Determining the semifinal matchups of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship

These matches promise to deliver exciting developments with high-level professional skills among the top men's volleyball teams worldwide.

The 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship held in the Philippines is approaching its conclusion. After thrilling and intense matches, the four best teams to advance to the semifinals have officially been revealed.

The defending champion Italy easily secured a spot in the final four with a dominant 3-0 victory over Belgium. Having surprisingly lost to this same opponent 2-3 in the group stage, Simone Giannelli and his teammates made no mistakes in the rematch, demonstrating absolute strength with a convincing win.

Italy's opponent in the upcoming semifinal will be Poland as Wilfredo Leon and his teammates also comfortably defeated Turkey in just three sets. Thus, Italy and Poland will soon recreate the World Championship final from three years ago, where the "Azzurri" claimed a convincing championship victory.

Both teams, featuring some of the most prominent players in men's volleyball worldwide, are expected to deliver a high-quality and thrilling match that will meet fans' expectations.

Meanwhile, the other semifinal of this year's Men's Volleyball World Championship will be contested between Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Bulgaria, led by star player Simeon Nikolov, continued their impressive run by staging an incredible comeback against the USA. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic surprised many by defeating the other Asian representative, Iran, in four sets.

The semifinals of the 2025 Men's Volleyball World Championship will take place starting from September 27, Vietnam time.

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