VNL at PhilSports Arena unwraps tonight
MANILA, Philippines — Six teams, headed by world No. 1 Italy and crowd darling Japan, are all geared up for Week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League 2026 beginning today at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
The Italians will battle the Czechs at 4 p.m. hoping to keep their place in the top four after winning three of their four matches in the opening week in Brazil early this month.
Also scheduled for today are showdowns pitting Japan with Serbia in a marquee matchup at 8 p.m. and the United States with Dominican Republic at 12 noon.
AVC president Ramon Suzara said the Pasig venue was a last-minute replacement for the initial choice of SM Seaside Arena in Cebu, which wasn’t completed in time for this prestigious meet.
But Suzara stressed the Queen City of the South will have its hosting turn next year since the country will be one of the stops by the VNL women’s in the next three years including this one in Pasig.
The Japanese should be a team to watch after sweeping their first four outings in Quebec, Canada that put them currently in second behind the Brazilians.
It will clash with a Serbian side that may play minus superstar Tijana Boskovic.
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