Czechia advances to volleyball Worlds semifinals for first time in 55 years

Updated Fri, September 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM Published Thu, September 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Czechia has reached the semifinals of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship for the first time since 1970 after defeating Iran with a score of 22-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-21.

This marks Czechia's first semifinal appearance as an independent nation, having last reached this stage 55 years ago when the country was known as Czechoslovakia.

Patrik Indra scored 22 points and Lukas Vasina added 21 points for Czechia.

Setter Lubos Bartunek provided 34 excellent sets and commented that the team's ability to fight together and perform in key moments was crucial to their victory.

Czechia will face the winner of the Bulgaria-United States quarterfinal match in the semifinals on Saturday.

Czechia's coach Jiri Novak expressed confidence in his team's potential and stated that they have no plans of stopping their historic run.

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