2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool C
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Pool C was one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consisted of Brazil as well as Puerto Rico, France, and Greece.[1][2] Teams played one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advanced to the final round.[3][4]
It took place from 22 to 26 August 2025, with rest days on 23 and 25 August. Each matchday featured two games, held at 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, Brazil played all its matches at 19:30.[5][6]
Teams
The following four teams competed 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||||
| C1 |  Brazil |
CSV | 2023 South American champions | 22 August 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) |
| C2 |  Puerto Rico |
NORCECA | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2002) |
| C3 |  France |
CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 3 | 1952 | 1974 | 7th place (1952) |
| C4 |  Greece |
CEV | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 2002 | 10th place (2002) | |
World Rankings
The following four teams were ranked in the FIVB World Rankings at the draw, the beginning and the final day of the tournament.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawα | Beforeβ | Afterγ | ||
| C1 | Brazil |
2 (407.09) | 2 (426.80) | 2 (428.00) |
| C2 | Puerto Rico |
16 (182.58) | 18 (186.34) | 19 (163.48) |
| C3 | France |
19 (157.50) | 15 (192.72) | 13 (222.91) |
| C4 | Greece |
30 (117.40) | 31 (123.08) | 29 (131.02) |
- Notes
- α The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.[7]
- β The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
- γ The FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.
Standings
The following four teams were ranked based on the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 256 | 195 | 1.313 | Final round |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 286 | 274 | 1.044 | |
| 3 | Greece |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 241 | 0.983 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 200 | 269 | 0.743 |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
Matches
All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
The following six matches of Pool C were played at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.
Puerto Rico vs France
The teams recently faced each other in the 1974 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where France won 3–1. This was the second game between Puerto Rico and France in the World Championship.
| 22 August 2025 16:00 |
Puerto Rico |
1–3 | France |
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) | ||
Brazil vs Greece
The teams recently faced each other in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where Brazil won 3–0. This was 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 | Greece |
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 | |||
Puerto Rico vs Greece
The teams have never met before. This was the first game between Puerto Rico and Greece in any tournament, including the World Championship.
| 24 August 2025 16:00 |
Puerto Rico |
1–3 | Greece |
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) | ||
Brazil vs France
The teams recently faced each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, where Brazil won 3–2. This was 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 | France |
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) | ||
France vs Greece
The teams recently faced each other in the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Greece won 3–0. This was the first game between France and Greece in the World Championship.
| 26 August 2025 16:00 |
France |
3–1 | Greece |
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) | ||
Brazil vs Puerto Rico
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 was 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 | Puerto Rico |
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 | |||