MANILA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina stunned reigning Olympic champion France in a five-set thriller to advance to the round of 16 at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship on Thursday. Argentina raced to a two-set lead with 28-26 and 25-23 wins, but France responded 25-21, 25-20 to force a decider. Elsewhere, Belgium swept Algeria 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-12) to top Pool F, while Tunisia dominated Egypt 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-22). Serbia outplayed Brazil 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-22). The Czech Republic shut out China 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-18), and Italy eased past Ukraine in straight sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-18).