Serbia2–3France
25–2025–2222–2523–2513–15
Serbia faced France in the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League 2026 on 09/07/2026 in Belgrade, Serbia, with France claiming a 3-2 victory after a five-set battle.
The decisive fifth set saw France edge Serbia 15-13, the narrowest margin of the match, after the teams traded two-set leads—Serbia won the opening sets 25-20 and 25-22, before France rallied with 25-22 and 25-23 wins to force the tiebreak.
France's Ratahiry Li. (#4) led all scorers with 24 points, including 19 attacks and 4 blocks, while Serbia's Tica (#34) contributed 16 points in the losing effort. Notably, this match marked the third consecutive five-set encounter between the two sides in women's VNL play, following France's 3-2 win on 21/06/2025.
Match statistics
SerbiaFrance
53Attack59
14Block14
5Ace serve6
36Opp. errors29
108Total108
Top scorers
Serbia
Tica#34
16 pts14 atk2 blk0 srv
Kirov#26
15 pts8 atk6 blk1 srv
Ivanović#1
12 pts11 atk0 blk1 srv
France
Ratahiry Li.#4
24 pts19 atk4 blk1 srv
Ndiaye#7
23 pts18 atk2 blk3 srv
Elouga#21
11 pts5 atk5 blk1 srv