The FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championships set to take place in 2025 started taking shape on Wednesday, when the drawing of lots for the tournaments were held in Lausanne, the Switzerland, determining the start of the journey of each of the 48 national teams set to compete for medals next year, reported Mehr News Agency.
Each tournament will feature 24 national teams, which are now allocated into four pools of six.
After the conclusion of pool play, the best four teams in each pool will move forward, advancing to the eighth-finals. Teams ranked fifth and sixth in their pools will continue in action, playing in the playoffs to determine the final positions from 17th to 24th.
FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship
The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship will be held from July 24 to August 3 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Pool A: Uzbekistan, Belgium, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Turkey
Pool B: France, Bulgaria, Japan, China, Algeria, Canada
Pool C: Iran, Italy, Egypt, Tunisia, Poland, Spain
Pool D: USA, Korea, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Finland
FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship
The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship will be held from August 18 to 31 in Jiangmen, China.
Pool A: China, Egypt, USA, Thailand, Morocco, Turkey
Pool B: Iran, Poland, Canada, Korea, Puerto Rico, Kazakhstan
Pool C: Bulgaria, Brazil, Czech, Colombia, Japan, Cuba
Pool D: Italy, Argentina, Tunisia, France, Ukraine, Indonesia