The Polish team made the quarterfinals thanks to a 3-1 victory over Belgium in the Round of 16 in Bari, Italy, on Sunday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s polskieradio24.pl reported.
It was a sixth straight win for Poland in the tournament, which is being held in Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Israel.
Poland, managed by Serbian coach Nikola Grbić, beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in their opening game of the EuroVolley tournament and followed up with a 3-1 win against the Netherlands and a 3-0 victory over co-hosts North Macedonia.
The Poles, who are one of the world's strongest teams, defeated Denmark 3-0 in its penultimate group-stage match in Skopje on Tuesday, before beating Montenegro 3-0, also in Skopje, on Wednesday.
The 2023 Men's EuroVolley championships run until September 16.
The Poles won the bronze at the 2021 EuroVolley tournament.
Poland won world championship titles in 2014 and 2018 and finished runners-up last year.
Earlier this year, Grbić's men won the Volleyball Nations League.
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Source: polskieradio24.pl, EuroVolley