2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool B

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Pool B is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Austria, Bulgaria, co-hosts Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia, and Ukraine. All games were played at the Brno Exhibition Centre in Brno from 21 to 27 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 Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Top eight in 2023 27 August 202332nd 1950 2023 31Champions (1981)TBD
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 28 August 202310th 2007 10Champions (2011, 2017, 2019)TBD
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [a] 13th 1995 3Third place (1997)TBD
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ninth in 2023 26 September 202311th 1993 5Third place (1993)TBD
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Pool F winner 6 August 20258th 1985 4Eighth place (1991)TBD
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Five best runner-ups 10 August 202520th 1949 6Runners-up (1975)TBD

Venue

The currently in construction Arena Brno was supposed to be hosting the Czech's portion of the tournament, but couldn't host it due to time constraints with its construction. The replacement venue is the venue Brno Exhibition Centre, which recently hosted the 2025 Men's European Volleyball League final four and will have 5,000 temporary seats for the tournament. [2]

Brno
Brno Exhibition Centre
Capacity: 5,000
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Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (H)000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 000000—00—
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 000000—00—
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000—00—
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 000000—00—
6Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 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 Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
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 Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Source: CEV

Matches

All times are local.

Austria vs Serbia

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
14:00		 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Bulgaria vs Ukraine

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
17:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Czech Republic vs Greece

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
20:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Ukraine vs Greece

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Austria vs Poland

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
19:00		 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Greece vs Bulgaria

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
16:00		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Czech Republic vs Serbia

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
19:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Ukraine vs Austria

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Serbia vs Bulgaria

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
19:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Greece vs Austria

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
16:00		 Greece  Flag of Greece.svgvFlag of Austria.svg  Austria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Czech Republic vs Ukraine

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
19:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Austria vs Bulgaria

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
16:00		 Austria  Flag of Austria.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Serbia vs Greece

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
19:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Ukraine vs Serbia

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Czech Republic vs Bulgaria

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
19:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno

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Notes

  1. ↑ Czech Republic 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 Brno". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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