Bulgaria3–2Canada
25–2725–2221–2525–1815–11
Bulgaria defeated Canada 3-2 in the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2026 on 27 June 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The fifth and decisive set was the closest, with Bulgaria winning 15-11 after Canada had forced the tie-break in the previous set, 25-21.
Bulgaria's A. Nikolov led all scorers with 25 points, including 23 kills and 2 aces. This result reversed the men's head-to-head trend, as Canada had won the previous men's VNL meeting in 2025 with a 3-0 scoreline.
Match statistics
BulgariaCanada
62Attack46
5Block11
12Ace serve7
32Opp. errors39
111Total103
Top scorers
Bulgaria
A. Nikolov#23
25 pts23 atk0 blk2 srv
Asparuhov#8
12 pts10 atk0 blk2 srv
Grozdanov#11
11 pts9 atk1 blk1 srv
Canada
Sho#13
18 pts16 atk0 blk2 srv
Howe#17
12 pts5 atk5 blk2 srv
Eshenko#1
8 pts6 atk1 blk1 srv