Women's ranking: Türkiye's fall and Serbia's rise

At the end of the third stage of the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL), this Sunday (13/7), the world ranking of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) had important changes in the top 10.

Turkey's decline continues. Daniele Santarelli's team opened the 2025 VNL in third place and now sits only sixth. In the third stage, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, the Turkish team lost three of their four matches.

Serbia, meanwhile, demonstrated a comeback by winning three matches, including a 3-0 victory over Turkey, and returned to the top 10. Germany, who qualified for the VNL finals and will face Brazil in the quarterfinals, also moved up.

Check out the current FIVB rankings, with the full list on the official website:

1 - Italy: 460.37 points

2 - Brazil: 429.18

3 - Poland: 357.72

4 - China: 353.35

5 - Japan: 352.02

6 - Türkiye: 342.02

7 - United States: 336.54

8 - Netherlands: 262.75

9 - Serbia: 261.84

10 - Germany: 254.15

11 - Dominican Republic: 248.35

12 - Canada: 238.63

13 - Czech Republic: 205.94

14 - France: 192.72

15 - Ukraine: 192.10

See what the rankings looked like at the end of the second week of the VNL:

1 - Italy: 456.91 points

2 - Brazil: 417.92

3 - Poland: 369.04

4 - Türkiye: 368.54

5 - Japan: 347.08

6 - China: 346.75

7 - United States: 338.10

8 - Netherlands: 262.59

9 - Dominican Republic: 254.02

10 - Canada: 245.38

11 - Serbia: 234.19

12 - Germany: 234.08

13 - Czech Republic: 208.84

14 - Belgium: 190.65

15 - France: 182.65