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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is Romania’s fourth consecutive qualification, and the 28th in history.<\/p>\n
The Romanian team won the match, lasting one hour and 53 minutes, led by Adelina Bud\u0103i-Ungureanu, who scored 21 points. Denisa-\u0218tefania Chelu\u021b\u0103 (13) and Rodica Buterez (11) were the other best players on the team coached by Guillermo Naranjo Hernandez, according to Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n From the defeated team, Andrea Mihaljevic and Martina Samadan stood out, with 13 points each.\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n 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>\n