# 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

The 2019 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, an annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams. The competition was held between May and July 2019, and the final round took place in the Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States. This was the first edition of the World League or the Nations League to have the final round hosted in North America.
Following the results of the 2018 Nations League and 2018 Challenger Cup, South Korea were replaced by debutants Portugal in this edition.
Portugal were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and will be replaced by 2019 Challenger Cup winners Slovenia in the 2020 edition.
Russia successfully defended its title, defeating finals hosts, the United States, in the final. Poland claimed the bronze after sweeping Brazil in three straight sets. Matt Anderson from United States named the MVP of the tournament.

## 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. Portugal replaced South Korea after winning the 2018 Challenger Cup.
| Country | Confederation | Designation | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous appearances | Previous best performance |
| Country | Confederation | Designation | Total | First | Last | Previous best performance |
| Argentina | CSV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 14th place (2018) |
| Australia | AVC | Challenger team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 13th place (2018) |
| Brazil | CSV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 4th place (2018) |
| Bulgaria | CEV | Challenger team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 11th place (2018) |
| Canada | NORCECA | Challenger team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 7th place (2018) |
| China | AVC | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 15th place (2018) |
| France | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) |
| Germany | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 9th place (2018) |
| Iran | AVC | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 10th place (2018) |
| Italy | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 8th place (2018) |
| Japan | AVC | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 12th place (2018) |
| Poland | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 5th place (2018) |
| Portugal | CEV | Challenger team | 0 | None | None | None |
| Russia | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | Champions (2018) |
| Serbia | CEV | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 5th place (2018) |
| United States | NORCECA | Core team | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 3rd place (2018) |

## Format
### Preliminary round

The 16 teams competed in a round-robin format, with every core team hosting a pool at least once. The teams were divided into 4 pools of 4 teams at each week and competed for five weeks, totalling 120 matches. The top five teams after the preliminary round joined the hosts of the final round to compete in the final round. The relegation took into consideration only the 4 challenger teams. The last-ranked challenger team was excluded from the 2020 Volleyball Nations League. The winners of the 2019 Challenger Cup qualified for the next edition as a challenger team.

### Final round

The six qualified teams played in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualified for the semifinals. The pool winners played against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advanced to compete for the Volleyball Nations League title. The losers faced each other in the third place match.

## Pools composition

The overview of pools was released on October 23, 2018.

### Preliminary round

Week 1 :
| Pool 1 China | Pool 2 Argentina | Pool 3 Poland | Pool 4 Serbia |
| China  Germany  Iran  Italy | Argentina  Portugal  Canada  Bulgaria | Poland  United States  Brazil  Australia | Serbia  France  Russia  Japan |
| Week 2 |||||
| Pool 5 China | Pool 6 Russia | Pool 7 Japan | Pool 8 Canada |
| China  Bulgaria  Poland  France | Russia  Italy  United States  Portugal | Japan  Argentina  Iran  Brazil | Canada  Australia  Germany  Serbia |
| Week 3 |||||
| Pool 9 Portugal | Pool 10 Bulgaria | Pool 11 Iran | Pool 12 France |
| Portugal  Brazil  China  Serbia | Bulgaria  Japan  Italy  Australia | Iran  Canada  Poland  Russia | France  Argentina  United States  Germany |
| Week 4 |||||
| Pool 13 United States | Pool 14 Italy | Pool 15 Iran | Pool 16 Brazil |
| United States  Japan  China  Canada | Italy  Argentina  Serbia  Poland | Iran  France  Portugal  Australia | Brazil  Bulgaria  Germany  Russia |
| Week 5 |||||
| Pool 17 Australia | Pool 18 Brazil | Pool 19 Bulgaria | Pool 20 Germany |
| Australia  Argentina  China  Russia | Brazil  Italy  Canada  France | Bulgaria  Iran  Serbia  United States | Germany  Japan  Portugal  Poland |

### Final round

| Pool A | Pool B |
| United States (Hosts)  Russia (preliminary round 3rd)  France (preliminary round 4th) | Brazil (preliminary round 1st)  Iran (preliminary round 2nd)  Poland (preliminary round 5th) |

## Venues

The list of host cities and venues was announced on 26 March 2019.

### Preliminary round

Week 1 :
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
| Jiangmen, China | Mendoza, Argentina | Katowice, Poland | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium | Aconcagua Arena | Spodek | SPC Vojvodina |
| Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 6,987 |
| Week 2 ||||
| Pool 5 | Pool 6 | Pool 7 | Pool 8 |
| Ningbo, China | Ufa, Russia | Tokyo, Japan | Ottawa, Canada |
| Beilun Gymnasium | Ufa Arena | Musashino Forest Sports Plaza | TD Place Arena |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 8,250 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 9,500 |
| Week 3 ||||
| Pool 9 | Pool 10 | Pool 11 | Pool 12 |
| Gondomar, Portugal | Varna, Bulgaria | Urmia, Iran | Cannes, France |
| Multiusos de Gondomar | Palace of Culture and Sports | Ghadir Arena | Palais des Victoires |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,000 |
| Week 4 ||||
| Pool 13 | Pool 14 | Pool 15 | Pool 16 |
| Hoffman Estates, United States | Milan, Italy | Ardabil, Iran | Cuiabá, Brazil |
| Sears Centre Arena | PalaLido | Rezazadeh Stadium | Ginásio Aecim Tocantins |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 5,420 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
| Week 5 ||||
| Pool 17 | Pool 18 | Pool 19 | Pool 20 |
| Brisbane, Australia | Brasília, Brazil | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Leipzig, Germany |
| Queensland State Netball Centre | Nilson Nelson Gymnasium | Kolodruma | Arena Leipzig |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 11,105 | Capacity: 6,100 | Capacity: 12,000 |

### Final round

* All matches
* Chicago, United States
* Credit Union 1 Arena
* Capacity: 10,000

## Competition schedule

| ● | Preliminary round | ● | Final round |
| Week 1 31 May – 2 Jun | Week 2 7–9 Jun | Week 3 14–16 Jun | Week 4 21–23 Jun | Week 5 28–30 Jun | Week 6 Rest Week | Week 7 10–14 Jul |
| 24 matches | 24 matches | 24 matches | 24 matches | 24 matches | | 10 matches |

## Pool standing procedure

To determine the pools standings, the following criteria is applied:
* Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
* In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker applied: The teams were 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
* Where teams were still tied after an examination of the number of their victories and points gained, then the FIVB examined the results to break the tie in the following order:
** Sets quotient: if two or more teams were tied on the number of points gained, they were ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
** Points quotient: where the tie persisted based on the sets quotient, the teams were ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
** Where the tie persisted based on the points quotient, the tie was broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. Where the tie in points quotient was between three or more teams, these teams were ranked taking into consideration only the matches the teams in question were involved in.

## Squads

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 25 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
### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brazil | 15 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 44 | 15 | 2.933 | 1408 | 1218 | 1.156 | Final round |
| 2 | Iran | 15 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 2.533 | 1276 | 1173 | 1.088 | Final round |
| 3 | Russia | 15 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 17 | 2.176 | 1284 | 1164 | 1.103 | Final round |
| 4 | France | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 2.111 | 1341 | 1251 | 1.072 | Final round |
| 5 | Poland | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 25 | 1.520 | 1465 | 1397 | 1.049 | Final round |
| 6 | United States | 15 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 | 1317 | 1258 | 1.047 | Final round |
| 7 | Argentina | 15 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 1.269 | 1363 | 1304 | 1.045 | |
| 8 | Italy | 15 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 1.240 | 1316 | 1263 | 1.042 | |
| 9 | Canada | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 1.000 | 1313 | 1321 | 0.994 | |
| 10 | Japan | 15 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 0.844 | 1318 | 1326 | 0.994 | |
| 11 | Serbia | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 0.778 | 1393 | 1417 | 0.983 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 15 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 0.553 | 1268 | 1372 | 0.924 | |
| 13 | Australia | 15 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 0.541 | 1217 | 1334 | 0.912 | |
| 14 | Germany | 15 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 0.561 | 1349 | 1470 | 0.918 | |
| 15 | Portugal | 15 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 0.300 | 1095 | 1268 | 0.864 | Excluded from the 2020 Volleyball Nations League |
| 16 | China | 15 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 0.214 | 1047 | 1234 | 0.848 | |
* ↑ Qualified as hosts

### Week 1
#### Pool 1

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 May | 16:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Italy | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 95–94 | P2 Report |
| 31 May | 20:00 | China | 2–3 | Germany | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 103–103 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 16:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Germany | 25–21 | 30–28 | 25–23 | | | 80–72 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 20:00 | China | 0–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 16:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Iran | 28–30 | 27–29 | 20–25 | | | 75–84 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 20:00 | China | 0–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 13–25 | 24–26 | | | 58–76 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 2

* All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 31 May | 18:10 | Canada | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 20–25 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 86–95 | P2 Report |
| 31 May | 21:10 | Argentina | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–59 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 18:10 | Canada | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | 75–59 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 21:10 | Argentina | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–60 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 16:10 | Portugal | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 25–23 | 97–95 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 19:10 | Argentina | 1–3 | Canada | 21–25 | 27–29 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 97–96 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 3

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 May | 17:30 | United States | 0–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 67–75 | P2 Report |
| 31 May | 20:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Australia | 25–15 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | 99–76 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Australia | 32–34 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 27–29 | 15–13 | 124–111 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 17:40 | United States | 2–3 | Poland | 25–17 | 32–34 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 9–15 | 117–117 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 14:00 | Australia | 1–3 | United States | 25–19 | 25–27 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | 82–96 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Poland | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | 97–78 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 4

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 May | 17:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 12–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | | 72–99 | P2 Report |
| 31 May | 20:15 | France | 3–1 | Russia | 25–19 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–23 | | 95–89 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 16:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 89–98 | P2 Report |
| 1 Jun | 19:15 | Serbia | 1–3 | France | 12–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | | 79–95 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 16:00 | Japan | 1–3 | France | 22–25 | 27–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | 83–100 | P2 Report |
| 2 Jun | 19:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Serbia | 20–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 15–10 | 108–107 | P2 Report |

### Week 2
#### Pool 5

* All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jun | 16:00 | France | 3–1 | Poland | 28–26 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 25–20 | | 102–95 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jun | 19:30 | China | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 76–61 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 16:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–20 | | 99–89 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:30 | China | 0–3 | France | 16–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | France | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 106–105 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 19:15 | China | 0–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 6

* All times are Yekaterinburg Time (UTC+05:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jun | 16:00 | Italy | 3–1 | United States | 25–23 | 13–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 88–91 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jun | 19:10 | Russia | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | 75–61 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 16:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–13 | 25–20 | 25–11 | | 75–44 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | United States | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | 75–56 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 16:00 | Portugal | 1–3 | United States | 20–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 84–97 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Italy | 29–27 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 79–61 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 7

* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jun | 15:40 | Brazil | 3–2 | Iran | 23–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 33–31 | 15–10 | 117–107 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–16 | 25–16 | 33–31 | | | 83–63 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 15:10 | Argentina | 1–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 32–34 | | 98–104 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 18:40 | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 15:10 | Argentina | 2–3 | Brazil | 20–25 | 25–21 | 28–26 | 23–25 | 12–15 | 108–112 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 18:40 | Japan | 0–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 8

* All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 Jun | 16:40 | Germany | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–20 | 16–25 | 26–28 | 26–24 | 15–9 | 108–106 | P2 Report |
| 7 Jun | 20:06 | Canada | 3–0 | Australia | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 16:10 | Serbia | 3–2 | Australia | 22–25 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 101–101 | P2 Report |
| 8 Jun | 19:15 | Canada | 3–2 | Germany | 23–25 | 29–27 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 15–12 | 115–107 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 13:10 | Australia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–56 | P2 Report |
| 9 Jun | 16:10 | Canada | 2–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 12–15 | 104–115 | P2 Report |

### Week 3
#### Pool 9

* All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:00 | Brazil | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 104–99 | P2 Report |
| 14 Jun | 21:15 | Portugal | 3–0 | China | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–62 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 16:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | China | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–55 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 19:00 | Portugal | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 32–30 | 9–15 | 103–116 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 15:00 | China | 1–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 22–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | | 84–100 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 18:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Brazil | 19–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 10

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Japan | 1–3 | Italy | 25–23 | 15–25 | 27–29 | 21–25 | | 88–102 | P2 Report |
| 14 Jun | 20:40 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Australia | 20–25 | 29–27 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 111–111 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | Australia | 1–3 | Italy | 18–25 | 32–30 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 83–105 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:40 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Japan | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 19–21 | 107–109 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 17:00 | Japan | 3–2 | Australia | 25–18 | 25–27 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 115–107 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 20:40 | Italy | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–14 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–21 | | 98–80 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 11

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 15:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Poland | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 99–87 | P2 Report |
| 14 Jun | 18:45 | Iran | 3–0 | Canada | 25–15 | 26–24 | 25–16 | | | 76–55 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 15:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Canada | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | 97–91 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 18:40 | Iran | 3–2 | Poland | 25–20 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 15–8 | 104–95 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 15:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Canada | 25–20 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | 103–93 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 18:45 | Iran | 3–0 | Russia | 25–20 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | | 76–67 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 12

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Argentina | 25–22 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–21 | | 96–87 | P2 Report |
| 14 Jun | 20:15 | France | 3–1 | Germany | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 99–85 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Germany | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 96–86 | P2 Report |
| 15 Jun | 20:03 | France | 1–3 | Argentina | 18–25 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | | 80–94 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 14:00 | Argentina | 3–2 | Germany | 25–19 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 15–10 | 111–102 | P2 Report |
| 16 Jun | 17:35 | France | 1–3 | United States | 25–23 | 22–25 | 26–28 | 25–27 | | 98–103 | P2 Report |

### Week 4
#### Pool 13

* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jun | 17:00 | Canada | 3–1 | China | 25–19 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–17 | | 97–84 | P2 Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:10 | United States | 3–0 | Japan | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 14:00 | China | 0–3 | Japan | 19–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 62–75 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 19:30 | United States | 1–3 | Canada | 22–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | 87–97 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 12:00 | Canada | 3–2 | Japan | 25–18 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 110–105 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 16:30 | United States | 3–0 | China | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–58 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 14

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Argentina | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 20–25 | 19–17 | 114–113 | P2 Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:20 | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 76–65 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Serbia | 32–30 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 15–11 | 112–112 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 20:10 | Italy | 1–3 | Argentina | 22–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | 85–98 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 17:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 20:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Poland | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 116–121 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 15

* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jun | 15:30 | France | 3–0 | Australia | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 75–67 | P2 Report |
| 21 Jun | 18:30 | Iran | 3–1 | Portugal | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 100–85 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 15:30 | France | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | 76–70 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 18:30 | Iran | 3–0 | Australia | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 75–52 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 15:30 | Portugal | 0–3 | Australia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–27 | | 70–77 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 18:30 | Iran | 0–3 | France | 18–25 | 24–26 | 21–25 | | 63–76 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 16

* All times are Amazon Time (UTC−04:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jun | 17:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Russia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 14–25 | | 79–97 | P2 Report |
| 21 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 96–78 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 Report |
| 22 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Germany | 20–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 106–98 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 17:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 28–26 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 10–15 | 105–109 | P2 Report |
| 23 Jun | 20:20 | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | 25–17 | 25–21 | 28–26 | | | 78–64 | P2 Report |

### Week 5
#### Pool 17

* All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | China | 1–3 | Argentina | 17–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 82–95 | P2 Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 16:00 | Argentina | 2–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 98–108 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 19:00 | Australia | 3–1 | China | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 99–81 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 13:00 | China | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 26–28 | | | 72–78 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 16:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Argentina | 23–25 | 18–25 | 24–26 | | | 65–76 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 18

* All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Italy | 1–3 | Canada | 25–15 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 85–90 | P2 Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | France | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 98–89 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 17:00 | France | 3–1 | Italy | 27–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 98–89 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–58 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 16:00 | Canada | 0–3 | France | 22–25 | 26–28 | 23–25 | | 71–78 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 19:00 | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | 26–28 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–18 | 101–86 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 19

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Iran | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–23 | 26–28 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 101–92 | P2 Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:40 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | United States | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 96–90 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 17:00 | United States | 3–1 | Serbia | 14–25 | 25–20 | 29–27 | 26–24 | 94–96 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 20:40 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Iran | 23–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 67–75 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 17:00 | Iran | 0–3 | United States | 25–27 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 66–77 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 20:40 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | 75–53 | P2 Report |

#### Pool 20

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jun | 17:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Japan | 22–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–20 | | 99–89 | P2 Report |
| 28 Jun | 20:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Portugal | 28–26 | 20–25 | 25–10 | 25–23 | | 98–84 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 17:30 | Germany | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–21 | 14–25 | 23–25 | | 81–96 | P2 Report |
| 29 Jun | 20:30 | Portugal | 1–3 | Japan | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | | 87–97 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 14:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Japan | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 9–15 | 94–109 | P2 Report |
| 30 Jun | 17:10 | Poland | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).

### Pool play
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 173 | 142 | 1.218 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 133 | 131 | 1.015 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 140 | 173 | 0.809 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 19:30 | United States | 3–1 | France | 25–16 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 98–84 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 20:00 | Russia | 3–0 | France | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | 75–56 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Russia | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | 75–58 | P2 Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 205 | 188 | 1.090 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 212 | 213 | 0.995 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 189 | 205 | 0.922 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jul | 16:30 | Brazil | 2–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 9–15 | 103–109 | P2 Report |
| 11 Jul | 17:00 | Iran | 1–3 | Poland | 25–21 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 85–96 | P2 Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Iran | 25–20 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 20–25 | 15–10 | 109–104 | P2 Report |

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Poland | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Russia | 3 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Russia | 3 | United States | 1 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | United States | 1 |
| 13 July | 13 July | Russia | 3 |
| United States | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| Brazil | 2 | | |
| Brazil | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Poland | 3 |
| | | Brazil | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 88–99 | P2 Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | United States | 3–2 | Brazil | 25–21 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 15–9 | 103–100 | P2 Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Brazil | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | P2 Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | United States | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 89–95 | P2 Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | United States |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Canada |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Serbia |
| 12 | Bulgaria |
| 13 | Australia |
| 14 | Germany |
| 15 | Portugal |
| 16 | China |
* 2019 Men's Nations League champions
* Russia Second title
* 14-man roster
* Dmitry Volkov, Egor Kliuka, Ivan Iakovlev, Viktor Poletaev, Ilyas Kurkaev, Dmitry Kovalev, Fedor Voronkov, Igor Kobzar (c), Denis Zemchenok, Anton Semyshev, Igor Filippov, Yaroslav Podlesnykh, Roman Martynyuk, Valentin Golubev
* Head coach
* Tuomas Sammelvuo

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Matt Anderson (USA)
* Best setter
    Micah Christenson (USA)
* Best outside spikers
    Bartosz Bednorz (POL)
    Dmitry Volkov (RUS)
    Egor Kliuka (RUS)
* Best middle blockers
    Ivan Iakovlev (RUS)
    Maxwell Holt (USA)
* Best opposite spiker
    Matt Anderson (USA)
* Best libero
    Erik Shoji (USA)

## Statistics leaders
### Preliminary round

Statistics leaders correct at the end of preliminary round.
Best Scorers :
| | Player | Attacks | Blocks | Serves | Total |
| 1 | Amir Ghafour | 214 | 21 | 14 | 249 |
| 2 | Yūji Nishida | 183 | 13 | 23 | 219 |
| 3 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 173 | 14 | 23 | 210 |
| 4 | Simon Hirsch | 170 | 21 | 13 | 204 |
| 5 | Yoandy Leal Hidalgo | 161 | 22 | 19 | 202 |
Best Attackers :
| | Player | Spikes | Faults | Shots | Total | % |
| 1 | Bruno Lima | 177 | 50 | 98 | 325 | 54.46 |
| 2 | Amir Ghafour | 214 | 59 | 120 | 393 | 54.45 |
| 3 | Ricardo Lucarelli | 173 | 54 | 91 | 318 | 54.40 |
| 4 | Sharone Vernon-Evans | 130 | 32 | 82 | 244 | 53.28 |
| 5 | Yūki Ishikawa | 170 | 40 | 112 | 322 | 52.80 |
Best Blockers :
| | Player | Blocks | Faults | Rebounds | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Graham Vigrass | 31 | 63 | 65 | 159 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Mohammad Mousavi | 32 | 79 | 56 | 167 | 0.52 |
| 3 | Ilyas Kurkaev | 33 | 81 | 73 | 187 | 0.49 |
| 4 | Svetoslav Gotsev | 28 | 55 | 48 | 131 | 0.47 |
| 5 | Ivan Iakovlev | 32 | 68 | 48 | 148 | 0.47 |
Best Servers :
| | Player | Aces | Faults | Hits | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Egor Kliuka | 28 | 37 | 107 | 172 | 0.41 |
| 2 | Yūji Nishida | 23 | 41 | 124 | 188 | 0.39 |
| 3 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 23 | 33 | 175 | 231 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Arshdeep Dosanjh | 17 | 29 | 130 | 176 | 0.30 |
| 5 | Simone Giannelli | 16 | 21 | 110 | 147 | 0.29 |
Best Setters :
| | Player | Running | Faults | Still | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Saeid Marouf | 529 | 17 | 688 | 1234 | 8.53 |
| 2 | Brett Walsh | 443 | 13 | 758 | 1214 | 7.64 |
| 3 | Simone Giannelli | 358 | 4 | 458 | 820 | 6.39 |
| 4 | Arshdeep Dosanjh | 308 | 10 | 677 | 995 | 5.40 |
| 5 | Jan Zimmermann | 336 | 6 | 699 | 1041 | 5.25 |
Best Diggers :
| | Player | Digs | Faults | Receptions | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Santiago Danani | 143 | 57 | 45 | 245 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Fabio Balaso | 121 | 35 | 41 | 197 | 2.16 |
| 3 | Luke Perry | 122 | 46 | 44 | 212 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Julian Zenger | 126 | 41 | 61 | 228 | 1.97 |
| 5 | Jenia Grebennikov | 118 | 27 | 39 | 184 | 1.87 |
Best Receivers :
| | Player | Excellents | Faults | Serve | Total | % |
| 1 | Thales Hoss | 104 | 23 | 231 | 358 | 22.63 |
| 2 | Alexandre Ferreira | 75 | 17 | 195 | 287 | 20.21 |
| 3 | Santiago Danani | 89 | 23 | 229 | 341 | 19.35 |
| 4 | Garrett Muagututia | 74 | 15 | 228 | 317 | 18.61 |
| 5 | Julian Zenger | 73 | 19 | 222 | 314 | 17.20 |

### Final round

Statistics leaders correct at the end of final round.
Best Scorers :
| | Player | Spikes | Blocks | Serves | Total |
| 1 | Bartosz Bednorz | 65 | 8 | 6 | 79 |
| 2 | Matthew Anderson | 50 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
| 3 | Taylor Sander | 46 | 2 | 5 | 53 |
| 4 | Wallace De Souza | 46 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
| 5 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 38 | 1 | 10 | 49 |
Best Attackers :
| | Player | Spikes | Faults | Shots | Total | % |
| 1 | Taylor Sander | 46 | 10 | 24 | 80 | 57.50 |
| 2 | Bartosz Bednorz | 65 | 15 | 44 | 124 | 52.24 |
| 3 | Dmitry Volkov | 31 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 50.82 |
| 4 | Milad Ebadipour | 26 | 4 | 23 | 53 | 49.06 |
| 5 | Matthew Anderson | 50 | 19 | 33 | 102 | 49.02 |
Best Blockers :
| | Player | Blocks | Faults | Rebounds | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Maxwell Holt | 17 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 1.06 |
| 2 | Ivan Iakovlev | 13 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 0.93 |
| 3 | Mohammad Mousavi | 8 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 4 | Norbert Huber | 14 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Karol Kłos | 13 | 25 | 18 | 56 | 0.81 |
Best Servers :
| | Player | Aces | Faults | Hits | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Egor Kliuka | 8 | 9 | 31 | 48 | 0.57 |
| 2 | Ricardo Lucarelli Souza | 10 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Bartosz Kwolek | 7 | 9 | 44 | 60 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Karol Kłos | 7 | 9 | 54 | 70 | 0.44 |
| 5 | Thibault Rossard | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0.43 |
Best Setters :
| | Player | Running | Faults | Still | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Saeid Marouf | 71 | 3 | 129 | 203 | 7.89 |
| 2 | Micah Christenson | 101 | 1 | 191 | 293 | 6.31 |
| 3 | Marcin Komenda | 92 | 2 | 197 | 291 | 5.75 |
| 4 | Fernando Kreling | 79 | 4 | 125 | 208 | 4.39 |
| 5 | Igor Kobzar | 57 | 0 | 159 | 216 | 4.07 |
Best Diggers :
| | Player | Digs | Faults | Receptions | Total | Avg |
| 1 | Saeid Marouf | 24 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Jakub Popiwczak | 29 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Mohammad Reza Hazratpour | 16 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 1.78 |
| 4 | Nicolas Rossard | 12 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Valentin Golubev | 24 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 1.71 |
Best Receivers :
| | Player | Excellents | Faults | Serve | Total | % |
| 1 | Thales Hoss | 27 | 6 | 73 | 106 | 19.81 |
| 2 | Erik Shoji | 13 | 2 | 46 | 61 | 18.03 |
| 3 | Taylor Sander | 19 | 7 | 48 | 74 | 16.22 |
| 4 | Valentin Golubev | 16 | 5 | 58 | 79 | 13.92 |
| 5 | Bartosz Kwolek | 19 | 6 | 88 | 113 | 11.50 |