Qatar Volleyball Team Meets Ukraine in Final Tune-Up Ahead of World Championship

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September 3, 2025
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3-September-2025

Qatar Volleyball Team Meets Ukraine in Final Tune-Up Ahead of World Championship

DOHA - The Qatar senior national volleyball team will take on Ukraine on Thursday in its fifth friendly match, marking the final phase of its domestic training camp in Doha ahead of the FIVB Volleyball World Championship, to be hosted by the Philippines from September 12 to 28.

Qatar has already played four warm-up matches—two against Egypt and two against Iran. The double-header with Egypt, held on August 25 and 26, ended in two-set draws, while the meetings with Iran produced a 3–1 victory for the visitors in the third match and a four-set draw in the fourth.

Head coach Camilo Soto of Argentina and his technical staff rotated the squad extensively, ensuring all players gained valuable match time while experimenting with tactical variations in preparation for the global stage.

Ukraine, now in Doha, will face Qatar in a three-match series on September 4, 6, and 7 before departing for Manila on September 9 to join the World Championship.

The draw placed Qatar in Group B, widely considered one of the toughest brackets, alongside defending champions Poland, the Netherlands, and Romania. Qatar will open its campaign against the Netherlands on September 13, before meeting Poland on September 15 and concluding the group stage against Romania on September 17. The top two teams in each group advance to the Round of 16.

This will be Qatar’s second appearance at the World Championship finals, following their historic debut in the 2022 edition in Poland and Slovenia, which provided invaluable experience and a platform for the players to further develop before testing themselves against the world’s elite once again.