Germany clinched its spot in the Volleyball Nations League Finals with its win over the Dominican Republic national women’s seior team (Reinas del Caribe) in Arlington, Texas, USA on Sunday, 13 July 2025. The game ended 3-1. With its losses to China (in five sets) and Germany, the DR was eliminated from moving to the finals. The game against Germany was 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 25-21. The DR ended in 12th place.
The top finals teams for the VNL finals are now: Italy, Brazil, Japan, Poland, China, Turkey, Germany and USA. The DR finished the round in 12th place.
With all teams having completed their schedules, first-placed Italy will play eighth-placed the United States, second-placed Brazil will battle seventh-placed Germany, third-placed Japan will face sixth-placed Türkiye and fourth-placed Poland will duel with fifth-placed China in the first round of the VNL Finals, which are going to be held in Łódź, Poland, from July 23-27.
The quarterfinal duels of the Volleyball Nations League 2025 were determined on Sunday, after China staged a massive comeback against the United States to win 3-2 (18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-16, 18-16) and end the tournament’s Preliminary Phase.
Follow the VNL:
DR vs Germany
China vs USA
14 July 2025