Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026: Full Schedule, Matches, Dates, Start Time, Venues.
2026 Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) preliminary round schedule, covering Weeks 1–3 with pool compositions, host cities, dates, and matchups (in UTC times).
The finals are not included here (they typically occur in late July/early August in a separate host city, such as Ningbo, China, based on announcements).
Participating Teams (18 total, inferred from pools):
Which Country Are Qulified for Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026?
ARG (Argentina), BEL (Belgium), BRA (Brazil), BUL (Bulgaria), CAN (Canada), CHN (China), CUB (Cuba), FRA (France), GER (Germany), IRI (Iran), ITA (Italy), JPN (Japan), POL (Poland), SRB (Serbia), SLO (Slovenia), TUR (Türkiye), UKR (Ukraine), USA (United States)
Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 Full Schedule
WEEK 1
Pool 1 — Ottawa (CAN)
June 10
15:00 — GER vs USA
20:00 — FRA vs ITA
23:30 — CAN vs TUR
June 11
20:00 — GER vs ITA
23:30 — CAN vs FRA
June 12
20:00 — GER vs USA
23:30 — TUR vs FRA
June 13
20:00 — CAN vs USA
23:30 — TUR vs ITA
June 14
15:00 — GER vs FRA
18:30 — CAN vs TUR
22:00 — USA vs ITA
Pool 2 — BrasÃlia (BRA)
June 10
06:00 — BEL vs BUL
19:30 — SRB vs ARG
23:00 — BRA vs IRI
June 11
19:30 — BUL vs IRI
23:00 — BRA vs BEL
June 12
19:30 — IRI vs SRB
23:00 — BUL vs ARG
June 13
14:00 — BRA vs SRB
18:30 — BUL vs ARG
June 14
14:00 — BEL vs IRI
17:30 — BUL vs SRB
21:00 — BRA vs ARG
Pool 3 — Linyi (CHN)
June 10
5:00 — CUB vs POL
8:30 — CHN vs SLO
12:00 — UKR vs JPN
June 11
8:30 — CHN vs UKR
12:00 — SLO vs POL
June 12
8:30 — UKR vs CUB
12:00 — JPN vs POL
June 13
8:30 — CHN vs JPN
12:00 — CUB vs SLO
June 14
5:00 — UKR vs POL
8:30 — CHN vs CUB
12:00 — SLO vs JPN
WEEK 2
Pool 4 — Orléans (FRA)
June 24
11:30 — SRB vs JPN
15:00 — CUB vs USA
18:30 — FRA vs IRI
June 25
15:00 — IRI vs USA
18:30 — FRA vs CUB
June 26
15:00 — IRI vs JPN
18:30 — SRB vs CUB
June 27
15:00 — USA vs JPN
18:30 — FRA vs SRB
June 28
11:30 — IRI vs CUB
15:00 — FRA vs JPN
18:30 — SRB vs USA
Pool 5 — Gliwice (POL)
June 24
11:00 — CHN vs TUR
14:30 — ARG vs GER
18:00 — POL vs BEL
June 25
14:30 — CHN vs BEL
18:00 — POL vs TUR
June 26
14:30 — CHN vs ARG
18:00 — BEL vs GER
June 27
15:00 — POL vs GER
18:30 — TUR vs ARG
June 28
11:00 — CHN vs GER
14:30 — BEL vs TUR
18:00 — POL vs ARG
Pool 6 — Ljubljana (SLO)
June 24
11:00 — BUL vs ITA
14:30 — UKR vs BRA
18:30 — SLO vs CAN
June 25
14:30 — UKR vs ITA
18:30 — SLO vs BUL
June 26
14:30 — UKR vs CAN
18:30 — BRA vs ITA
June 27
14:30 — BUL vs CAN
18:30 — SLO vs BRA
June 28
11:00 — BUL vs UKR
14:30 — CAN vs BRA
18:30 — SLO vs ITA
WEEK 3
Pool 7 — Belgrade (SRB)
July 15
11:00 — GER vs SLO
14:30 — UKR vs IRI
18:00 — SRB vs TUR
July 16
14:30 — IRI vs GER
18:00 — SRB vs UKR
July 17
14:30 — TUR vs UKR
18:00 — IRI vs SLO
July 18
14:30 — TUR vs SLO
18:00 — SRB vs GER
July 19
11:00 — TUR vs IRI
14:30 — UKR vs GER
18:00 — SRB vs SLO
Pool 8 — Chicago (USA)
July 15
17:00 — BUL vs POL
21:00 — FRA vs BRA
July 16
1:00 — USA vs CHN
21:00 — CHN vs FRA
July 17
1:00 — USA vs BRA
21:00 — CHN vs BUL
July 18
1:00 — BRA vs POL
21:00 — FRA vs POL
July 19
1:00 — USA vs BUL
17:00 — CHN vs BRA
21:00 — BUL vs FRA
July 20
1:00 — USA vs POL
Pool 9 — Kansai (JPN)
July 15
3:00 — CAN vs ARG
6:30 — BEL vs CUB
10:20 — JPN vs ITA
July 16
6:30 — BEL vs ITA
10:20 — JPN vs CAN
July 17
4:00 — CUB vs ARG
10:20 — JPN vs BEL
July 18
4:00 — CAN vs CUB
10:20 — ARG vs ITA
July 19
3:00 — BEL vs CAN
6:30 — CUB vs ITA
10:20 — JPN vs ARG
This is the complete preliminary round schedule as shown in the image (some times/matches are abbreviated or partially cut off in the graphic layout, but the structure follows standard VNL format: each team plays 5 matches per week against the other 5 in their pool). The event runs from June 10 to ~August 2/3, 2026, with the Final Round (top teams) in China. Enjoy the VNL!
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