S August 28 to September 16 four countries – Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Israel – will host the European Men’s Volleyball Championship. 24 teams made it to the final tournament, including Ukraine. At the first stage, they are divided into 4 groups of 6 teams. Wards Ugis Krastins will perform in the Bulgarian city of Varna in group B, where their rivals will be the teams of Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Finland and Spain.
The European Championship formula is the same as for women. After the matches in the groups, the fight will continue with the four best teams that advance to the 1/8 finals. Next will go to the elimination games – the quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals and a duel for 3rd place.
Here is the full calendar of matches and their results:
Group A – Italy, Serbia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Estonia (Games will be held in Bologna, Perugia and Ancona, Italy)
August 28
Belgium – Italy 0:3 (17:25, 18:25, 15:25)
August 30
Germany – Estonia
Switzerland – Serbia
31 August
Serbia – Belgium
Estonia – Italy
September 1
Germany – Switzerland
Serbia – Italy
September 3
Estonia – Switzerland
Belgium – Germany
4 September
Serbia – Estonia
Italy – Switzerland
September 5
Belgium – Estonia
Germany – Serbia
6 September
Switzerland – Belgium
Germany – Italy
Group B – Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Finland (games will be held in Varna, Bulgaria)
August 29
Spain – Bulgaria
August 30
Slovenia – Ukraine
Finland – Croatia
31 August
Ukraine – Croatia
Finland – Bulgaria
September 1
Finland – Slovenia
Croatia – Spain
September 2
Slovenia – Spain
Bulgaria – Ukraine
September 3
Spain – Finland
Bulgaria – Croatia
4 September
Ukraine – Finland
Bulgaria – Slovenia
September 5
Spain – Ukraine
Slovenia – Bulgaria
Group C – Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Denmark (games will be held in Skopje, North Macedonia)
August 30
North Macedonia – Denmark
31 August
Montenegro – Netherlands
Poland – Czech Republic
September 1
Denmark – Czech Republic
Netherlands – Poland
September 2
Netherlands – Czech Republic
North Macedonia – Montenegro
September 3
Denmark – Montenegro
Poland – North Macedonia
4 September
Denmark – Netherlands
Czech Republic – Montenegro
September 5
North Macedonia – Netherlands
Poland – Denmark
6 September
Montenegro – Poland
North Macedonia – Czech Republic
Group D – France, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Romania, Israel (Games will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel)
August 29
Greece – Israel
August 30
Turkey – France
Romania – Portugal
31 August
France – Portugal
Romania – Israel
September 1
Romania – Türkiye
Portugal – Greece
September 2
Türkiye – Greece
Israel – France
September 3
Greece – Romania
Israel – Portugal
4 September
France – Romania
Portugal – Turkey
September 5
Greece – France
Türkiye – Israel
Matches 1/8 finals will be held September 8, 9 and 10 in Italian Bari and Bulgarian Varna.
Quarter-finals scheduled for September 11 and 12 in Bari and Varna.
Semi-finals will take place September 14 in Rome (Italy).
Ibid 16 of September the final and the match for bronze medals will be held.
We add that the composition of the Ukrainian team at this tournament can be found here.
