# 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool E

Pool E is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of Turkey as well as Canada, Bulgaria, and Spain. 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 23 to 27 August 2025, with rest days on 24 and 26 August. Each matchday will feature two games, held at 16:00 and 19:30. As the seeded team, Turkey will play at 19:30 in the first two matches, except for the final match against Canada, which will be played at 16:00 due to a broadcast time conflict with the China vs. Dominican Republic match in Pool F.

## Teams

The following four teams will compete in Pool E 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 |
| E1 | Turkey | CEV | 2023 European champions | 30 August 2023 | 5 | 2006 | 2022 | 6th place (2010) |
| E2 | Canada | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers | 3 September 2023 | 10 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2022) |
| E3 | Bulgaria | CEV | 8th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 13 | 1952 | 2022 | 4th place (1952) |
| E4 | Spain | CEV | 14th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 | 20th place (1982) |

### Notes

    $^a$ Designated as Türkiye by the FIVB

## 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 |
| E1 | Turkey | 4 (352.61) | | |
| E2 | Canada | 8 (284.76) | | |
| E3 | Bulgaria | 20 (153.92) | | |
| E4 | Spain | 29 (123.31) | | |

### 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 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
* The winners of Pool E will advance to play the runners-up of Pool D.
* The runners-up of Pool E will advance to play the winners of Pool D.

## Matches

The following six matches of Pool D will play at the Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima.

### Canada vs Bulgaria

The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the seventh game between Canada and Bulgaria in the World Championship. Bulgaria has won four of the previous meetings in 1982, 1986, 2014, and 2018, while Canada has won two in 1974 and 2022.

### Turkey vs Spain

The teams recently faced each other in the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Turkey won 3–0. They also met in the 2022 Mediterranean Games, with Turkey winning 3–1, but Turkey did not use the same squad as in the FIVB world tournaments. This is the first game between Turkey and Spain in the World Championship.

### Canada vs Spain

The teams recently faced each other in the 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, where Canada won 3–1. This is the first game between Canada and Spain in the World Championship.

### Turkey vs Bulgaria

The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where Turkey won 3–0. This is the third game between Turkey and Bulgaria in the World Championship with each team having won once — Bulgaria in 2014 and Turkey in 2018.

### Turkey vs Canada

The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the fifth game between Turkey and Canada in the World Championship. Turkey has won all four of their previous encounters in four consecutive years: 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

### Bulgaria vs Spain

The teams recently faced each other in the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where Bulgaria won 3–0. This is the second game between Bulgaria and Spain in the World Championship with Bulgaria winning in their first meeting in 1982.