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CEV · Men · National teams · Sep 9 – Sep 26, 2026

European Championship 2026

Champion

Poland

Beat France 3–1 in the final · Unipol Forum ASSAGO

Matches
8W1L
Sets
26:4

Final

31

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Poland's road

9 matches, 8 wins · finished 1

Poland →
  1. Pool BPortugalW3–0Thursday, September
  2. Pool BIsraelW3–0Saturday, September
  3. Pool BNorth MacedoniaW3–0Sunday, September
  4. Pool BUkraineW3–0Tuesday, September
  5. Pool BBulgariaL2–3Wednesday, September
  6. Round of 16LatviaW3–0Saturday, September
  7. Quarter-finalsGermanyW3–0Tuesday, September
  8. Semi-finalsSloveniaW3–0Friday, September
  9. FinalFranceW3–1Saturday, September

Knockout rounds

Single-match knockout: the winner goes through.

Round of 16

Poland3Latvia0Saturday, September · 25–17 25–16 25–16Germany3Bulgaria2Saturday, September · 21–25 21–25 25–19 25–23 15–12Ukraine0Romania3Sunday, September · 22–25 21–25 28–30Finland3Greece2Sunday, September · 22–25 25–16 22–25 25–23 15–13France3Portugal0Sunday, September · 25–21 25–22 25–21Italy3Denmark0Sunday, September · 25–22 25–16 25–11Belgium3Czechia1Monday, September · 20–25 26–24 25–14 25–15Slovenia3Serbia0Monday, September · 25–14 25–13 25–22

Quarter-finals

France3Romania0Tuesday, September · 25–16 25–19 25–19Poland3Germany0Tuesday, September · 25–23 25–17 25–17Belgium1Slovenia3Wednesday, September · 22–25 22–25 25–20 13–25Italy2Finland3Wednesday, September · 25–21 26–28 16–25 25–20 13–15

Semi-finals

Slovenia0Poland3Friday, September · 23–25 23–25 18–25Finland1France3Friday, September · 17–25 25–18 18–25 15–25

Final

France1Poland3Saturday, September · 29–31 19–25 25–20 16–25

Third place

Finland3Slovenia0Saturday, September · 25–23 25–20 29–27

Podium

  1. PolandChampion1
  2. FranceRunner-up2
  3. FinlandThird place3

Final ranking

Where all 24 teams finished

  1. 1Poland
  2. 2France
  3. 3Finland
  4. 4Slovenia
  5. 5Italy
  6. 6Belgium
  7. 7Germany
  8. 8Romania
  9. 9Bulgaria
  10. 10Ukraine
  11. 11Greece
  12. 12Czechia
  13. 13Serbia
  14. 14Denmark
  15. 15Latvia
  16. 16Portugal
  17. 17Estonia
  18. 18Sweden
  19. 19Türkiye
  20. 20North Macedonia
  21. 21Switzerland
  22. 22Israel
  23. 23Netherlands
  24. 24Slovakia

Pools

The top 4 of each pool go through.

All pools →

Pool BArena 8888 SOFIA

  1. 1Poland4–113
  2. 2Ukraine4–112
  3. 3Bulgaria4–111
  4. 4Portugal1–44
  5. 5North Macedonia1–43
  6. 6Israel1–42

Pool DBT Arena CLUJ NAPOCA

  1. 1France4–113
  2. 2Germany4–111
  3. 3Romania3–29
  4. 4Latvia2–36
  5. 5Türkiye1–43
  6. 6Switzerland1–43

Pool CNokia Arena TAMPERE

  1. 1Belgium4–113
  2. 2Finland4–111
  3. 3Serbia3–27
  4. 4Denmark2–37
  5. 5Estonia2–35
  6. 6Netherlands0–52

Pool AArena Piazza del Plebiscito NAPLES

  1. 1Italy5–014
  2. 2Slovenia3–210
  3. 3Greece3–29
  4. 4Czechia3–28
  5. 5Sweden1–44
  6. 6Slovakia0–50

Highlights from the tournament

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