The qualifying stage for the final tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the CEV on 15 June 2020. The tournament itself will be held with participants determined from European Ranking after the respective National Federations confirm their participation in the event.[1]
Pools composition
The second round organisers were drawn and then the pools were set accordingly, following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of June 2019. Rankings are shown in brackets.[2]