Women's Volleyball FIVB World Championship 2025

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Poland beats Belgium 3-2. Another unconvincing performance but Italy should put the hammer down in QF.

[hoversaBR 670]

 3-1  

 

First big surprise of this world championship

[Federer91 3,080]

5 hours ago, hoversaBR said:

 3-1  

 

First big surprise of this world championship

France's team has been on the rise for a few years now, but this year especially has shown, that they can challenge the teams around 5-10 in the world.

 

This reminds me a bit about their men's team, which 15 or so years ago had a slump and were pretty average for number of years. Granted i don't expect at all, that France's women's team will reach the hights of their men's team, but the work has been done for them to start challenging for 1/4's at big Championships, after being practically unknown in big women's volleyball on a National level.

Edited August 31, 2025 by Federer91

[Josh 11,798]

My expectations are low, but it’s time for  v.  

[Josh 11,798]

 block is firing on all cylinders. 

[Josh 11,798]

 take the first set 25-18.

 

US had 7 blocks during the set, and some incredible defence.  

Edited September 1, 2025 by Josh

[Josh 11,798]

Holy sh%#  Skinner 

 

Rocket swing!

[Josh 11,798]

 take the second set 25-21 

[De_Gambassi 1,276]

19 hours ago, Federer91 said:

France's team has been on the rise for a few years now, but this year especially has shown, that they can challenge the teams around 5-10 in the world.

 

This reminds me a bit about their men's team, which 15 or so years ago had a slump and were pretty average for number of years. Granted i don't expect at all, that France's women's team will reach the hights of their men's team, but the work has been done for them to start challenging for 1/4's at big Championships, after being practically unknown in big women's volleyball on a National level.

You can drop the 'practically'  Not a single Worlds participation since 1974 (ranked 20th) while the men's team was always decent at international level with some peaks here and there (the 80's, the world medal back in 2002).

 

Women's volleyball was for a very long time a afterthought at the federation and was not helped either by the so-called pro clubs who were running on almost 100% foreigners squads.

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28 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

You can drop the 'practically'  Not a single Worlds participation since 1974 (ranked 20th) while the men's team was always decent at international level with some peaks here and there (the 80's, the world medal back in 2002).

 

Women's volleyball was for a very long time a afterthought at the federation and was not helped either by the so-called pro clubs who were running on almost 100% foreigners squads.

Victoria Rava was good and French women`s team with her was good in period 2007-2008.