Volleyball World has published the official calendar for the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a detailed pool distribution and a total of 17 host cities in 12 countries. This confirmed the schemes that had previously leaked unofficially and which we had already announced \u2013 including the key news about the finals.

Finals in China  two different locations

• Women: Finals in Macau (July 2226)

• Men: Finals in Ningbo (July 29  August 2)

Preliminary Phase: 3 weeks, 18 teams, 3 tournaments per week

The preliminary phase will be played from June 3 to July 19, with 3 host tournaments each week.

Women  Pools and Hosts (briefly)

Week 1 (June 37)

• Nanjing (China): China, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Thailand

• Brazil (Brazil): Brazil,Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey

• Quebec City (Canada): Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Ukraine, USA

Week 2 (June 1721)

• Philippines (the country is host): Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Serbia, USA

• Ankara (Turkey): Turkey, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany

• (host to be announced):Bulgaria, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, Thailand, Ukraine

Week 3 (July 812)

• Kansai (Japan): Japan, Brazil, Poland, Thailand, Turkey, USA

• Hong Kong (China): China, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Rep., Italy, Ukraine

• Belgrade (Serbia): Serbia,Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands

➡️ What's new in the official women's information is that one of the tournaments in the second week still has no announced host, although the participants are clear.

Men – pools and hosts (briefly)

Week 1 (June 10–14)

• Linyi (China): China, Cuba, Japan, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine

• Brazil (Brazil): Brazil, Argentina, Belgium,Bulgaria, Iran, Serbia

• Ottawa (Canada): Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, USA

Week 2 (June 24–28)

• Gliwice (Poland): Poland, Argentina, Belgium, China, Germany, Turkey

• Ljubljana (Slovenia): Slovenia, Brazil,Bulgaria, Canada, Italy, Ukraine

• Orléans (France): France, Cuba, Iran, Japan, Serbia, USA

Week 3 (July 15–19)

• Kansai (Japan): Japan, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Italy

• Belgrade (Serbia): Serbia, Germany, Iran, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine

• Chicago (USA): USA (host), Brazil,Bulgaria, China, France, Poland

What's next?

Volleyball World clarifies that the match-by-match schedule will be published additionally, as well as full information regarding tickets for all cities. For now, initial details for ticket sales in Quebec City are available, and the remaining locations will be added in phases.