2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool D

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Pool D is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the France, Germany, Latvia, co-hosts Romania, Switzerland and Turkey. The matches were played at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca 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 Romania.svg  Romania Host nation5 December 202219th 1950 2023 2Champions ( 1963 )TBD
Flag of France.svg  France Top eight in 2023 8 September 202332nd 1948 15Champions (2015)TBD
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ninth in 2023 26 February 202416th 1991 25Runners-up (2017)TBD
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Five best runner-ups 13 August 202513th 1958 5Tenth place (2021)TBD
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Pool E winner 3rd 1971 2Nineteenth place (1971)TBD
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Five best runner-ups 16 August 20253rd 1995 2021 1Eleventh place (1995)TBD

Venue

The BTarena will organise matches. The venue was built in 2014 but expanded in preparation for EuroBasket 2017. Romania's largest arena would later host the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Basketball team, U-BT Cluj-Napoca, plays their home games here. [2]

Cluj-Napoca
BTarena
Capacity: 10,000
U-BT Cluj-Napoca vs CSM Oradea 28.05.2023.png

Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000—00—
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 000000—00—
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)000000—00—
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 000000—00—
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000000—00—
Source: CEV
(H) Host

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Source: CEV

Matches

Romania vs Latvia

9 September 2026 (2026-09-09)
20:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Switzerland

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
17:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Turkey vs Germany

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
20:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Germany vs Latvia

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
17:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Switzerland vs Romania

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
20:00		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Turkey

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
17:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Romania vs Germany

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
20:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Switzerland vs Turkey

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
17:00		 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Latvia vs France

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
20:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of France.svg  France BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Germany vs Switzerland

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
17:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Romania vs Turkey

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
20:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Latvia vs Switzerland

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
17:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Germany

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
20:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Turkey vs Latvia

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
17:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Romania

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
20:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ 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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