2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool D

Pool D is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the France, Germany, Latvia, co-hosts Romania, Switzerland and Turkey. The matches were played at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca 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
 Romania Host nation 5 December 2022 19th1950 2023 2 Champions (1963) TBD
 France Top eight in 2023 8 September 2023 32nd 1948 15 Champions (2015) TBD
 Germany Ninth in 2023 26 February 2024 16th 1991 25 Runners-up (2017) TBD
 Turkey Five best runner-ups 13 August 2025 13th 1958 5 Tenth place (2021) TBD
  Switzerland Pool E winner 3rd 1971 2 Nineteenth place (1971) TBD
 Latvia Five best runner-ups 16 August 2025 3rd 1995 2021 1 Eleventh place (1995) TBD

Venue

The BTarena will organise matches. The venue was built in 2014 but expanded in preparation for EuroBasket 2017. Romania's largest arena would later host the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Basketball team, U-BT Cluj-Napoca, plays their home games here.[2]

Cluj-Napoca
BTarena
Capacity: 10,000

Group standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Final round
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4  Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
5   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6  Turkey 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
Team ╲ Round1
 France
 Germany
 Latvia
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Turkey
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round1
 France
 Germany
 Latvia
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Turkey
Source: CEV

Matches

Romania vs Latvia

9 September 2026 (2026-09-09)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Romania  v  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Switzerland

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 France  v   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Turkey vs Germany

10 September 2026 (2026-09-10)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Turkey  v  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Germany vs Latvia

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 Germany  v  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Switzerland vs Romania

11 September 2026 (2026-09-11)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Switzerland  v  Romania BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Turkey

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 France  v  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Romania vs Germany

12 September 2026 (2026-09-12)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Romania  v  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Switzerland vs Turkey

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 Switzerland  v  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Latvia vs France

13 September 2026 (2026-09-13)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Latvia  v  France BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Germany vs Switzerland

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 Germany  v   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Romania vs Turkey

14 September 2026 (2026-09-14)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 Romania  v  Turkey BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Latvia vs Switzerland

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 Latvia  v   Switzerland BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Germany

15 September 2026 (2026-09-15)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 France  v  Germany BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

Turkey vs Latvia

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
17:00
Match duration: hr min		 Turkey  v  Latvia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ Report]

France vs Romania

16 September 2026 (2026-09-16)
20:00
Match duration: hr min		 France  v  Romania BTarena, Cluj-Napoca

[ 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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