TUNISIA clinched the top seed in Pool A by eliminating longtime African rival Egypt, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22, from playoff contention in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Thursday.
The last knockout round ticket in the group is left for the Philippines and Iran to fight for later today, 5:30 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena.
With a superior set ratio, 11-time African champion Tunisia will enter the knockout stage as pool winners and will take on either Brazil or Czechia for a quarterfinals spot.
Should the Nationals get the job done tonight, world No. 12 Serbia awaits in what could be a historic Round of 16 debut for Alas Pilipinas Men.
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Iran will enter tonight’s pool play finale with a loss to Egypt and a win over Tunisia, while the Filipinos lost to Tunisia and bounced back with a breakthrough victory vs. Egypt.
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