--- title: "Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 begins in Linyi; Top seven teams advance to Ningbo knockout." sdDatePublished: "2026-06-09T19:49:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/mens-volleyball-nations-league-2026-schedule-results-standings-full-list" topics: - name: "sport event" identifier: "medtop:20001108" - name: "volleyball" identifier: "medtop:20001089" locations: - "Ljubljana" - "Linyi" - "Chicago" - "Ontario" - "Ningbo" - "Barajevo" - "Gliwice" - "Distrito Federal" - "Orléans" - "Osaka" --- Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 begins in Linyi; Top seven teams advance to Ningbo knockout. Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 - Schedule, results, and standings - full list Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 - Schedule, results, and standings - full list The first round of volleyball’s first major event of the men’s international calendar begins from 10 June. The opening round of the new national team season in international volleyball gets underway across the world from 10 June in the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2026. It marks the first of three competition weeks, in which each team will play a total of 12 games during a league phase, culminating in the top seven teams – plus knockout round hosts People's Republic of China – progressing to the knockout stages in Ningbo. Among the hopefuls are defending VNL champions and world number one side, Poland , previous VNL runners-up and world champions Italy , and Rio 2016 Olympic champions Brazil . Paris 2024 bronze medallists, the United States , will host a series of matches in Chicago. They will be visited by Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic champions France. Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 full schedule Week one schedule (all times local) Men Pool 3 (Linyi, China) 13:00: Cuba vs Poland 16:30: China vs Slovenia 20:00: Ukraine vs Japan Men Pool 2 (Brasília, Brazil) 13:00: Belgium vs Bulgaria 16:30: Serbia vs Argentina 20:00: Brazil vs Iran Men Pool 1 (Ottawa, Canada) 11:00: Türkiye vs USA 16:00: France vs Italy 19:30: Canada vs Germany Men Pool 3 (Linyi, China) 16:30: China vs Ukraine 20:00: Slovsenia vs Poland Men Pool 2 (Brasília, Brazil) 16:30: Bulgaria vs Iran 20:00: Brazil vs Belgium Men Pool 1 (Ottawa, Canada) 16:00: Germany vs Italy 19:30: Canada vs France Men Pool 3 (Linyi, China) 16:30: Ukraine vs Cuba 20:00: Japan vs Poland Men Pool 2 (Brasília, Brazil) 16:30: Belgium vs Serbia 20:00: Iran vs Argentina Men Pool 1 (Ottawa, Canada) 16:00: Germany vs USA 19:30: Türkiye vs France Men Pool 3 (Linyi, China) 16:30: China vs Japan 20:00: Cuba vs Slovsenia Men Pool 2 (Brasília, Brazil) 11:00: Brazil vs Serbia 15:30: Bulgaria vs Argentina Men Pool 1 (Ottawa, Canada) 16:00: Canada vs USA 19:30: Türkiye vs Italy Men Pool 3 (Linyi, China) 13:00: Ukraine vs Poland 16:30: China vs Cuba 20:00: Slovsenia vs Japan Men Pool 2 (Brasília, Brazil) 11:00: Belgium vs Iran 14:30: Bulgaria vs Serbia 18:00: Brazil vs Argentina Men Pool 1 (Ottawa, Canada) 11:00: Germany vs France 14:30: Canada vs Türkiye 18:00: USA vs Italy Week two schedule (all times local) Men Pool 5 (Gliwice, Poland) 13:00: China vs Türkiye 16:30: Argentina vs Germany 20:00: Poland vs Belgium Men Pool 6 (Ljubljana, Slovsenia) 13:00: Bulgaria vs Italy 16:30: Ukraine vs Brazil 20:30: Slovsenia vs Canada Men Pool 4 (Orléans, France) 13:30: Serbia vs Japan 17:00: Cuba vs USA 20:30: France vs Iran Men Pool 5 (Gliwice, Poland) 16:30: China vs Belgium 20:00: Poland vs Türkiye Men Pool 6 (Ljubljana, Slovsenia) 16:30: Ukraine vs Italy 20:30: Slovsenia vs Bulgaria Men Pool 4 (Orléans, France) 17:00: Iran vs USA 20:30: France vs Cuba Men Pool 5 (Gliwice, Poland) 16:30: China vs Argentina 20:00: Belgium vs Germany Men Pool 6 (Ljubljana, Slovsenia) 16:30: Ukraine vs Canada 20:00: Brazil vs Italy Men Pool 4 (Orléans, France) 17:00: Iran vs Japan 20:30: Serbia vs Cuba Men Pool 6 (Ljubljana, Slovsenia) 16:30: Bulgaria vs Canada 20:30: Slovsenia vs Brazil Men Pool 4 (Orléans, France) 17:00: USA vs Japan 20:30: France vs Serbia Men Pool 5 (Gliwice, Poland) 17:00: Poland vs Germany 20:30: Türkiye vs Argentina Men Pool 5 (Gliwice, Poland) 13:00: China vs Germany 16:30: Belgium vs Türkiye 20:00: Poland vs Argentina Men Pool 6 (Ljubljana, Slovsenia) 13:00: Bulgaria vs Ukraine 16:30: Canada vs Brazil 20:30: Slovsenia vs Italy Men Pool 4 (Orléans, France) 13:30: Iran vs Cuba 17:00: France vs Japan 20:30: Serbia vs USA Week three schedule (all times local) Men Pool 9 (Osaka, Japan) 12:00: Canada vs Argentina 15:30: Belgium vs Cuba 19:20: Japan vs Italy Men Pool 7 (Belgrade, Serbia) 13:00: Germany vs Slovsenia 16:30: Ukraine vs Iran 20:00: Serbia vs Türkiye Men Pool 8 (Chicago, United States) 12:00: Bulgaria vs Poland 16:00: France vs Brazil 20:00: USA vs China Men Pool 9 (Osaka, Japan) 15:30: Belgium vs Italy 19:20: Japan vs Canada Men Pool 7 (Belgrade, Serbia) 16:30: Iran vs Germany 20:00: Serbia vs Ukraine Men Pool 8 (Chicago, USA) 16:00: China vs France 20:00: USA vs Brazil Men Pool 9 (Osaka, Japan) 13:00: Cuba vs Argentina 19:20: Japan vs Belgium Men Pool 7 (Belgrade, Serbia) 16:30: Türkiye vs Ukraine 20:00: Iran vs Slovsenia Men Pool 8 (Chicago, USA) 16:00: China vs Bulgaria 20:00: Brazil vs Poland Men Pool 9 (Osaka, Japan) 13:00: Canada vs Cuba 19:20: Argentina vs Italy Men Pool 7 (Belgrade, Serbia) 16:30: Türkiye vs Slovsenia 20:00: Serbia vs Germany Men Pool 8 (Chicago, USA) 16:00: France vs Poland 20:00: USA vs Bulgaria Men Pool 9 (Osaka, Japan) 12:00: Belgium vs Canada 15:30: Cuba vs Italy 19:20: Japan vs Argentina Men Pool 7 (Belgrade, Serbia) 13:00: Türkiye vs Iran 16:30: Ukraine vs Germany 20:00: Serbia vs Slovsenia Men Pool 8 (Chicago, USA) 12:00: China vs Brazil 16:00: Bulgaria vs France 20:00: USA vs Poland 29-30 July: Quarter-finals (Ningbo, China) 1 August : Semi-finals (Ningbo, China) 2 August: 3rd-place game, Final (Ningbo, China) Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 standings Current standings can be found here . 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