Nikola Grbić with an unambiguous appeal. “They will want to do everything”

The Polish team walks from victory to victory during a party in the Philippines. Poles won all three matches in the group stage, 3: 0 with Romania, 3: 0 with Qatar and 3: 1 with the Netherlands. In addition, last Saturday, runners -up in the world successfully in the form of 3: 1 Canada in the 1/8 finals of the 2025 World Cup.

Nikola Grbić before the quarter -final Poland – Türkiye. Important words of the trainer

Turkey will be another challenge on the horizon of Poles. Interestingly, the Turks can boast of the same balance of victories as the team of coach Nikola Grbic. Türkiye in group competitions of the World Championships 2025 beat: Japan 3: 0, Libya 3: 1, Canada 3: 0, and then in the 1/8 final of the Netherlands 3: 1.

How does the upcoming quarter -final coach Grbić assess?

– A difficult match, a very difficult match. And it doesn’t matter if it’s Türkiye or another team. They showed a lot of quality at this tournament. They play very hard on service, in attack, in defense. In general, the volleyball they play here at the world championships is at a much higher level than that during the League of Nations. We must be careful and focused on what we do on the pitch. Before starting the tournament, everyone thought that we would meet with Turkey in the 1/8 final. And Japan quarter -finals. But the Turks showed that they play very well and did not lose a single match, they did not even play tie-break. That is why for us it is a match in which we must have a lot of focus and play our best volleyball – said the coach of the Polish volleyball team in an interview with the spokesman Mariusz Szyszko.

The Serbian coach of Poles appreciates the class of opponents, indicating that they were twice close to defeat the favorites at large events. However, he knows that he has experienced volleyballers in his ranks, such as Bartosz Kurek. In key moments, they can be priceless in a game with a difficult opponent.

– At the last World Championships in Poland, the Turks lost 2: 3 in the 1/8 final with the Americans. At the European Championships 2023 it was also 2: 3, only with Slovenia, at the same stage. They will want to do everything to win, because it is for them, this is the historic result at the World Championships. Experience in such moments is one of the most important things. To calm down, play yours, especially when there are difficult moments. Just how many times we did. This experience that my players have, in such situations, can play a big role in the context of the match against Turkey – added Grbić.

When and where to watch the Polish-Turkish quarter-final? This match is the next Wednesday (i.e. September 24). The quarter -finals of the World Cup 2025 Poland – Türkiye will start at 14:00 Polish time.

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.

An impressive balance of the Polish volleyball team at the World Cup. Sack of medals!

In the medal classification of all time, looking at the world championships, Polish volleyballers are fourth. Poland reached for three gold medals (1974, 2014, 2018) and two silver rings (2006, 2022).

As you can see, apart from the memorable success of the Hubert Wagner team – later Olympic champions (1976) – they stood on the podium in the World Cup events in the 21st century. Recent years are extremely successful, since 2014 it has not happened that Poles were missing in the final of the event. In addition, it is worth noting that since the team trains under the baton of Nikola Grbcia, Poles from the most important events come back with the medal each time. Last example? The Golden League of Nations 2025, where in the final tournament in China Polish volleyballers did not lose a single set in any of the three meetings.

In addition, it is worth remembering that in the case of the Polish volleyball team, we are talking about: leaders of the FIVB world ranking, current European champions (2023), world runners -up (2022) and Olympic runners -up (2024). These are really special times for men’s volleyball in Poland. And what is also worth emphasizing, it began in total with … the 2006 World Championships. At that time, the team led by Raul Lozano decided to remind the world by climbing the party’s podium from the highest representative shelf. It was the first medal of the World Cup since Wagner.