World champions Italy await Sweden if it reaches European Championship quarterfinals

Mon 31 Aug 2026 18:10 CEST

If Sweden wins tonight's round of 16 in the European Women's Volleyball Championship, reigning world champion Italy awaits in the quarterfinals. It wasn't easy to beat Sweden last time, says Italian star Ekaterina Antropova about the teams' latest meeting.

In the European Championship group stage, Italy beat Sweden 3-0, despite Sweden pressuring the world champion in the second set.

"We watched the match against Croatia. The Swedish team is there and everyone is ready to play," says Italian star Ekaterina Antropova, referring to when Sweden came from 2-0 down to win the set 3-2 against Croatia in the group stage.

Italy beat Bulgaria 3-0 in the round of 16.

Sweden plays its round-of-16 match at 7:00 PM tonight against host nation the Czech Republic.

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