# 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool C

Pool C is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of Brazil as well as Puerto Rico, France, and Greece. Teams will play one another in a round-robin, where the top two teams advancing to the final round.
It is scheduled to take place from 22 to 26 August 2025, with rest days on 23 and 25 August. Each matchday will feature two games, held at 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, Brazil will play all its matches at 19:30.

## Teams

The following four teams will compete in Pool C for the tournament, listed by their position in the pool.
| Position | Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous best performance |
| Position | Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| C1 | Brazil | CSV | 2023 South American champions | 22 August 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) |
| C2 | Puerto Rico | NORCECA | 5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 8 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2002) |
| C3 | France | CEV | 7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 3 | 1952 | 1974 | 7th place (1952) |
| C4 | Greece | CEV | 15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 | 10th place (2002) |

## World Rankings

The following four teams are ranked in the FIVB World Rankings at the draw, the beginning and the final day of the tournament.
| Position | Country | FIVB World Rankings | FIVB World Rankings | FIVB World Rankings |
| Position | Country | Draw | Before | After |
| C1 | Brazil | 2 (407.09) | | |
| C2 | Puerto Rico | 16 (182.58) | | |
| C3 | France | 19 (157.50) | | |
| C4 | Greece | 30 (117.40) | | |

### Notes

    $^α$ The FIVB World Ranking at the end of August 2024.
    $^β$ The FIVB World Ranking before the first game on 22 August 2025.
    $^γ$ The FIVB World Ranking after the final game on 7 September 2025.

## Standings

The following four teams are ranked based on the pool standing procedure.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 3 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
* The winners of Pool C will advance to play the runners-up of Pool F.
* The runners-up of Pool C will advance to play the winners of Pool F.

## Matches

The following six matches of Pool C will play at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Chiang Mai.

### Puerto Rico vs France

The teams recently faced each other in the 1974 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, where France won 3–1. This is the second game between Puerto Rico and France in the World Championship.

### Brazil vs Greece

The teams recently faced each other in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where Brazil won 3–0. This is the second game between Brazil and Greece in the World Championship with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 2002.

### Puerto Rico vs Greece

The teams have never met before. This is the first game between Puerto Rico and Greece in any tournament, including the World Championship.

### Brazil vs France

The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the second game between Brazil and France in the World Championship, with Brazil winning in their first meeting in 1956.

### France vs Greece

The teams recently faced each other in the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Greece won 3–0. This is the first game between France and Greece in the World Championship.

### Brazil vs Puerto Rico

The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where Brazil won 3–0. They also played in the 2023 Pan American Games, with Brazil winning 3–0, but Brazil did not use the same squad as in the FIVB world tournaments. This is the fifth game between Brazil and Puerto Rico in the World Championship. Brazil has won all four of their previous meetings in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022.