Determine the first two names in the semi-finals of the women's volleyball world championship

(Dan Tri) - Italy and Japan are the first two teams to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Italy easily beat Poland 3-0 in the quarter-finals, while Japan narrowly beat the Netherlands 3-2.

The first quarter-finals of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship took place last night (September 3) in Thailand.

The Japanese women's team excelled in reaching the semi-finals (Photo: Siam Sport).

In particular, the first quarter-final match between Japan and the Netherlands was extremely exciting. The world's fourth-ranked team, Japan, lost in the first round with a score of 20-25.

However, in the second half, the situation was reversed, the Japanese women's volleyball team won again in this half with a score of 25-20, tying 1-1 after two periods.

The score was tied after two periods, allowing for a tense third period. In this period, the Netherlands won by a narrow margin of 25-22.

However, coincidentally, in the 4th quarter, the Japanese women's volleyball team won against the Dutch women's team, also with a score of 25-22, tying the score 2-2.

The match between Japan and the Netherlands was extremely exciting (Photo: Siam Sport).

Tied after four sets, the two teams had to decide the winner in the fifth and deciding set. In this set, the Japanese women's volleyball team won 15-12. In the end, the women's volleyball team from the land of the rising sun won 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22 and 15-12).

Japan is the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of this year's women's volleyball world championship.

The second team to reach the semi-finals is the world's number one women's volleyball team Italy. The team from the land of pasta easily defeated the world's number three team Poland 3-0 (25-17, 25-21 and 25-18) in the quarter-finals.

The Italian women's volleyball team's opponent in the semi-finals will be the winner of the quarter-final match between Brazil (ranked 2nd in the world) and France. The Japanese women's volleyball team's opponent in the semi-finals will be the winner of the match between the United States (ranked 7th in the world) and Türkiye.

The quarter-final matches between the US vs. Türkiye and Brazil vs. France will take place tonight (September 4) in Thailand.

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