2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool A

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Pool A is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and co-hosts Turkey. All games were played at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul from 21 to 28 August 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round. [1]

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Teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance WR
TotalFirstLastStreak
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [a] Top eight in 2023 27 August 202317th 1963 2023 12Champions (2023)TBD
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 33rd 1949 16Champions (2003, 2005)TBD
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Pool C winner 2 August 20254th 2015 2Round of 16 (2019)TBD
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Pool A winner 6 August 202518th 1991 18Runners-up (2011, 2013)TBD
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Five best runner-ups 10 August 20254th 1993 1997 1Eighth place (1997)TBD
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20th 1949 2023 6Runners-up (1975)TBD

Venue

Turkey's biggest indoor arena, the Sinan Erdem Dome, hosted Pool A. The venue was built in 2010 in preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Championship where, it was the main venue for the tournament, hosting the final phase. The facility was also the main host for EuroBasket 2017. This will be the first major volleyball tournament in this arena. [2]

Istanbul
Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,000
Sinan Erdem Dome 20250201.jpg

Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 000000—00—
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000000—00—
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000—00—
5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 000000—00—
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 000000—00—
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: CEV
(H) Host

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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 Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Source: CEV

Matches

All times are local.

Turkey vs Latvia

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
19:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Germany vs Slovenia

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
16:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Hungary vs Poland

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
19:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Latvia vs Germany

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
16:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Slovenia vs Turkey

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
19:00		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Poland vs Latvia

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Turkey vs Hungary

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
19:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Hungary vs Germany

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
16:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Poland vs Slovenia

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
19:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Slovenia vs Latvia

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
16:00		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Germany vs Turkey

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
19:00		 Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Poland vs Germany

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Latvia vs Hungary

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
19:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Slovenia vs Hungary

28 August 2026 (2026-08-28)
16:00		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Turkey vs Poland

28 August 2026 (2026-08-28)
19:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

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Notes

  1. ↑ Turkey also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.

References

  1. ↑ "Familiar faces to meet at the CEV EuroVolley 2026 Women, after exciting drawing of lots | CEV".
  2. ↑ "Host Venues Istanbul". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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