No time to lose for the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). With just under 10 months to go before the event, it has unveiled the detailed schedule for the men's world championship, scheduled for September 12 to 28, 2025 in the Philippines. It is expected to bring together 32 teams, for a total of 64 matches in 17 days of competition. The tournament will begin with an opening match between the host country, the Philippines, and Tunisia on Friday, September 12 at 19:00 p.m. local time. Among the expected highlights of the group stage, a clash between Slovenia and Germany (Group E), on September 17, followed later the same day by an opposition of styles between Brazil and Serbia (Group H); a game with a very political dimension, also on September 17, between the United States, Olympic bronze medalists, and Cuba; a European match the same day between Poland, three-time world champion, and the Netherlands; or a duel on September 18 between France, double Olympic champion, and Argentina, bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Games. The first two teams from each of the eight groups will secure their ticket to the round of 20, played from September 23 to 28. The World Cup final is scheduled for September 2025. The 32 edition will be the first of a new cycle, with XNUMX teams in the final phase and a World Championship every two years.
