Team Canada advances to round of 16 at FIVB Women’s World Championship

Aug 27, 2025 | 1:03 PM

Wahnam’s Quinn Pelland and her fellow teammates are moving forward into more competition after closing out pool action at the 2025 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship in Thailand.

Team Canada lost to undefeated Turkiye today (August 27) in three sets.

Head Coach of the Canadian squad Giovanni Guidetti said in a news release “I think today we played two very good sets and a very bad third.”

Canada finished second in Pool E with two wins and a loss, and moved onto the round of 16.

Their next opponent will be our neighbours to the South and Pool D winners, the Americans. They will duke it out on the court Sept. 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.

#Thailand2025: TÜRKIYE SWEEPS THE POOL 🔥!

Türkiye 🇹🇷 finished the pool phase in style with a straight-set win over Canada 🇨🇦. Captain Eda Erdem made her long-awaited comeback 🤩, shining as the team’s #2 top scorer with 13 points 👑.

📺 Watch the full match on VBTV:… pic.twitter.com/3GmBsCnHrT

— Volleyball World (@volleyballworld) August 27, 2025

Watch highlights of the match between Turkiye and Canada on August 27 at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Thailand.

by Erika Rolling