2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool D
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Pool D is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of the United States as well as the Czech Republic, Argentina, and Slovenia.[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 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, the United States will play all its matches at 19:30.[5][6]
The following four teams will compete in Pool D 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 | ||||||
| D1 | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 2 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2014) | |
| D2 | CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 12 | 1952 | 2022 | 3rd place (1952, 1960) | |
| D3 | CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 22 August 2023 | 7 | 1960 | 2022 | 8th place (1960) | |
| D4 | CEV | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 0 | None | None | ||
- Notes
- a Designated as Czechia by the FIVB
- b Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986 (8 times); 4 appearances as Czech Republic.
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.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawα | Beforeβ | Afterγ | ||
| D1 | 3 (362.27) | 7 (332.77) | 7 (335.03) | |
| D2 | 15 (189.61) | 13 (205.94) | 15 (194.30) | |
| D3 | 17 (180.96) | 17 (189.05) | 17 (182.42) | |
| D4 | 26 (137.47) | 25 (150.51) | 20 (161.08) | |
- 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 are ranked based on the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 266 | 211 | 1.261 | Final round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 263 | 261 | 1.008 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 225 | 262 | 0.859 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 254 | 274 | 0.927 |
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure
- The winners of Pool D will advance to play the runners-up of Pool E.
- The runners-up of Pool D will advance to play the winners of Pool E.