Overview
Co-hosts Turkey finished second in Pool A on a record of four wins and one loss. Their only setback came in the final match of the group phase against titleholders Serbia, which they lost 1-3 before a sell-out crowd of 10,700 fans. Croatia had a rough start to the tournament but regrouped to finish third in Pool C in Budapest on a 3-2 win-loss record. Croatia are three-time EuroVolley silver medal winners (1995, 1997, 1999), while Turkey have a silver medal (2003) and bronze from the 2011 and 2017 editions to their name.
Head-to-Head
Turkey and Croatia meet for the fifth time in European Championships. Both nations won two of their previous four meetings.
Croatia won in straight sets in both the 1995 and 2011 group stages.
Turkey won 3-1 in the play-offs for 5th to 8th place in 2005 and 3-2 in the 2007 group stage.
These nations have never met in a major world level tournament.
Turkey
Turkey finished in second place in Pool A, only losing to group winners Serbia (3-1) in their most recent match.
Turkey reached at least the quarter-finals in each of the last four European championships, from 2011 to 2017.Turkey could win five matches at a single European championship for the third time after 2003 and 2011 (both 5).
In their defeat against Serbia, Eda Erdem Dündar won a team-high 16 points, including seven from stuff blocks. No other player on court that day scored more than three points from blocks.
Croatia
Croatia finished third in Pool C on three wins and two defeats. Their three wins came in their last four games.
Croatia could win three successive European Championship matches for the first time since a six-match winning run in 1997.
The 1997 edition was also the last time Croatia won more than three European championship matches.
Croatia could reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2013. They lost in the play-offs for the quarter-finals in 2015 (3-0 vs Italy) and 2017 (3-0 vs Netherlands).
In their most recent match, a 3-0 win against Hungary, Samanta Fabris won a match-high 25 points.
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Team
TURKEY 
Address
Emniyet Mahallesi Milas Sokak, 9/A - Besevler ANKARAContacts
Previous Games
| 08/09/2019 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 07/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 04/09/2019 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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20Competitions Played
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3Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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78%Win %
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24Sets Won
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825Points Won
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44%Attack %
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63%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Kutahya
- Height: 189 cm
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Gradačac
- Height: 187 cm
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Turkey survive drama to play Netherlands in the quarterfinals
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
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Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
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The number of successful point winning blocks of TURKEY compared to CROATIA.
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Naz Aydemir Akyol, setter of Turkey: “After the group stage, we said that we should play four finals if we want to get a medal. We started the match well, but the Croats played a very good and stable game. They served very well and their defence was very good too. Samanta Fabris played especially very well. They certainly have improved since the start of the tournament. It was not easy for us. With the support of the audience in Ankara, we tried not to give up. It was not a good day for us but it was good to win anyway.
In the quarterfinals, our opponent, the Netherlands, is the second team in Europe. A very respectable team, but it is just one match. We have not played against them for a long time but our coach will do the technical and tactical analysis. We will do our best to get to the podium in Ankara.”
Daniele Santarelli, coach of Croatia: “Reaching the quarterfinals was a dream for us. We fought hard for this dream and I am proud of my team. It is not easy to play in this arena, in front of these fans. It is something I had never heard or seen before but we played a great match. Losing this way is not simple. We have worked a lot with this team. We had a lot of ups and downs this summer but now we have fixed most of the problems.
It is normal that when you play against a team like Turkey, you cannot find perfection all the time. This good match was the last step of our long trip with this group. After a loss like this, it is not easy to say I am happy, but I am happy and I am proud as well.”