2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League

The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, a new annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World League in the international calendar.[1] The competition was held between May and July 2018 and the final round took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille metropolitan area, France.[2][3]

2018 Men's Nations League
Lille, host city of the final round
Tournament details
Host nation France
CityLille (Final Round)
Dates25 May – 8 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)22 (in 22 host cities)
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place United States
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament awards
MVP Maxim Mikhaylov
Best Setter Benjamin Toniutti
Best OH Taylor Sander
Dmitry Volkov
Best MB Kévin Le Roux
Dmitry Muserskiy
Best OPP Matt Anderson
Best Libero Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played130
Attendance494,775 (3,806 per match)
Official website

Russia won the inaugural edition, defeating the home team in straight sets in the final.[4] Both teams contesting the final had previously won the World League – Russia on three opportunities and France on two. United States, which also had won the World League twice, defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.[5] Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia, who was the World League MVP in 2011, was elected the Most valuable player.[6]

South Korea were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and were replaced by 2018 Challenger Cup winners Portugal in the 2019 edition.[7]

Qualification

Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Twelve of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other four teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[1]

Qualification Qualifier
Core teams Argentina
 Brazil
 China
 France
 Germany
 Iran
 Italy
 Japan
 Poland
 Russia
 Serbia
 United States
Challenger teams Australia
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 South Korea

Format

Preliminary round

The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format with every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams are divided into 4 pools of 4 teams at each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top five teams after the preliminary round join the hosts of the final round to compete in the final round.[1] The relegation takes into consideration only the 4 challenger teams. The last ranked challenger team will be excluded from the 2019 Nations League. The winners of the 2018 Challenger Cup will qualify for the next edition as a challenger team.[8]

Final round

The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in round-robin. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The pool winners play against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the Nations League title. The losers face each other in the third place match.

Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on February 16, 2018.[2]

Preliminary round
Week 1
Pool 1
France		 Pool 2
China		 Pool 3
Poland		 Pool 4
Serbia

 Australia
 France
 Iran
 Japan

 Argentina
 Bulgaria
 China
 United States

 Canada
 Poland
 Russia
 South Korea

 Brazil
 Germany
 Italy
 Serbia

Week 2
Pool 5
Bulgaria		 Pool 6
Brazil		 Pool 7
Argentina		 Pool 8
Poland

 Australia
 Bulgaria
 Russia
 Serbia

 Brazil
 Japan
 South Korea
 United States

 Argentina
 Canada
 Iran
 Italy

 China
 France
 Germany
 Poland

Week 3
Pool 9
Canada		 Pool 10
Japan		 Pool 11
Russia		 Pool 12
France

 Australia
 Canada
 Germany
 United States

 Bulgaria
 Italy
 Japan
 Poland

 Brazil
 China
 Iran
 Russia

 Argentina
 France
 Serbia
 South Korea

Week 4
Pool 13
South Korea		 Pool 14
Germany		 Pool 15
United States		 Pool 16
Bulgaria

 Australia
 China
 Italy
 South Korea

 Argentina
 Germany
 Japan
 Russia

 Iran
 Poland
 Serbia
 United States

 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 France

Week 5
Pool 17
Australia		 Pool 18
China		 Pool 19
Iran		 Pool 20
Italy

 Argentina
 Australia
 Brazil
 Poland

 Canada
 China
 Japan
 Serbia

 Bulgaria
 Germany
 Iran
 South Korea

 France
 Italy
 Russia
 United States

Final round
Pool A Pool B
 France (Hosts)  Russia (Preliminary Round 1st)
 Serbia (Preliminary Round 3rd)  United States (Preliminary Round 2nd)
 Brazil (Preliminary Round 4th)  Poland (Preliminary Round 5th)

Venues

The list of host cities and venues was announced on February 16, 2018.[2]

Preliminary round
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
Rouen, France Ningbo, China Katowice, Poland (25 May)
Kraków, Poland (26–27 May)		 Kraljevo, Serbia
Kindarena Beilun Gymnasium Spodek
Tauron Arena		 Kraljevo Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,700 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 11,500 / 15,000 Capacity: 3,331
Pool 5 Pool 6 Pool 7 Pool 8
Sofia, Bulgaria Goiânia, Brazil San Juan, Argentina Łódź, Poland
Arena Armeec Goiânia Arena Estadio Aldo Cantoni Atlas Arena
Capacity: 12,373 Capacity: 11,333 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 13,805
Pool 9 Pool 10 Pool 11 Pool 12
Ottawa, Canada Osaka, Japan Ufa, Russia Aix-en-Provence, France
TD Place Arena Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Ufa Arena L'arena du pays d'Aix
Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 6,004
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Pool 13 Pool 14 Pool 15 Pool 16
Seoul, South Korea Ludwigsburg, Germany Hoffman Estates, United States Varna, Bulgaria
Jangchung Arena Arena Ludwigsburg Sears Centre Arena Palace of Culture and Sports
Capacity: 4,507 Capacity: 5,325 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 6,000
Pool 17 Pool 18 Pool 19 Pool 20
Melbourne, Australia Jiangmen, China Tehran, Iran Modena, Italy
Hisense Arena Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium Azadi Indoor Stadium PalaPanini
Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 4,968

Final round
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 28,010

Competition schedule
●Preliminary round ●Final round
Week 1
25–27 May		 Week 2
1–3 Jun		 Week 3
8–10 Jun		 Week 4
15–17 Jun		 Week 5
22–24 Jun		 Week 6
Rest Week		 Week 7
4–8 Jul
24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 24 matches 10 matches

Pool standing procedure
  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads
Main article: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.

Preliminary round
Qualified for the Final round
Qualified as hosts for the Final round
Excluded from the 2019 Nations League

Ranking
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 12 3 35 38 16 2.375 1295 1140 1.136
2  Russia 11 4 34 36 14 2.571 1191 1096 1.087
3  United States 11 4 33 37 19 1.947 1294 1183 1.094
4  Serbia 11 4 29 33 24 1.375 1289 1255 1.027
5  Brazil 10 5 30 34 21 1.619 1280 1213 1.055
6  Poland 10 5 29 32 19 1.684 1221 1124 1.086
7  Canada 8 7 25 29 24 1.208 1219 1227 0.993
8  Italy 8 7 24 30 28 1.071 1315 1296 1.015
9  Germany 7 8 23 29 30 0.967 1299 1307 0.994
10  Iran 7 8 21 29 30 0.967 1355 1344 1.008
11  Bulgaria 6 9 17 26 34 0.765 1288 1351 0.953
12  Japan 6 9 15 23 37 0.622 1301 1374 0.947
13  Australia 5 10 15 21 35 0.600 1236 1340 0.922
14  Argentina 4 11 15 23 34 0.676 1270 1326 0.958
15  China 3 12 9 15 39 0.385 1173 1291 0.909
16  South Korea 1 14 6 11 42 0.262 1108 1267 0.875

Pool 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May17:00Australia  1–3  Japan 18–2515–2525–2317–25 75–98P2 Report
25 May20:00France  3–1  Iran 25–2024–2625–2025–17 99–83P2 Report
26 May17:00Australia  0–3  Iran 23–2523–2521–25  67–75P2 Report
26 May20:00France  3–1  Japan 25–1620–2525–2025–22 95–83P2 Report
27 May15:00Iran  1–3  Japan 22–2528–3025–2323–25 98–103P2 Report
27 May18:00France  3–0  Australia 25–1725–2036–34  86–71P2 Report

Pool 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May16:00Argentina  2–3  United States 27–2526–2424–2621–2510–15108–115P2 Report
25 May19:30China  2–3  Bulgaria 18–2525–1825–1917–2511–1596–102P2 Report
26 May16:00Bulgaria  1–3  United States 19–2525–2219–2520–25 83–97P2 Report
26 May19:30China  3–0  Argentina 25–2225–2125–18  75–61P2 Report
27 May16:00Bulgaria  3–1  Argentina 19–2525–1925–2125–22 94–87P2 Report
27 May19:30China  0–3  United States 20–2524–2618–25  62–76P2 Report

Pool 3
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May16:00Poland  3–0  South Korea 25–2025–1825–21  75–59P2 Report
25 May19:00Russia  3–0  Canada 26–2425–1425–19  76–57P2 Report
26 May16:00Poland  3–0  Russia 25–1525–2325–23  75–61P2 Report
26 May19:00Canada  3–0  South Korea 25–2025–1725–19  75–56P2 Report
27 May16:00Poland  3–1  Canada 25–2126–2421–2525–17 97–87P2 Report
27 May19:00South Korea  0–3  Russia 26–2821–2515–25  62–78P2 Report

Pool 4
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May17:00Germany  1–3  Italy 18–2519–2525–2320–25 82–98P2 Report
25 May20:00Serbia  0–3  Brazil 22–2522–2524–26  68–76P2 Report
26 May16:00Italy  3–2  Brazil 18–2525–1925–2124–2615–8107–99P2 Report
26 May19:00Germany  1–3  Serbia 25–1921–2516–2514–25 76–94P2 Report
27 May16:00Brazil  3–0  Germany 26–2425–2326–24  77–71P2 Report
27 May19:00Italy  3–0  Serbia 25–2125–1825–16  75–55P2 Report

Pool 5
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun17:00Australia  1–3  Russia 18–2519–2525–1822–25 84–93P2 Report
1 Jun20:00Bulgaria  2–3  Serbia 17–2525–2325–2321–2514–16102–112P2 Report
2 Jun17:00Russia  2–3  Serbia 25–2023–2523–2525–2212–15108–107P2 Report
2 Jun20:05Bulgaria  0–3  Australia 23–2523–2524–26  70–76P2 Report
3 Jun17:00Serbia  3–2  Australia 25–2325–1920–2525–2715–9110–103P2 Report
3 Jun20:00Bulgaria  0–3  Russia 17–2515–2521–25  53–75P2 Report

Pool 6
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun12:15Japan  2–3  United States 25–2325–1318–2520–2510–1598–101P2 Report
1 Jun15:05Brazil  3–0  South Korea 25–2125–1925–19  75–59P2 Report
2 Jun08:35Brazil  3–0  Japan 26–2425–1925–20  76–63P2 Report
2 Jun11:20South Korea  0–3  United States 23–2521–2511–25  55–75P2 Report
3 Jun10:05South Korea  2–3  Japan 29–2719–2525–1626–2812–15111–111P2 Report
3 Jun13:20Brazil  3–2  United States 21–2520–2525–1925–2020–18111–107P2 Report

Pool 7
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun18:10Canada  3–1  Italy 22–2527–2525–2325–16 99–89P2 Report
1 Jun21:10Argentina  2–3  Iran 25–2122–2522–2526–249–15104–110P2 Report
2 Jun18:10Iran  0–3  Italy 23–2518–2520–25  61–75P2 Report
2 Jun21:10Argentina  1–3  Canada 22–2518–2526–2423–25 89–99P2 Report
3 Jun16:10Iran  1–3  Canada 23–2522–2525–2121–25 91–96P2 Report
3 Jun19:10Argentina  3–0  Italy 25–1933–3125–20  83–70P2 Report

Pool 8
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun16:00Poland  3–0  France 25–1925–2025–22  75–61P2 Report
1 Jun19:00China  1–3  Germany 25–2318–2522–2521–25 86–98P2 Report
2 Jun16:00Poland  3–0  China 25–1925–1825–21  75–58P2 Report
2 Jun19:00Germany  0–3  France 21–2518–2523–25  62–75P2 Report
3 Jun16:00Poland  1–3  Germany 18–2521–2525–2125–27 89–98P2 Report
3 Jun19:00France  2–3  China 25–1622–2521–2525–1613–15106–97P2 Report

Pool 9
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun16:40Germany  3–0  United States 25–1925–2225–13  75–54P2 Report
8 Jun19:40Canada  3–0  Australia 25–1926–2425–19  76–62P2 Report
9 Jun16:10United States  3–1  Australia 20–2525–2025–1525–17 95–77P2 Report
9 Jun19:10Canada  1–3  Germany 23–2522–2525–2019–25 89–95P2 Report
10 Jun13:10Australia  3–2  Germany 25–2218–2517–2525–1815–11100–101P2 Report
10 Jun16:10Canada  1–3  United States 25–2313–2519–2520–25 77–98P2 Report

Pool 10
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun15:40Italy  2–3  Poland 17–2525–2117–2531–2910–15100–115P2 Report
8 Jun19:10Japan  0–3  Bulgaria 14–2521–2527–29  62–79P2 Report
9 Jun12:40Italy  3–1  Bulgaria 25–2325–1921–2525–19 96–86P2 Report
9 Jun16:10Japan  0–3  Poland 16–2521–2520–25  57–75P2 Report
10 Jun11:10Bulgaria  1–3  Poland 21–2526–2418–2519–25 84–99P2 Report
10 Jun14:40Japan  3–2  Italy 21–2525–2123–2525–2215–10109–103P2 Report

Pool 11
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun16:30China  0–3  Iran 19–2520–2515–25  54–75P2 Report
8 Jun19:00Russia  1–3  Brazil 21–2520–2527–2518–25 86–100P2 Report
9 Jun16:30Iran  2–3  Brazil 17–2525–2319–2525–2113–1599–109P2 Report
9 Jun19:00Russia  3–0  China 25–2325–2331–29  81–75P2 Report
10 Jun16:30China  0–3  Brazil 20–2519–2525–27  64–77P2 Report
10 Jun19:00Russia  3–1  Iran 28–3025–2327–2525–21 105–99P2 Report

Pool 12
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun17:00Argentina  1–3  Serbia 25–2023–2515–2522–25 85–95P2 Report
8 Jun20:45France  3–0  South Korea 25–2125–1825–22  75–61P2 Report
9 Jun18:00France  3–1  Argentina 25–1825–1623–2525–20 98–79P2 Report
9 Jun21:00South Korea  0–3  Serbia 16–2523–2519–25  58–75P2 Report
10 Jun15:00South Korea  0–3  Argentina 20–2523–2524–26  67–76P2 Report
10 Jun18:00France  3–0  Serbia 31–2925–1625–15  81–60P2 Report

Pool 13
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun16:00China  1–3  Italy 23–2521–2525–1917–25 86–94P2 Report
15 Jun19:00South Korea  1–3  Australia 25–2319–2519–2521–25 84–98P2 Report
16 Jun14:00South Korea  2–3  Italy 23–2519–2525–2225–2212–15104–109P2 Report
16 Jun17:00Australia  3–1  China 25–2741–3929–2725–21 120–114P2 Report
17 Jun14:00South Korea  3–0  China 25–2125–2125–22  75–64P2 Report
17 Jun17:00Italy  1–3  Australia 25–2725–1819–2523–25 92–95P2 Report

Pool 14
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun18:00Germany  2–3  Japan 22–2525–2115–2525–2012–1599–106P2 Report
15 Jun20:30Russia  3–0  Argentina 25–2025–2026–24  76–64P2 Report
16 Jun16:00Germany  3–1  Argentina 25–1925–1920–2525–22 95–85P2 Report
16 Jun19:00Russia  3–0  Japan 25–1625–2225–23  75–61P2 Report
17 Jun12:00Argentina  2–3  Japan 24–2625–1225–2323–2511–15108–101P2 Report
17 Jun15:00Germany  0–3  Russia 18–2524–2618–25  60–76P2 Report

Pool 15
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun17:30Poland  0–3  Iran 24–2624–2622–25  70–77P2 Report
15 Jun20:00United States  3–0  Serbia 25–2225–1625–14  75–52P2 Report
16 Jun14:00Iran  2–3  Serbia 25–2122–2525–2725–2011–15108–108P2 Report
16 Jun19:30United States  3–0  Poland 25–2025–1925–19  75–58P2 Report
17 Jun12:00Poland  0–3  Serbia 23–2523–2523–25  69–75P2 Report
17 Jun17:30United States  3–0  Iran 29–2725–2026–24  80–71P2 Report

Pool 16
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jun15:30Canada  3–0  Brazil 25–2234–3225–23  84–77P2 Report
15 Jun18:30Bulgaria  0–3  France 21–2520–2523–25  64–75P2 Report
16 Jun15:30France  3–0  Brazil 25–1925–2325–23  75–65P2 Report
16 Jun18:30Bulgaria  3–0  Canada 25–2225–1929–27  79–68P2 Report
17 Jun15:30France  3–2  Canada 25–1922–2525–2224–2616–14112–106P2 Report
17 Jun18:30Bulgaria  3–2  Brazil 25–2219–2525–1518–2515–12102–99P2 Report

Pool 17
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun18:40Poland  3–0  Argentina 26–2425–2029–27  80–71P2 Report
22 Jun21:10Australia  0–3  Brazil 22–2519–2519–25  60–75P2 Report
23 Jun17:40Australia  1–3  Argentina 20–2519–2525–2021–25 85–95P2 Report
23 Jun20:10Brazil  3–1  Poland 25–2225–2323–2525–23 98–93P2 Report
24 Jun12:10Brazil  0–3  Argentina 23–2522–2521–25  66–75P2 Report
24 Jun15:10Australia  0–3  Poland 16–2524–2623–25  63–76P2 Report

Pool 18
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun16:00Canada  0–3  Serbia 21–2518–2517–25  56–75P2 Report
22 Jun19:30China  3–1  Japan 25–1625–2118–2525–22 93–84P2 Report
23 Jun16:00Japan  1–3  Serbia 28–2633–3521–2518–25 100–111P2 Report
23 Jun19:30China  0–3  Canada 21–2523–2522–25  66–75P2 Report
24 Jun16:00Japan  0–3  Canada 23–2520–2522–25  65–75P2 Report
24 Jun19:30China  1–3  Serbia 21–2522–2525–1715–25 83–92P2 Report

Pool 19
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun16:00Bulgaria  2–3  Germany 25–2122–2525–2323–2513–15108–109P2 Report
22 Jun19:15Iran  3–1  South Korea 27–2523–2525–2225–23 100–95P2 Report
23 Jun16:00Germany  3–0  South Korea 25–2325–1825–19  75–60P2 Report
23 Jun18:30Iran  3–1  Bulgaria 25–2225–1523–2525–14 98–76P2 Report
24 Jun16:00Bulgaria  3–2  South Korea 19–2525–2225–1822–2515–12106–102P2 Report
24 Jun18:30Iran  3–2  Germany 25–2023–2525–2222–2515–11110–103P2 Report

Pool 20
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Jun17:30United States  2–3  France 21–2525–2328–2620–2512–15106–114P2 Report
22 Jun20:50Italy  0–3  Russia 21–2522–2520–25  63–75P2 Report
23 Jun17:30United States  0–3  Russia 23–2515–2522–25  60–75P2 Report
23 Jun20:30Italy  3–0  France 25–2125–2227–25  77–68P2 Report
24 Jun17:30France  3–0  Russia 25–2025–1325–18  75–51P2 Report
24 Jun20:30Italy  0–3  United States 23–2517–2527–29  67–79P2 Report

Final round

Pool play
Qualified for the Semifinals

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 183 159 1.151
2  Brazil 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 183 169 1.083
3  Serbia 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 115 153 0.752
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul20:45France  3–2  Brazil 22–2525–2021–2525–2215–13108–105P2 Report
5 Jul20:45Serbia  0–3  Brazil 16–2526–2819–25  61–78P2 Report
6 Jul20:45France  3–0  Serbia 25–1925–1825–17  75–54P2 Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 172 147 1.170
2  United States 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 142 136 1.044
3  Poland 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 144 175 0.823
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul18:00Russia  3–1  Poland 25–1825–2322–2525–17 97–83P2 Report
5 Jul18:00United States  3–0  Poland 28–2625–1725–18  78–61P2 Report
6 Jul18:00Russia  3–0  United States 25–2225–2125–21  75–64P2 Report

Final four
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 France3
 
8 July
 
 United States2
 
 France0
 
7 July
 
 Russia3
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Brazil0
 
3rd place match
 
 
8 July
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Brazil0

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul14:00France  3–2  United States 25–1825–1723–2524–2615–13112–99P2 Report
7 Jul17:00Russia  3–0  Brazil 25–1725–1825–14  75–49P2 Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul17:00United States  3–0  Brazil 25–2128–2628–26  81–73P2 Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jul20:45France  0–3  Russia 22–2520–2523–25  65–75P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

Statistics leaders

Preliminary Round

as of June 24, 2018[9]

Final Round

as of July 8, 2018[10]

See also

References
  1. "FIVB announces the Volleyball Nations League". FIVB. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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