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Volleyball
The sixth edition of the Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) begins in Türkiye and Brazil this week, with 16 nations competing for a place in the knockout stages, which take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 20 to 23 June.
Türkiye top the world rankings and are also the defending champions, winning their first VNL title last year, while the United States - the reigning Olympic champions - clinched the first three editions before Italy won in 2022.
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 Thailand, with the bronze and gold medal matches talking place on 23 June.
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 (14 – 19 May)
14 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Bulgaria lost to Netherlands 0-3 (14-25, 20-25, 22-25)
- Italy lost to Poland 0-3 (26-28, 23-25, 21-25)
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- People's Republic of China 3-0 Republic of Korea (25-15, 25-16, 25-14)
15 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- France lost to Germany 0-3 (25-22 25-14 25-22)
- Japan 3-2 Türkiye (25-23 25-21 23-25 20-25 15-11)
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Brazil 3-1 Canada (26-24, 23-25, 26-24, 25-12)
- United States 3-1 Thailand (25-22 19-25 25-12 25-18)
16 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Germany 1-3 Italy (16-25, 16-25, 25-21, 22-25)
- Bulgaria 0-3 Japan (13-25, 15-25, 15-25)
- Netherlands 1-3 Türkiye (25-14 23-25 25-23 25-18)
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Serbia 1-3 Dominican Republic (18-25, 17-25, 25-21, 20-25)
- Brazil 3-0 Republic of Korea (25-15 25-19 25-17)
- China 3-1 USA (23-25 25-23 25-22 25-19)
17 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Japan 3-0 Germany (25-21 25-15 25-22)
- France 0-3 Poland (25-20 25-16 25-17)
- Italy 3-0 Bulgaria (25-11 25-22 25-19)
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Dominican Republic 0-3 Canada (20-25, 21-25, 22-25)
- Serbia 3-0 Thailand (25-13 29-27 25-19)
- China 1-3 Canada (22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25)
- Brazil 3-1 USA (25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19)
18 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Poland 3-0 Netherlands (25-20, 26-24, 25-18)
- France 3-1 Bulgaria (19-25, 25-21, 25-11, 29-27)
- Italy 3-1 Türkiye (25-27 25-21 25-21 25-19)
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Serbia 1-3 China (21-25 25-15 25-18 25-18)
- Republic of Korea 0-3 Dominican Republic (25-13 25-19 25-20)
- Thailand 1-3 Canada (25-21 25-13 20-25 25-17)
19 May 2024
Pool 1 in Antalya, Türkiye
- Germany 1-3 Netherlands (21-15, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25)
- Poland 3-0 Japan (26-24, 25-20, 25-23)
- France vs Türkiye
Pool 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Thailand 1-3 Canada (21-15, 13-25, 25-20, 17-25)
- Brazil 3-0 Serbia (25-15, 25-19, 25-19)
- USA 3-0 Dominican Republic (25-23, 25-20, 25-18)
- Thailand 1-3 Republic of Korea (19-25, 25-23, 16-25, 18-25)
Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024: Schedule, results, scores and standings
Preliminary round week 2 (28 May – 3 June)
28 May 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- Thailand vs Dominican Republic
- Brazil vs Japan
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Poland vs Serbia
29 May 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- Italy vs France
- Netherlands vs China
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Canada vs USA
- Republic of Korea vs Bulgaria
- Germany vs Türkiye
30 May 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- Dominican Republic vs Italy
- France vs Japan
- Brazil vs Netherlands
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Republic of Korea vs Poland
- Canada vs Germany
31 May 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- France vs Thailand
- Netherlands vs Dominican Republic
- Japan vs China
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Serbia vs Türkiye
- Germany vs Poland
- Serbia vs Canada
1 June 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- Brazil vs Italy
- Dominican Republic vs Japan
- Thailand vs China
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Bulgaria vs USA
- Republic of Korea vs Türkiye
- Poland vs USA
2 June 2024
Pool 3 in Macau, China
- France vs Netherlands
- Brazil vs Thailand
- Italy vs China
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Serbia vs Bulgaria
- Republic of Korea vs Canada
- USA vs Türkiye
3 June 2024
Pool 4 in Arlington, USA
- Bulgaria vs Germany
Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2024: Schedule, results, scores and standings
Preliminary round week 3 (11 – 16 June)
11 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Germany vs Dominican Republic
- Bulgaria vs China
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- USA vs France
- Italy vs Canada
12 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Türkiye vs Thailand
- Brazil vs Poland
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Netherlands vs Serbia
- Republic of Korea vs Japan
13 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Bulgaria vs Thailand
- Germany vs Brazil
- Dominican Republic vs Türkiye
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Netherlands vs USA
- France vs Republic of Korea
- Japan vs Canada
14 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Bulgaria vs Brazil
- Dominican Republic vs Poland
- China vs Germany
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Serbia vs France
- Canada vs Netherlands
- Italy vs Republic of Korea
15 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Dominican Republic vs Bulgaria
- Poland vs Thailand
- China vs Türkiye
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Canada vs France
- Italy vs USA
- Japan vs Serbia
16 June 2024
Pool 5 in Hong Kong, China
- Germany vs Thailand
- Türkiye vs Brazil
- China vs Poland
Pool 6 in f*ckuoka, Japan
- Netherlands vs Republic of Korea
- Serbia vs Italy
- Japan vs USA
Final round (20 – 23 June)
In Bangkok, Thailand
20 June 2024 – Quarter-finals
- TBD
- TBD
21 June 2024 – Quarter-finals
- TBD
- TBD
22 June 2024 – Semi-finals
- TBD
- TBD
23 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.