2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool D

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Pool D is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Croatia, France, Italy, Montenegro, Slovakia, and co-hosts Sweden. All games were played at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg 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 [a] WR [b]
TotalFirstLastStreak
Flag of France.svg  France Top eight in 2023 26 August 202319th 1949 2023 4Fourth place ( 1951 )TBD
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 28th 1951 23Champions (2007, 2009, 2021)TBD
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Tenth in 2023 6 December 20237th 2003 4Twelfth place (2003, 2019 )TBD
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Host nation6 March 20246th 1967 3Eighth place (2021)TBD
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Pool D winner 6 August 20251stDebutTBD
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pool G winner 9 August 202516th 1993 2023 11Runners-up (1995, 1997, 1999)TBD

Venue

Scandinavium was chosen as Sweden's venue for Pool D. The facility has accommodated many prestigious European and world championships in many sports, including: Athletics, Aquatics, Figure Skating, Floorball, Handball, Ice Hockey and Tennis. It has also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. [2]

Gothenburg
Scandinavium
Capacity: 10,000
Scandinavium (SWE) 2009.jpg

Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (H)000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 000000—00—
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000000—00—
4Flag of France.svg  France 000000—00—
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 000000—00—
6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 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 Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Source: CEV

Matches

All times are local.

France vs Slovakia

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
13:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Croatia vs Italy

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
16:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Sweden vs Montenegro

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
19:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Italy vs Montenegro

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
15:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Slovakia vs Sweden

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
18:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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France vs Croatia

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
15:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Sweden vs Italy

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
18:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Croatia vs Slovakia

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
16:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Montenegro vs France

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
19:00		 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Italy vs Slovakia

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
16:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Sweden vs Croatia

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
19:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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France vs Italy

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
16:00		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Slovakia vs Montenegro

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
19:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Croatia vs Montenegro

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
16:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Sweden vs France

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
19:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Scandinavium, Gothenburg

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Notes

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

References

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