Anthouli (17/29) | ||
Júlia (2/9) | Block | Tontai (2/12) | ||
Gabi (2/14) | Serve |
The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Puerto Rico and Greece in any tournament, including the World Championship.
24 August 2025 16:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 2,426 Referees: Agnieszka Michlic (POL), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
(19–25, 13–25, 25–23, 14–25) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Vázquez (14/50) | Total | Anthouli (27/63) | ||
Vázquez (13/33) | Attack | Anthouli (22/45) | ||
Santiago (2/6) | Block | Anthouli (3/6) | ||
Santiago (1/8) | Serve | Anthouli (2/12) |
The teams recently faced each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, where Brazil won 3–2. This is the second game between Brazil and France in the World Championship, with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 1956.
24 August 2025 19:30 | Brazil ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 3,621 Referees: Stanislava Simic (SRB), Paul Catalin Szabo Alexi (ROU) |
(21–25, 20–25, 25–15, 25–17, 15–13) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Gabi (18/63) | Total | Cazaute (20/60) | ||
Bergmann (14/31) | Attack | Cazaute (19/43) | ||
Gabi (5/10) | Block | Sylves (3/10) | ||
Bergmann (1/17) | Serve | Ndiaye (3/16) |
The teams recently faced each other in the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Greece won 3–0. This is the first game between France and Greece in the World Championship.
26 August 2025 16:00 | France ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 1,631 Referees: Stanislava Simic (SRB), Ksenija Jurkovic (CRO) |
(17–25, 25–21, 28–26, 25–17) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Cazaute (25/61) | Total | Anthouli (21/64) | ||
Cazaute (19/36) | Attack | Anthouli (19/45) | ||
Cazaute (5/11) | Block | Tontai (3/13) | ||
Ndiaye (1/19) | Serve | Bakodimou (2/15) |
The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where Brazil won 3–0. They also played in the 2023 Pan American Games, with Brazil winning 3–0, but Brazil did not use the same squad as in the FIVB world tournaments. This is the fifth game between Brazil and Puerto Rico in the World Championship. Brazil has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022.
26 August 2025 19:30 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | CMECC, Chiang Mai Attendance: 3,533 Referees: Agnieszka Michlic (POL), Lourdes Perez Perez (CUB) |
(25–19, 25–13, 25–18) P2 Report | ||||
Scoring leaders | ||||
Júlia (14/43) | Total | Vázquez (11/39) | ||
Júlia (8/14) | Attack | Vázquez (11/27) | ||
Júlia (6/19) | Block | Reyes (3/12) | ||
Bergmann (1/11) | Serve |