EuroVolley 2026 Men in Bari draw sets stage for continental glory!

In an amazing atmosphere at the Castello Normanno-Svevo in Bari, Italy, the 24 qualified teams for the CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men gathered to reveal the fate of their preliminary round opponents, with Europe’s volleyball elite discovering the outcome of the draw, which marked the official beginning of their journey toward continental glory.

The Drawing of Lots set the stage for the CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men and, with a full packed calendar across iconic host cities in Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, and Romania, the matchups already promise a collection of interesting games.

The four hosts had the prerogative to choose one opponent and assign them to their pools, with Italy choosing to play against Sweden, North Macedonia being sent to Pool B to face Bulgaria, Estonia meeting Finland in Pool C, while Romania decided to play in Cluj-Napoca against Latvia in Pool D.

Pool A looks to provide emotions, as reigning World Champions Italy are due to face the bronze medallists of the previous edition, Slovenia, as well as the semi-finalists of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship, Czech Republic.
Completing the pool are Sweden, Greece, and Slovakia.

The defending champions Poland were drawn into Pool B, where they will be favourites, at least on paper (even if paper doesn’t play!) facing the silver medallists of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship Bulgaria, together with North Macedonia, Ukraine, Portugal, and CEV Golden League 2025 bronze medallists Israel.

Pool C also looks well-balanced, as co-hosts Finland are due to face Estonia, Serbia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Pool D features reigning Olympic champions France who will face Romania, Germany, Türkiye, Switzerland, and Latvia.

The CEV EuroVolley 2026 will take place between 9 and 26 September in Napoli, Turin, Modena, and Milan in Italy, Varna in Bulgaria, Tampere in Finland, and Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

The top four teams in each pool will progress to the Round of 16, while the last two teams, eight in total, will be eliminated and will head home.

CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men – Drawing of Lots results

Pool A: Italy, Sweden, Slovenia, Czechia, Greece, Slovakia

Pool B: Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal, Israel

Pool C: Finland, Estonia, Serbia, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark

Pool D: Romania, Latvia, France, Germany, Türkiye, Switzerland

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