PH to host FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 2025

Updated Fri, August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM Published Thu, August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM

The Philippines is set to host the FIVB Volleyball Men's Volleyball World Championship 2025 from September 12 to 28 at the Mall of Asia Arena and Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Defending champion Italy, Olympic gold medalist France, and World No. 1 Poland are among the elite teams competing.

Poland, aiming for redemption after a silver medal finish in the previous Olympics and sweeping Italy in the VNL finale, is spearheaded by Volleyball Nations League MVP Jakub Kochanowski and Wilfredo Leon.

Italy will defend its title, led by 2022 World Championship MVP Simone Giannelli and Best Outside Spiker Alessendro Michieletto.

France, ranked World No. 4, seeks a better performance than their quarterfinal exit in the last Worlds, with MVP Earvin Ngapeth leading the charge.

The Philippine National Volleyball Federation president Ramon Suzara described the tournament as "Elite at its highest level."

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