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2027 Women's Volleyball World Cup: Bracket, schedule, tickets

Oct 26, 2026

The 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup bracket is finally here. The action begins with pool play on August 20, and a new world champion will be crowned on September 5 in Anaheim, California. Secure your tickets here.

This tournament will be the first Women's Volleyball World Cup held in North America, with USA and Canada set to host. Thirty-two nations will be divided across four different host cities for pool play and the Round of 16. Omaha and Orlando were selected to represent the USA as early round host cities, and Montreal and Quebec were selected as Canada's early round host sites.

The two-week tournament concludes with the quarterfinals, semifinals and final in Anaheim, California.

2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup schedule

Here is the schedule for the women's volleyball world cup:

  • Pool Phase (48 matches): Aug. 20-25
  • Round of 16 (8 matches): Aug. 27-28
  • Quarterfinals (4 matches): Aug. 30-31
  • Semifinals (2 matches): Sept. 2
  • Bronze medal match: Sept. 4
  • Gold medal match: Sept. 5

As mentioned earlier, the 32 nations are divided across four different North American host cities for the Pool Phase. Here's the Pool Phase round-robin breakdown:

Pool A (Omaha):

  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • Colombia
  • Puerto Rico

Pool B (Orlando):

  • Brazil
  • Czechia
  • Kenya
  • Korea

Pool C (Quebec):

  • Türkiye
  • Dominican Republic
  • France
  • Egypt

Pool D (Orlando):

  • USA
  • Thailand
  • Mexico
  • Greece

Pool E (Montreal):

  • Poland
  • Germany
  • Slovenia
  • Cuba

Pool F (Omaha):

  • Japan
  • Russia
  • Argentina
  • Bulgaria

Pool G (Montreal):

  • Canada
  • Serbia
  • Ukraine
  • Cameroon

Pool H (Quebec):

  • China
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

The top two nations in each pool will advance out of the Pool Phase and into the Round of 16. Here's the Round of 16 single-elimination matchup breakdown:

  • Pool A winners vs. Pool H winners
  • Pool B winners vs. Pool G winners
  • Pool D winners vs. Pool E winners
  • Pool C winners vs. Pool F winners

2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup bracket

For a full visual of the tournament, check out the bracket here: 2027 Women's Volleyball World Cup bracket

How to buy 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball tickets

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