Poland secure last-16 spot at volleyball worlds in Philippines

Poland advanced to the knockout stage of the men’s volleyball world championships in the Philippines after defeating Qatar 3-0 on Monday in group play.

Poland secured a spot in the knockout stage of the men’s volleyball world championships in the Philippines with a 3-0 win over Qatar in group play on Monday.

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The Poles, who opened their campaign with a straight-sets win over Romania, have two victories and are assured of reaching the round of 16.

Katar pokonany 3:0. Polscy siatkarze dołączają do grona uczestników fazy pucharowej🏆 MŚ 🙌https://t.co/Y7q5lkMhqO

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) September 15, 2025

They will face the Netherlands on Wednesday in their final Group B match, with first place in the pool at stake.

Poland, winners of this year’s Nations League and the current world No. 1, arrived in the Philippines as one of the tournament favorites.

The Olympic silver medalists are seeking to reclaim the world title they lost in 2022, when Italy beat them in the final.

Poland previously won world titles in 1974, 2014 and 2018.

The Polish team's round-of-16 match is scheduled for Saturday, with quarterfinal play on September 24.

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Source: IAR, PAP