2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool B

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Pool B is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the co-hosts Bulgaria, Israel, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal and Ukraine. The matches were played at Arena 8888 in Sofia from 9 to 16 September 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round. [1]

Contents

Teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance [a] WR [b]
TotalFirstLastStreak
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Top eight in 2023 9 September 20239th 1993 2023 4Sixth place (1993)TBD
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10 September 202329th 1950 13Champions (2009, 2023)TBD
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Host nation26 February 202432nd10Runners-up (1951)TBD
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Tenth in 2023 24 March 20248th 1948 4Fourth place (1948)TBD
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Five best runner-ups 16 August 20254th 1951 2Tenth place (1951)TBD
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 17 August 20254th 2019 4Sixteenth place ( 2023 )TBD

Venue

The nation's biggest indoor facility, Arena 8888, would be chosen, replacing the originally chosen Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna. The established venue has hosted various competitions, with this being their third major volleyball tournament after the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship and 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. The venue has also hosted Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. [2]

Sofia
Arena 8888
Capacity: 15,373
2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open.jpg

Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000—00—
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 000000—00—
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000000—00—
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 000000—00—
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000—00—
Source: CEV
(H) Host

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Source: CEV

Matches

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

9 September 2026 (2026-09-09)
19:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Portugal

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Israel vs Ukraine

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
19:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Ukraine vs North Macedonia

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Portugal vs Bulgaria

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
19:00		 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Israel

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Bulgaria vs Ukraine

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
19:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Portugal vs Israel

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
16:00		 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

North Macedonia vs Poland

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
19:00		 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Ukraine vs Portugal

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Bulgaria vs Israel

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
19:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

North Macedonia vs Portugal

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
16:00		 North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Ukraine

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
19:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Israel vs North Macedonia

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
16:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Bulgaria

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
19:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/mouthwatering-clashes-stem-from-drawing-of-lots-for-the-cev-eurovolley-2026-men/
  2. ↑ "Host Venues | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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