2026 Club World Championship: Vôlei Renata and Sada Cruzeiro learn their schedule
Poland hosts the 2026 men's club World Championship between 15 and 20 December, with eight teams spread across three cities and the schedule released on Thursday. Vôlei Renata open against Ziraat at 12h and Sada Cruzeiro face Perugia at 16h30 on the 15th; the semi-finals are on Saturday and the final on Sunday the 20th.
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A Polônia recebe o Mundial masculino de clubes de 2026 entre 15 e 20 de dezembro, com oito equipes distribuídas por três cidades: Sosnowiec, Katowice e Czestochowa. A tabela foi divulgada nesta quinta-feira.
No Grupo A estão Vôlei Renata, Ziraat (Turquia), Zawiercie (Polônia) e Foolad Sirjan (Irã). O Grupo B reúne Sada Cruzeiro, Perugia (Itália), Al-Ahly (Egito) e Jakarta (Indonésia).
A fase de grupos terá quatro partidas por dia, com a rodada começando ao meio-dia de Brasília. Como a primeira fase é dividida entre cidades diferentes, haverá jogos simultâneos.
Na estreia, em 15 de dezembro, o Vôlei Renata encara o Ziraat às 12h, enquanto o Sada Cruzeiro pega o Perugia às 16h30. No mesmo dia, Jakarta enfrenta o Al-Ahly às 13h e Zawiercie duela com o Foolad Sirjan às 15h30.
A segunda rodada, na quarta-feira, coloca o Vôlei Renata diante do Foolad Sirjan às 12h, enquanto Jakarta e Sada Cruzeiro se enfrentam às 13h. Zawiercie e Ziraat jogam às 15h30, e Perugia encara o Al-Ahly às 16h30.
Na quinta-feira, o dia abre com Ziraat e Foolad Sirjan às 12h, seguido de Sada Cruzeiro e Al-Ahly às 13h. Depois, o Vôlei Renata pega o Zawiercie às 15h30, e Perugia enfrenta o Jakarta às 16h30.
Os dois primeiros de cada grupo avançam às semifinais, marcadas para o sábado, com jogos às 11h e às 14h30. No domingo, dia 20, a disputa do bronze abre o dia às 10h30 e a final está marcada para as 14h.
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