On July 16, the third week of the 2025 Men’s Volleyball Nations League kicks off in Gdańsk (Poland),Ljubljana (Slovenia),and Chiba (Japan).
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In total, each team will play 12 matches in the group stage. China and seven more teams will advance to the Final Eight, which will take place in Ningbo from July 30 to August 3.
Notably, as the final stage approaches, the teams are fielding more optimal rosters. Poland is reinforced by Wilfredo León and Tomasz Fornal, Japan welcomes back Yuki Ishikawa, Ran Takahashi, Taishi Onodera, and Tomohiro Yamamoto, while France adds Jenia Grebennikov and Benjamin Toniutti to their lineup.
This week also marks the season debut for Georg Grozer (Germany),Robertlandy Simón (Cuba),Ricardo Lucarelli (Brazil),Santiago Danani (Argentina),and Adis Lagumdzija (Turkey).
After two weeks, the standings are led by Brazil, with seven wins in eight matches.
Previous Nations League winners include: Russia (2018, 2019),Brazil (2021),France (2022, 2024),and Poland (2023).
Matches and livestreams — July 16, Wednesday:
🕕 05:00 — Argentina vs. Brazil
🕤 08:30 — Turkey vs. USA
📺 Live on Suspilne Sport TV and website🕑 12:20 — Germany vs. Japan
🕑 13:00 — China vs. France
🕑 13:00 — Ukraine vs. Netherlands
📺 Live on Suspilne Sport TV, website, and YouTube channel🕔 16:30 — Bulgaria vs. Cuba
🕔 16:30 — Serbia vs. Italy
