# Women's European Volleyball Championship progress

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/womens-european-volleyball-championship-progress
> Updated: 2026-08-30T22:54:02.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 2.

The Poland women’s national volleyball team advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 European Championship following a 3-0 victory over Portugal in Istanbul. The match scores were 25:18, 25:17, and 25:23.

While Poland maintained an undefeated record, the third set saw a period of instability where Portugal secured an unexpected lead, at one point trailing Poland 16-20. The Polish squad, led by coach Stefano Lavarini, stabilized through the performances of Maja Koput and Paulina Damaske, while Magdalena Stysiak contributed 22 points to the win.

Regarding the previously noted absence of captain and libero Aleksandra Szczygłowska, it has been clarified that she is sidelined due to health issues. Klaudia Łyduch continues to fill the role in her absence.

Poland is scheduled to face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. The Netherlands secured their spot in the knockout stage by defeating Slovenia 3-2 in a five-set match (25-18, 19-25, 25-21, 29-31, 15-9). Other quarter-final matchups include Italy vs. Sweden and Serbia vs. Greece, following victories by Italy over Bulgaria and Sweden over the Czech Republic. Additionally, Turkey advanced to the quarter-finals after a 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan. Germany also progressed to the quarter-finals following a 3-2 comeback victory against Belgium, setting up a match against Turkey.

## Claims

- The Netherlands defeated Slovenia 3-2 in the women's European Championship round of 16. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- The first set score was 25:18 in favor of the Netherlands. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Stefano Lavarini is the coach of the Polish women's national volleyball team. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Poland and Portugal are facing each other in the round of 16 of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Portugal won two out of five matches in the group stage to advance to the round of 16. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The Netherlands will face the winner of the Poland vs. Portugal match in the quarterfinals. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The Polish women's team won all five of their group stage matches. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The second set score was 25:19 in favor of Slovenia. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The match between Poland and Portugal is scheduled for August 31 at 18:00 Polish time. (single source)
- Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Croatia 3:1. (single source)
- Greece defeated France 3:0 to advance, resulting in France's elimination. (single source)
- The third set score was 25:21 in favor of the Netherlands. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-30: EuroVolley 2026: Quarter-finalists confirmed after knockout matches

The 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship quarter-finals are set, featuring Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Germany, Serbia, and Greece.

19 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-womens-volleyball-to-face-portugal-in-european-championship-round-of-16

### 2026-08-27: Portugal women's volleyball team reaches EuroVolley round of 16

Portugal's women's national volleyball team has qualified for the EuroVolley round of 16 after a historic 3-2 victory against Romania in Baku.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/portugal-womens-volleyball-team-reaches-eurovolley-round-of-16

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