Jakub Kochanowski after a defeat with Italy. Important words of the Polish representative

The Polish volleyball team was undefeated before the Saturday semi -final with Italy. The Poles went through the next obstacles with a dry foot, having small problems, which, however, instantly could eliminate and go out victorious at the end of the matches. In the clash with the world champions it was no longer possible …

Jakub Kochanowski after defeat in the semi -final. A great disappointment of Poles

It is worth noting that several hours before the start of the match, it became clear that Bartosz Kurek would not appear in the semi -final of the World Cup. The Polish captain suffered an injury related to the abdominal muscles, which excluded him from any chance of playing against Italy.

What’s more, there is not much indicate that the tap is ready to play on Sunday, when Poles play for bronze. There is nothing to hide, it is a lot of weakness – especially in terms of mental – looking at the Polish team.

In the Saturday semi -final, where the details decided, the absence of “Kurasia” was felt. Especially considering how much he gave the team in previous matches.

How did Jakub Kochanowski, the middle team evaluated the match?

– We did not lose faith regardless of whether we won or lost. It’s hard to say something. A player comes out and serves like Italians in the second set. I think there is no team in the world that would stand it at the moment. You have to give them great respect that they played best, risked and everything came out mainly at the ends (…) Nobody thinks about the match for bronze yet, but you have to start slowly, because time is not too much. It is never easy and pleasant to gather for such a meeting, especially after a defeat in such a tournament as the world championships. But let’s do everything to bring this medal from the Philippines to Poland – said Kochanowski in an interview with Marcin Light from Polsat Sport.

Volleyball World Cup: Poland – Czech Republic and Italy – Bulgaria in the game for medals!

The last day of the tournament in the Philippines will be Sunday, i.e. September 28. Already at 8:30 Polish time the match for the bronze medal will start, in which Poles will play with the Czechs. The Czechs is by far the biggest surprise among the best “four” on the 2025 World Cup. In the semi -final our southern neighbors turned out to be weaker than the Bulgarians, ultimately losing 1: 3 the match to enter the finals.

Game for gold, or Italy final – Bulgaria from 12:30. Italia defends the championship title won from 2022. Bulgarians have never been the best team of the globe in their history. She returned to the medal zone of the World Cup for the first time since 2006.

The World Cup matches are shown on Polsat Sport and Polsat Sport Extra. Meetings with the participation of the Polish national team are additionally available on the open Polsat antenna. Online broadcasts are available through, among others Polsat Box Go.