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Who Will Turkey Face in the European Volleyball Championship Final, and When Is the Match?

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Turkey reached the 2026 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship final by defeating Serbia 3-0 in the semifinals.
  • The final will take place on Sept. 6, 2026, at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
  • Turkey’s opponent will be the winner of the Italy-Poland semifinal, scheduled for Sept. 5.

Turkey’s women’s volleyball team has reached the final of the 2026 CEV European Championship after overcoming Serbia in the semifinals. The team now awaits the winner of the other semifinal to learn its opponent.

The championship match will be played on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. The tournament’s final day will begin with the third-place match before the game that decides the European champion.

Italy and Poland will meet in the other semifinal on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at the same venue. The winner will face Turkey in the final.

Both teams reached the last four after winning their quarterfinals 3-1. Italy defeated Sweden, while Poland beat the Netherlands. Turkey’s final opponent will be confirmed after the Italy-Poland match.

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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.