Sixteen teams remain. Italy and Serbia enter the knockout stage with near-perfect records, Poland and Belgium arrive unbeaten, and one group-stage result has reshaped the bracket: Türkiye can no longer meet Italy before the final, […]
The 60-match pool phase is complete: Italy and Serbia finished with 15–1 set records, Poland and Belgium changed the expected group hierarchy, the dark horses delivered, and Ukraine became the highest-ranked team eliminated before the […]
Italy arrive as reigning Olympic and world champions, Türkiye come in as VNL 2026 winners, and a deep European field makes the 34th Women’s EuroVolley one of the most open continental tournaments in years. PRE-TOURNAMENT […]
How the 24-team CEV EuroVolley Women 2026 works — from four six-team pools to the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and the gold medal match. UPDATED | August 2026 • 24-team, four-pool format The 2026 […]
Seven completed VNL seasons in the pack. Then the Nikolov brothers changed the story. Bulgaria are one of volleyball’s proud old names – World Championship silver medallists in 1970 and 2025, Olympic silver medallists in […]
Seven editions. One Final Six appearance. Still searching for a first VNL medal. Serbia in the VNL — A Traditional Power Still Searching for a Breakthrough Serbia entered the Volleyball Nations League with one of […]
Five appearances. One relegation. One Challenger Cup comeback — and a first Finals appearance at home. China in the VNL — From the Bottom of the Table to a Home Finals Debut China have never […]
How the VNL works — from 12 Preliminary Phase matches to the gold medal — and how the competition format has evolved since 2018. UPDATED July 2026 • Current 18-team format The Volleyball Nations League […]
Five editions. Three semifinals. Three fourth-place finishes — and still chasing a first medal. Slovenia in the VNL — Three Semifinals, Still No Medal Slovenia’s Volleyball Nations League story began later than most. After winning […]
Seven completed editions. One silver medal. Italy’s long wait for a VNL podium ended in Ningbo. The Azzurri and the VNL: A Long Wait for the Podium Italy entered the Volleyball Nations League in 2018 […]
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