Netherlands beat Slovenia to reach European Championship quarterfinals
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The Netherlands beat Slovenia 3-2 in the last 16 of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship.
- The match at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall ended 25-18, 19-25, 25-21, 29-31 and 15-9.
- The Netherlands will face the winner of Poland and Portugal in the quarterfinals on September 3.
The Netherlands reached the quarterfinals of the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship after edging Slovenia 3-2 in a five-set last-16 match at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
The Dutch team won the first and third sets 25-18 and 25-21. Slovenia forced a deciding set by taking the second 25-19 and the fourth 31-29, but the Netherlands closed out the match 15-9.
The Netherlands will play the winner of the Poland-Portugal match in the quarterfinals on September 3.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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