The sixth edition of the Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) begins in Türkiye and Brazil on Tuesday (21 May), with 16 nations competing for a place in the knockout stages, which take place in Łódź, Poland from 27 to 30 June.
Poland top the world rankings and are also the defending champions, winning their first VNL title last year. Since the inception of the league in 2018, the host nation has finished in the top three on four out of five occasions.
In the preliminary round, the 16 teams are divided into two pools, which are reshuffled for each of the three weekly phases. Each nation will play 12 matches in the pool phase, with all results combined into one ranking table.
The top eight teams will then qualify for the knockout stages in Poland, with the bronze and gold medal matches taking place on 30 June.
If the host nation - in this case, Poland - does not qualify for the final round by finishing in the top eight, they will replace the eighth-ranked team for the knockout stages as a result of their guaranteed berth.
World Ranking Points will be awarded or deducted after each match of the preliminary rounds of the competition and this will be important for some of the teams who haven't qualified for Paris 2024 yet: five additional Olympic quotas will be decided using the FIVB rankings in June 2024.
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Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024: Schedule, results, scores and standings
Preliminary round week 1 (21 – 26 May)
21 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Bulgaria 0-3 France (25-21 26-24 25-14)
- Türkiye 1-3 Canada (17-25 25-23 25-21 25-21)
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Argentina 1-3 Japan (24-26 25-22 25-23 25-19)
- Cuba v Brazil (25-23, 27-29, 25-21, 25-21)
22 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Netherlands 2-3 Slovenia (33-31, 22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-27)
- United States 0-3 Poland (22-25, 15-25, 24-26)
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
- Germany 0-3 Italy (21-25, 18-25, 23-25)
- Islamic Republic of Iran v Serbia (25-27, 25-17, 19-25, 18-25)
23 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Slovenia 3-1 France (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21)
- Canada v Poland (25-18, 20-25, 23-25. 21-25)
- Türkiye 2-3 Netherlands (25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 21-25, 9-15)
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Cuba 3-1 Germany (26-24, 25-20, 18-25, 25-23)
- Japan v Serbia (25-20, 25-16, 25-22)
- Argentina v Brazil (13-25, 25-20, 25-19, 23-24, 11-15)
24 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Bulgaria 0-3 Canada (22-25, 28-30, 24-26)
- France 3-0 United States (25-22, 25-22, 25-21)
- Netherlands 0-3 Poland (28-30, 23-25, 18-25)
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cuba 2-3 Japan (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 20-22)
Islamic Republic of Iran v Italy
Serbia v Brazil
25 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Slovenia v Canada
- Türkiye v France
- Bulgaria v United States
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Japan v Italy
- Argentina v Germany
- Cuba v Islamic Republic of Iran
26 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Slovenia v Poland
- Türkiye v United States
- Bulgaria v Netherlands
Pool 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Brazil v Italy
- Serbia v Germany
- Islamic Republic of Iran v Argentina
Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024: Schedule, results, scores and standings
Preliminary round week 2 (4 June - 9 June)
4 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Germany v Brazil
- Poland v Bulgaria
- Islamic Republic of Iran v Japan
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Argentina v United States
- Canada v Cuba
5 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Slovenia v Türkiye
- Germany v Japan
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Serbia v Netherlands
- France v Italy
6 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Islamic Republic of Iran v Brazil
- Bulgaria v Germany
- Poland v Türkiye
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Cuba v Netherlands
- United States v Italy
- Canada v Argentina
7 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Bulgaria v Islamic Republic of Iran
- Brazil v Slovenia
- Japan v Poland
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Cuba v Italy
- France v Netherlands
- United States v Serbia
8 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Türkiye v Islamic Republic of Iran
- Poland v Brazil
- Japan v Slovenia
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Cuba v France
- Canada v United States
- Serbia v Argentina
9 June 2024
Pool 3 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Türkiye v Germany
- Bulgaria v Slovenia
Pool 4 in Ottawa, Canada
- Italy v Netherlands
- Argentina v France
- Canada v Serbia
Reigning Olympic Champions, France.
Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024: Schedule, results, scores and standings
Preliminary round week 3 (18 June - 23 June)
18 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Bulgaria v Türkiye
- Slovenia v Argentina
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Netherlands v Brazil
- Canada v Japan
19 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Cuba v Serbia
- Italy v Poland
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Germany v France
- Islamic Republic of Iran v United States
20 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Türkiye v Argentina
- Bulgaria v Italy
- Cuba v Slovenia
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Germany v Canada
- Islamic Republic of Iran v Netherlands
- Brazil v United States
21 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Argentina v Poland
- Bulgaria v Cuba
- Türkiye v Serbia
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Islamic Republic of Iran v France
- Canada v Brazil
- Netherlands v Japan
22 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Bulgaria v Argentina
- Serbia v Poland
- Slovenia v Italy
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Germany v United States
- Canada v Netherlands
- France v Japan
23 June 2024
Pool 5 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Cuba v Poland
- Türkiye v Italy
- Serbia v Slovenia
Pool 6 in Manila, Philippines
- Germany v Islamic Republic of Iran
- France v Brazil
- Japan v United States
Final round (27 – 30 June)
In Łódź, Poland
27/28 June 2024 – Quarter-finals
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29 June 2024 – Semi-finals
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30 June 2024 – Finals
- Third place: TBD
- First place: TBD
How to watch the Volleyball Nations League 2024
The Volleyball Nations League tournaments will be broadcast live on the FIVB's partners in various countries.
Both men's and women's events will also be live on Volleyball World TV, the FIVB's own broadcast platform, with a paid subscription.
