The final round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is the second and final stage of the competition, following the preliminary round. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the final round to compete in a single-elimination format. There are 16 matches in the final round, including a third-place match played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. [1]
The final round will follow a single-elimination format with the round of 16 match-ups determined by each team's pool and ranking position. The initial pairings—A1 versus H2, H1 versus A2, D1 versus E2, E1 versus D2, B1 versus G2, G1 versus B2, C1 versus F2, and F1 versus B2—will ensure that teams from pools A, D, E, and H will not encounter with teams from pools B, C, F, and G until the final match. As the competition progresses, the round of 16 winners will advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals will follow a similar pattern, with victorious teams moving to the next stage of the competition. In the semifinals, the losers will compete for the third place, while the winners will face each other in the final match. [1]
The following sixteen teams from eight pools will compete in the final round for the tournament, listed by their pool.
Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | ||
B | ||
C | ||
D | ||
E | ||
F | ||
G | ||
H |
The following sixteen teams are matched up, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
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Winners of Pool H | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up of Pool A | ||||||||||||||
Winners of Pool D | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up of Pool E | ||||||||||||||
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Runners-up of Pool D | ||||||||||||||
Winners of Pool B | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up of Pool G | ||||||||||||||
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Runners-up of Pool B | ||||||||||||||
3rd place match | ||||||||||||||
Winners of Pool C | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up of Pool F | ||||||||||||||
Winners of Pool F | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up of Pool C | ||||||||||||||
The following eight matches of the round of 16 will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
Winners of Pool A | A1/H2 | Runners-up of Pool H | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool B | B1/G2 | Runners-up of Pool G | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool C | C1/F2 | Runners-up of Pool F | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool D | D1/E2 | Runners-up of Pool E | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool E | E1/D2 | Runners-up of Pool D | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool F | F1/C2 | Runners-up of Pool C | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool G | G1/B2 | Runners-up of Pool B | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of Pool H | H1/A2 | Runners-up of Pool A | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
The following four matches of the quarterfinals will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
Winners of A1/H2 | QF1 | Winners of H1/A2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of B1/G2 | QF2 | Winners of G1/B2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of C1/F2 | QF3 | Winners of F1/C2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of D1/E2 | QF4 | Winners of E1/D2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
The following two matches of the semifinals will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
Winners of QF1 | SF1 | Winners of QF4 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
Winners of QF2 | SF2 | Winners of QF3 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
The match of the 3rd place will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
Losers of SF1 | BM | Losers of SF2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | |
The match of the final will play at the Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok.
7 September 2025 | Winners of SF1 | GM | Winners of SF2 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok |
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