Host cities for the 2026 Nations League matches announced
The cities that will host the men’s and women’s 2026 Nations League matches have been announced.
The women’s tournament will begin on June 3, while the men’s tournament will start on June 10.
The men’s group-stage matches will be hosted by Ottawa (Canada),Brasília (Brazil),Linyi (China),Orléans (France),Gliwice (Poland),Ljubljana (Slovenia),Belgrade (Serbia),Chicago (USA) and Kansai (Japan). As in the previous year, four of the nine tournament weeks will take place in Europe.
Brasília, Belgrade and Kansai will also host weeks of the women’s tournament. The teams will additionally compete in Quebec City (Canada),Nanjing and Hong Kong (China),Ankara (Turkey) and the Philippines. The venue for one more tournament week has yet to be determined.
Each team will play 12 matches in the group stage. Eight teams will advance to the playoffs to continue competing for medals. As in the previous year, the men’s “Final Eight” will take place in the Chinese city of Ningbo. The women will also compete for the trophy in China, in Macau.
The winners of the men’s Nations League have been Russia (2018, 2019),Brazil (2021),France (2022, 2024) and Poland (2023, 2025). In the women’s competition, the winners have been the USA (2018, 2019, 2021),Italy (2022, 2024, 2025) and Turkey (2023).
At the end of last season, the Netherlands were relegated from the men’s Nations League. Belgium will take their place. In the women’s tournament, Ukraine will compete in the new season in place of South Korea.
