2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool B
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]
Teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Bulgaria | Top eight in 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 32nd | 1950 | 2023 | 31 | Champions (1981) | TBD |
| Serbia | 28 August 2023 | 10th | 2007 | 10 | Champions (2011, 2017, 2019) | TBD | ||
| Czech Republic[c] | 13th | 1995 | 3 | Third place (1997) | TBD | |||
| Ukraine | Ninth in 2023 | 26 September 2023 | 11th | 1993 | 5 | Third place (1993) | TBD | |
| Greece | Pool F winner | 6 August 2025 | 8th | 1985 | 4 | Eighth place (1991) | TBD | |
| Hungary | Five best runner-ups | 10 August 2025 | 20th | 1949 | 6 | Runners-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 | ||
Group standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
| 2 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Group progression
The table listed the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss |
Positions by round
The table listed the positions of teams in each round.
| Advance to the knockout stage |
Matches
All times are local.
Austria vs Serbia
| 21 August 2026 14:00 |
Austria | v | Serbia | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Bulgaria vs Ukraine
| 21 August 2026 17:00 |
Bulgaria | v | Ukraine | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Czech Republic vs Greece
| 21 August 2026 20:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Greece | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Ukraine vs Greece
| 22 August 2026 16:00 |
Ukraine | v | Greece | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Austria vs Poland
| 22 August 2026 19:00 |
Austria | v | Poland | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Greece vs Bulgaria
| 23 August 2026 16:00 |
Greece | v | Bulgaria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Czech Republic vs Serbia
| 23 August 2026 19:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Serbia | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Ukraine vs Austria
| 24 August 2026 16:00 |
Ukraine | v | Austria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Serbia vs Bulgaria
| 24 August 2026 19:00 |
Serbia | v | Bulgaria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Greece vs Austria
| 25 August 2026 16:00 |
Greece | v | Austria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Czech Republic vs Ukraine
| 25 August 2026 19:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Ukraine | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Austria vs Bulgaria
| 26 August 2026 16:00 |
Austria | v | Bulgaria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Serbia vs Greece
| 26 August 2026 19:00 |
Serbia | v | Greece | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Ukraine vs Serbia
| 27 August 2026 16:00 |
Ukraine | v | Serbia | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Czech Republic vs Bulgaria
| 27 August 2026 19:00 |
Czech Republic | v | Bulgaria | Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno |
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Notes
- ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
- ^ World ranking at start of tournament.
- ^ Czech Republic also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.