Romania’s women's national volleyball team qualifies for the 2026 European Championship
<p>The Romanian women's national volleyball team qualified for the 2026 European Championship after defeating the Croatian team 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-18) on Wednesday, August 6, at the Alba Blaj Polyvalent Hall, in their last match of Group G in the qualifiers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It is Romania's fourth consecutive qualification, and the 28th in history.</p>
<p>The Romanian team won the match, lasting one hour and 53 minutes, led by Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu, who scored 21 points. Denisa-Ștefania Cheluță (13) and Rodica Buterez (11) were the other best players on the team coached by Guillermo Naranjo Hernandez, according to <a href="https://agerpres.ro/sport/2025/08/06/volei-feminin-romania-s-a-calificat-la-campionatul-european-din-2026--1474168">Agerpres</a>.</p>
<p>From the defeated team, Andrea Mihaljevic and Martina Samadan stood out, with 13 points each.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Romania holds first place in the group, with 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points), followed by Croatia, which has 2 wins and 1 loss (6 points), and Kosovo, which has 0 points. Croatia, which will play its last match on August 9 in Osijek against Kosovo, can win the group if they win 3-0 or 3-1.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The final tournament, which will feature 24 teams, will take place from August 21 to September 6, 2026, in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, and Sweden.</p>
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