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❗️ ROAD OF THE FINLAND NATIONAL TEAM TO THE BRONZE MEDAL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2026! 🥉 🟢: 🇫🇮 New generation: Luka Marttila 03', Nooa Marttila 05', Fedor Ivanov 00', Severi Savonsalmi 00', Santeri Välimaa 01', Veikka Lindqvist 03'. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Triumph in the 2025 European League tournament. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Advancement to the knockout phase of the 2025 World Championship after a tie-break victory against the French national team, the current Olympic champion. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Triumph in the 2026 European League tournament. This edition without a lost match. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Deserved advancement to the Nations League 2027 tournament. 🟢: 🇫🇮 The oldest player in the team led by Olli Kuunari for the 2026 European Championship is born... 1996. 🟢: 🇫🇮 45,000 spectators at the group stage matches. The atmosphere in Tampere worthy of the most important tournament on the old continent. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Three consecutive victories to open the 2026 European Championship tournament. A record winning streak for Finland at this level of competition. 🟢: 🇫🇮 12th place for Finland in the FIVB ranking. One of the highest positions in the history of Finnish volleyball. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Advancement to the medal zone of the European Championship after a 19-year hiatus. Victory over Italy, the host of the medal zone of the European Championship. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Winning the bronze medal of the 2026 European Championship after a victory in three sets against Slovenia, the first medal in the history of Finnish volleyball at the European Championship. 🟢: 🇫🇮 Coach Olli Kuunari. After historic achievements with the club Akaa-Volley, including the first championship, national cup, and semi-final in the Challenge Cup, Olli Kuunari has proven through two seasons as the national team coach that he is ready for even more serious challenges. NOTHING HERE IS BY CHANCE. IT IS WORK THAT, AFTER A FEW YEARS, HAS BROUGHT HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS❗️ Photo: CEV #EuroVolleyM2026 (translated)

Thank you, Maja, for the beautiful tournament 🫂 Three victories, WTA 500 semifinals, and a solid point total for the ranking ✅ We wish you success in your upcoming starts 🤞 (translated)

The measure of the potential of the white-reds should be the fact that at the semifinal level of the 2026 European Championship, we win in three sets against the Slovenian team, and it can be confidently said that the first two sets played by our team were what they were, but the most important thing is that they went our way. I didn't like our reception line's performance, too many mistakes. We waited a long time for Fornal in this match, and Bołądź played in the famous "black-reds"; nevertheless, the conclusion was once again beautiful. In the end, winners are not judged. This was not our best match in this tournament, absolutely, yet we win it in three sets against Fabio Soli's team. I appreciate it and ask for more during tomorrow's final tournament! (translated)

Taking into account the ranking of her rival, Maja Chwalińska achieved today the most valuable victory of her career. Our representative has won against a player in the WTA top "20" for the first time. When she competed against Elise Mertens at Roland Garros, the Belgian was outside the top 20. Now she is in 19th place. In addition, Maja has already secured at least the 21st place in the ranking after the tournament in Singapore, which equals her personal best. During the semifinal against Mirra Andreeva or Leylah Fernandez, she will fight for her first career advancement into the top "20" of the WTA. We're keeping our fingers crossed! 🤞 📸 Julien Crosnier/FFT | #SGTennisOpen | #zkortu (translated)

Maju, we are also very happy! 🤗 - Let's talk about your performance today. What are you most satisfied with? - Elise is a very solid player, difficult to beat. I knew that to win today, I had to play my best tennis. I just wanted to fight for every point, focus on my goals for this match, and give myself the best chance to win. I'm glad I managed to do that. - What do you think made something "click" in your game in Singapore? - Well, I guess I have to play only in Singapore 😅 You know, the season lasts many weeks, and you can't play great in every one of them. Consistency and work are what matters most. You also have to be patient. I'm certainly facing even tougher weeks ahead, but I'm glad I kept my calm and patience. I worked hard, and I'm happy that this work is paying off now. - You've reached the semifinals in Singapore. This is your second semifinal in the WTA main circuit. How significant is this for you? - Yes, it's definitely very important for me. I had several tough weeks behind me, so I must admit that it tastes especially good. - And finally - a very loud crowd again, a lot of Polish fans. Would you like to say something to them? - Yes, of course. Thank you all for coming. I hope to see you again tomorrow - cheering for me, of course 😅 I'm very happy to see Polish flags again. You never let me down. I'm very happy and grateful. See you tomorrow! (translated)

❗️ GAME EUROVOLLEY DAY! 🫡 ⚪️: Tournament: European Championship 2026. ⚪️: Tournament Round: Knockout stage, semifinals. ⚪️: Day: September 25. ⚪️: Time: 17:00 Polish time. ⚪️: Broadcast: Polsat Sport 1 / Polsat / CEV TV. ⚪️: Venue: Assago, Unipol Forum. ⚪️: Rival 🆚️ SLOVENIA 🇸🇮 ⚪️: Slovenia in the ME 2026 tournament: ✅️: 3-0, Slovakia 🇸🇰 ✅️: 3-0, Sweden 🇸🇪 ❌️: 1-3, Greece 🇬🇷 ✅️: 3-1, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 ❌️: 2-3, Italy 🇮🇹 ✅️: 3-0, Serbia 🇷🇸 ✅️: 3-1, Belgium 🇧🇪 ⚪️: Star of the team in the tournament: Rok Mozić, receiver. ⚪️: Slovenia in the last ME tournament: 3rd place, ME 2023 tournament. ⚪️: Historic achievement of the rival: 2nd place, European Championship 2021. ⚪️: Last encounter: 3rd place, Nations League 2026. ⚪️: Under Grbić: Six official victories and two official losses. ⚪️: Balance with Slovenia in the 21st century: Thirteen official victories - eight official losses. AFTER ADVANCING TO THE GRAND FINAL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2026, WE ARE WITH YOU, GOOD LUCK❗️ Photo: PZPS Graphic: own #ganglysego (translated)

MAJOR KAPITAL! ❤️ The Polish player defeated Elise Mertens 6:2, 6:2 and will play tomorrow for a spot in the first WTA 500 final of her career...👏 Her semifinal opponent will be determined by the match between Andriejeva and Fernandez. So, revenge for the final in Paris? 🤞 📸: Matt Fitzgerald #zkortu | #SGTennisOpen (translated)

❗️ THE SEMIFINAL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2026, BETWEEN POLAND AND SLOVENIA, WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, AT 5:00 PM! ✅️ 🇵🇱 🆚️ 🇸🇮 Photo: PZPS #gangłysego (translated)

❗️ The Polish national team safely arrived in Milan. ✅️ In front of the white-reds is the last and most important weekend of the 2026 international season. In a few hours, the title defenders will learn about their semifinal opponent, which will be Belgium or Slovenia, and the clash for the final of the 2026 European Championships with the team led by Nikola Grbic will take place on Friday. We are still waiting for the official confirmation of the white-reds' semifinal time. 🔜 If Italy qualifies for the medal zone today, then our national team's match should be the second one on Friday, slated for 21:00. These are still theoretical assumptions based on information emerging before the start of the tournament (the Italian national football team is playing a Nations League match on Friday at 20:45). The mood in our national team is really great, everyone is ready to fight for the second consecutive gold medal in the European Championships and qualify for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. ✅️ TRUST THE PROCESS. ⚪️🔴 Photo: CEV #gangłysego (translated)

Coach Nikola Grbić warns against premature conclusions before the semifinals of the European Championships, emphasizing that his team, Poland, will have to face strong opponents, including probably Slovenia, and he expresses satisfaction with the current level of play of his team. (translated)

❗️ WORLD CUP 18' - ME 26'. 218 officially played matches during this time... and 183 victories by the Polish national team, in other words, 84% of all official matches won. 84%! 17 recent international competitions and 16 advancements to the medal zone. ✅️ 11 recent representative tournaments and 11 advances to the semifinals of the tournaments. ✅️ All events during the term of Nikola Grbić have led to the white-reds reaching the TOP4. Every time a won quarter-final, every time! ✅️ The last official international tournament without a medal - quarter-final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. More than 5 years ago! Since then, we have been the only ones present in the medal zone of all possible international tournaments. Appreciate this moment. Appreciate where we are, as Polish volleyball. ⚪️🔴 Photo: CEV #gangłysego (translated)

They are giving us joy! We are defeating Germany and entering the semifinals of the European Championships! We are defending the championship title. Just two more steps! Well done, gentlemen! All of Poland is rooting for you! (translated)

Poland in the SEMIFINAL #EuroVolleyM! 🔥🔥🔥 The White and Reds win their quarter-final in three sets and took another step towards defending the title 💪 Poland-Germany 3️⃣:0️⃣ (25-23; 25-17; 25-17) 📸CEV #polandvolleyball #Polishnationalteam #semifinal #europeanchampionship #TeamPoland #wecreatePolishsport #Orlen #Plus (translated)