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Parc du Tremblay, Champigny-sur-Marne — 4 synthetic turfs and 1 grass field, a spectator village and facilities for athletes.

Individual — Each country will have the opportunity to have 3 men’s teams, 3 women’s teams, and 1 mixed team. The individual championships will feature both pool and bracket (knockout) stages).

Squad — Each country may have up to 5 teams competing for their country in each division of the squad championship. In the same manner to previous championships, each country will seed their teams 1-5 and these seeds will play off against another country. Winning 3 of these games will result in a win for ones country. The squad championships will feature both pool and bracket (knockout) stages.

In order to be part of a country’s National Team, one must fulfill a minimum of one of the following requirements:

- Be a citizen of the country

- Be a permanent resident of the country*

- Hold a valid immigrant visa for the country**

- Have lived permanently in the country before the start of 2026

Additionally any player who has represented a country at an international event in the last 36 months is ineligible to represent a different country at worlds. If an individual has represented two countries in the last 36 months (prior to the introduction of this rule) then their most recent representation is considered to be their country of representation.

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Voted and approved in 2025 by the community — led by the RRR25 group, rules can be found: here.

The 2026 Roundnet World Championship will use the Premier Spike™Kit and Big Ball!