The sixteen (16) teams will be divided into four (4) groups of four (4) teams each.
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Group Phase
From 12 to 17 August 2025
Each team will play the other three teams in the group in a one-way system, at the end of which a classification will be made from first to fourth in the group.
The top team in each group qualifies directly for the quarter-finals.
Final phase
Qualification for the quarter-finals
From 18 to 19 August 2025
The 2nd and 3rd will have to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
From 20 to 21 August 2025
The 1st from each group in the preliminary round will meet a team from the qualifying tournament for the quarter-finals.
Semi-final
23 August 2025
3rd place and Final
24 August 2025