The opponents of the National Women's Volleyball Team in the World Cup have been announced.

In the draw, Türkiye, which is in the 3rd place in the world rankings according to the serpentine system applied based on the world rankings dated October 2, 2026, was ranked first in Group C.

The opponents of the Crescent-Stars in the group were the Dominican Republic, France and Egypt.

Achievements of the Dominican Republic, France and Egypt

While the Dominican Republic, one of Türkiye's rivals, won the 2025 Pan-American Cup, France reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship held in the same year and achieved its best finish in the organization.

Egypt won the championship in the 2026 African Women's Volleyball Championship.

The organization included Italy, Belgium, Colombia and Puerto Rico in Group A, Brazil, Czech Republic, Kenya and South Korea in Group B, USA, Thailand, Mexico and Greece in Group D, Poland, Germany, Slovenia and Cuba in Group E, Japan, Russia, Argentina and Bulgaria in Group F, Canada, Serbia, Ukraine and Cameroon in Group G, and China, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland in Group H.

32 teams will compete

32 teams will compete in the organization to be held between 20 August and 5 September 2027, hosted by the USA and Canada.

In the tournament, which will be held for the second time with the participation of 32 teams, after the matches will be played in 8 groups of four, the 16 teams that finish their groups in the first two places will advance to the last 16 rounds.

The group matches of the championship, which will be held in 5 cities in the USA and Canada, will be played in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada, and Omaha and Orlando, USA. The final stage will be hosted in Anaheim, USA.

The matches in the final stage of the organization will be held at the Honda Center, where volleyball matches will be played in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.