# 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool D

Pool D is one of eight pools of the preliminary round of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. The pool consists of the United States as well as the Czech Republic, Argentina, and Slovenia. 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, the United States will play all its matches at 19:30.

## Teams

The following four teams will compete in Pool D 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 |
| D1 | United States | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 2 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2014) |
| D2 | Czech Republic | CEV | 4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 12 | 1952 | 2022 | 3rd place (1952, 1960) |
| D3 | Argentina | CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 22 August 2023 | 7 | 1960 | 2022 | 8th place (1960) |
| D4 | Slovenia | CEV | 12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | 0 | None | None | None |

### Notes

    $^a$ Designated as Czechia by the FIVB
    $^b$ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986 (8 times); 4 appearances as Czech Republic.

## 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 |
| D1 | United States | 3 (362.27) | | |
| D2 | Czech Republic | 15 (189.61) | | |
| D3 | Argentina | 17 (180.96) | | |
| D4 | Slovenia | 26 (137.47) | | |

### 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 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to final round |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
* The winners of Pool D will advance to play the runners-up of Pool E.
* The runners-up of Pool D will advance to play the winners of Pool E.

## Matches

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

### Czech Republic vs Argentina

The teams recently faced each other in the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup, where the Czech Republic won 3–0. This is the second game between the Czech Republic and Argentina in the World Championship with Argentina winning in their first meeting in 2022.

### United States vs Slovenia

The teams recently faced each other in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, where the United States won 3–1. This is the first game between the United States and Slovenia in the World Championship, marking Slovenia's debut in the tournament.

### Czech Republic vs Slovenia

The teams recently faced each other in the 2024 Women's European Volleyball League, where the Czech Republic won 3–1. This is the first game between the Czech Republic and Slovenia in the World Championship.

### United States vs Argentina

The teams recently faced each other in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where the United States won 3–0. They also have the potential to meet again in the 2025 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup ahead of the tournament. If the United States used the same squad as in the FIVB tournaments, the match between them would be considered for the World Rankings. This is the third game between the United States and Argentina in the World Championship. The United States has won both of their previous meetings in 1990 and 2002.

### Argentina vs Slovenia

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

### United States vs Czech Republic

The teams will face each other in the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League ahead of the tournament. This is the third game between the United States and the Czech Republic in the World Championship. The United States has won both of their previous meetings in 1994 and 2010. Prior to 1990, the Czechoslovakia won twice in 1956 and 1960, while the United States won twice in 1978 and 1984.