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FIVB Worlds: Top-ranked Poland through to semis after routing Turkiye, books date with No. 2 Italy
Poland secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Turkey in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, advancing to the semifinals.
The top-ranked Polish team, who earned their fifth World Championship semifinal appearance in the last six editions, will face Italy in a highly anticipated rematch of the 2022 World Championship finals.
Key players for Poland included Wilfredo Leon, who scored 13 points and mentioned he was happy with the team's performance, and Jakub Kochanowski, who also contributed 13 points and crucial back-to-back aces to clinch the match.
Other notable contributors for Poland were Bartosz Kurek with 10 points, Norbert Huber with nine points, and Kamil Semeniuk with eight points.
Turkey, who missed injured Efe Mandiraci, struggled against Poland's strong performance, with the final set scores being 25-15, 25-22, and 25-19.
Leon, who was not in the 2022 World Championship due to a knee injury, expressed happiness with the win and the team's progress.
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