2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool A
Pool A is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Czech Republic, Greece, co-hosts Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. The opening match was played at the Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples before the rest of the games took place at the PalaPanini, Modena from 10 to 17 September 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round.[1]
Teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Slovenia | Top eight in 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 11th | 2001 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (2015, 2019, 2021) | TBD |
| Italy[c] | 33rd | 1948 | 32 | Champions (Seven times)[d] | TBD | |||
| Czech Republic[e] | Pool C winner | 9 August 2025 | 15th | 1995 | 9 | Champions (1948, 1955, 1958) | TBD | |
| Greece | Pool F winner | 13 August 2025 | 18th | 1967 | 4 | Third place (1987) | TBD | |
| Slovakia | Pool G winner | 12th | 1997 | 2021 | 1 | Fifth place (2011) | TBD | |
| Sweden | Five best runner-ups | 7th | 1971 | 1993 | 1 | Runners-up (1989) | TBD | |
Venue
The Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples will host the opening match at the temporary venue at the square. The rest of the group phase will take place in Modena at the PalaPanini, the home for numerous Modena-based clubs.[2]
| Naples | Modena | |
|---|---|---|
| Piazza del Plebiscito | PalaPanini | |
| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 4,968 | |
Group standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
| 2 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Group progression
The table listed the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss |
Source: CEV
Positions by round
The table listed the positions of teams in each round.
| Advance to the knockout stage |
Source: CEV
Matches
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Italy vs Sweden
| 10 September 2026 21:05 |
Italy | v | Sweden | Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples |
[ Report] | ||||
Czech Republic vs Greece
| 11 September 2026 16:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Greece | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Slovakia vs Slovenia
| 11 September 2026 21:00 |
Slovakia | v | Slovenia | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Sweden vs Czech Republic
| 12 September 2026 16:00 |
Sweden | v | Czech Republic | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Greece vs Italy
| 12 September 2026 21:05 |
Greece | v | Italy | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Slovenia vs Sweden
| 13 September 2026 16:00 |
Slovenia | v | Sweden | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Italy vs Slovakia
| 13 September 2026 21:05 |
Italy | v | Slovakia | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Slovakia vs Czech Republic
| 14 September 2026 16:00 |
Slovakia | v | Czech Republic | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Slovenia vs Greece
| 14 September 2026 21:00 |
Slovenia | v | Greece | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Greece vs Sweden
| 15 September 2026 16:00 |
Greece | v | Sweden | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Czech Republic vs Italy
| 15 September 2026 21:05 |
Czech Republic | v | Italy | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Sweden vs Slovakia
| 16 September 2026 16:00 |
Sweden | v | Slovakia | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Czech Republic vs Slovenia
| 16 September 2026 21:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Slovenia | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Slovakia vs Greece
| 17 September 2026 16:00 |
Slovakia | v | Greece | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||
Italy vs Slovenia
| 17 September 2026 21:05 |
Italy | v | Slovenia | PalaPanini, Modena |
[ Report] | ||||