List of FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship finals
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The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held every four years until 2022 and has been rescheduled to take place every two years starting from 2025. The extant World Cup was renamed from the World Championship in 2026.
| Founded | 1952 |
|---|---|
Most recent champion |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  Soviet Union (5 titles) |
Since 1978, the World Cup final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. Prior to that, the competition used a round-robin format in the final round, consisting of 4 to 10 teams that advanced from the preliminary rounds, and the world champion was determined based on the team with the best ranking in the final standings.
The team that wins the final receives the FIVB Volleyball World Championship Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy.[1] The new trophy was designed by the Swiss design company BMCO and was first awarded to the United States in 2014.[2] However, during the trophy tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2014, both the men's and women's World Championship trophies were stolen. As a result, the FIVB had to create new trophies to ensure they were available for the competition.[3][4]
Of 66 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won. The former Soviet Union is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. Japan and Cuba have three titles each. China, Russia, Serbia, and current champion Italy have two each, while the United States have one title.
Italy defeated Turkey in five sets in the latest final, staged at Thailand's Indoor Stadium Huamark in 2025.[5]
List of final matches
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| † | Match was a round-robin contest between the champions and runners-up, not a final match. |
| ‡ | Match was won on the fifth set. |
Results
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
5 | 2 | 7 | 1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990 | 1962, 1974 |
 Japan |
3 | 3 | 6 | 1962, 1967, 1974 | 1960, 1970, 1978 |
 Cuba |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1978, 1994, 1998 | 1986 |
 China |
2 | 3 | 5 | 1982, 1986 | 1990, 1998, 2014 |
| Italy |
2 | 1 | 3 | 2002, 2025 | 2018 |
 Russia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2006, 2010 | N/a |
 Serbia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2018, 2022 | N/a |
 United States |
1 | 2 | 3 | 2014 | 1967, 2002 |
 Brazil |
0 | 4 | 4 | N/a | 1994, 2006, 2010, 2022 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 1952 |
 Romania |
0 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 1956 |
 Peru |
0 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 1982 |
 Turkey |
0 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 2025 |
