2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool B

Pool B is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the co-hosts Bulgaria, Israel, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal and Ukraine. The matches were played at Arena 8888 in Sofia from 9 to 16 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
 Ukraine Top eight in 2023 9 September 2023 9th 1993 2023 4 Sixth place (1993) TBD
 Poland 10 September 2023 29th 1950 13 Champions (2009, 2023) TBD
 Bulgaria Host nation 26 February 2024 32nd 10 Runners-up (1951) TBD
 Portugal Tenth in 2023 24 March 2024 8th 1948 4 Fourth place (1948) TBD
 Israel Five best runner-ups 16 August 2025 4th 1951 2 Tenth place (1951) TBD
 North Macedonia 17 August 2025 4th 2019 4 Sixteenth place (2023) TBD

Venue

The nation's biggest indoor facility, Arena 8888, would be chosen, replacing the originally chosen Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna. The established venue has hosted various competitions, with this being their third major volleyball tournament after the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship and 2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. The venue has also hosted Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[2]

Sofia
Arena 8888
Capacity: 15,373

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bulgaria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Final round
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
5  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
Source: CEV
(H) Host

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Source: CEV

Matches

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

9 September 2026 (2026-09-09)
19:00 		Bulgaria  v  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Portugal

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
16:00 		Poland  v  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Israel vs Ukraine

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
19:00 		Israel  v  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Ukraine vs North Macedonia

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
16:00 		Ukraine  v  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Portugal vs Bulgaria

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
19:00 		Portugal  v  Bulgaria Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Israel

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
16:00 		Poland  v  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Bulgaria vs Ukraine

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
19:00 		Bulgaria  v  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Portugal vs Israel

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
16:00 		Portugal  v  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

North Macedonia vs Poland

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
19:00 		North Macedonia  v  Poland Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Ukraine vs Portugal

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
16:00 		Ukraine  v  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Bulgaria vs Israel

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
19:00 		Bulgaria  v  Israel Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

North Macedonia vs Portugal

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
16:00 		North Macedonia  v  Portugal Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Ukraine

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
19:00 		Poland  v  Ukraine Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Israel vs North Macedonia

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
16:00 		Israel  v  North Macedonia Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Poland vs Bulgaria

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
19:00 		Poland  v  Bulgaria Arena 8888, Sofia

[ Report]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/mouthwatering-clashes-stem-from-drawing-of-lots-for-the-cev-eurovolley-2026-men/
  2. ^ "Host Venues | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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