Go to the alley and meet the mountain
On December 17, the World Volleyball Federation (FIVB) conducted a draw to divide the group for the 2025 World Women’s Volleyball Championship, a tournament in which the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team participated for the first time.
The 2025 Women’s Volleyball World Championship attracts 32 participating teams, divided into 8 groups (each group has 8 teams). Teams compete in a round robin to select the first and second place teams from each group to advance to the quarterfinals. The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team won tickets to participate thanks to its 4th place finish in the Asian championship.
According to FIVB’s drawing principles, host Thailand is seeded No. 1 and is in Group A. The remaining 7 seeds are determined based on the world rankings: Italy (ranked 1 in the world), Brazil (ranked 1 in the world), and Brazil (ranked 1 in the world). 2nd place), USA (3rd place), Turkey (4th place), China (5th place), Poland (6th place), Japan (7th place). Ranked 33rd in the world, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team is in the bottom group and is not surprised to have to face stronger opponents.
The draw results put the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team in Group G, along with the teams of Poland, Germany (ranked 12th in the world), and Kenya (ranked 22nd in the world). The remaining representative of Southeast Asia is Thailand (ranked 13th in the world) in the same group as the Netherlands (ranked 9th), Sweden (ranked 24th) and Egypt (ranked 36th).
Communicate with Adolescent After watching the draw results, head coach of the Vietnam women’s volleyball team Nguyen Tuan Kiet said: “The fact that our team will have to meet stronger opponents has been predicted in advance because we are in the bottom group in terms of rankings. World class. Obviously, the two most formidable opponents are Poland and Germany. We are participating in the world championship for the first time. We hope that the players will not be mentally ill when competing with our strong teams There will be preparation both in terms of people and expertise with the goal of trying to play well in each match.”
Vietnamese women’s volleyball fans expect striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy to return to her peak form to stand side by side with the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team to conquer the world championship. In addition, the striker who is playing well in the LPBank Ninh Binh Club shirt, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, also promises to combine with Thanh Thuy to create a boost for the attack of the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team. Also today, Bich Tuyen and LPBank Ninh Binh Club debuted at the World Club Championship in Hangzhou (China) but could not create a surprise when losing to NEC Red Rockets Club (Japan, Asian Champion). with the score 0-3.
The 8 groups at the 2025 World Women’s Volleyball Championship are as follows:
Group A: Thailand, Netherlands, Sweden, Egypt
Group B: Italy, Belgium, Cuba, Slovakia
Group C: Brazil, Puerto Rico, France, Greece
Group D: USA, Czech Republic, Argentina, Slovenia
Group E: Türkiye, Canada, Bulgaria, Spain
Group F: China, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Mexico
Group G: Poland, Germany, Kenya, Vietnam
Group H: Japan, Serbia, Ukraine, Cameroon