The Sultans of the Net are looking to make new history! Opponent Japan

The match, which will be played at the Huamark Sports Hall in Bangkok, will start at 11.30 Turkish time.

Defeating the USA 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the championship with sets of 25-14, 22-25, 25-14 and 25-23, the Crescent-Stars achieved the success of advancing to the semifinals for the first time in the history of the organization.

The national team will face Japan, coached by Turkish head coach Ferhat Akbaş, in search of a new historic success.

Japan won three of the last four matches

The national team has faced Japan three times in the FIVB Nations League and once in the Olympic Games Qualifiers in the last two years.

Having lost all three matches it played in the Nations League in 2023, 2024 and 2025, the national team was only able to defeat its opponent in the Olympic Games Qualifiers in 2023.

While the matches between Türkiye and Japan were closely contested, the scores were as follows:

Olympic Games Qualifiers:

2023 - Türkiye-Japan: 3-1

FIVB Nations League:

2023 - Türkiye-Japan: 2-3

2024 - Türkiye-Japan: 2-3

2025 - Türkiye-Japan: 2-3

FERHAT AKBAŞ ALSO MADE HISTORY

Japan, under the management of Turkish head coach Ferhat Akbaş, who demonstrated a successful performance at the World Championship, advanced to the semi-finals by defeating the Netherlands, one of the strongest teams in the organization, 3-2 in the quarter-final match played in the capital Bangkok.

While Japan advanced to the semi-finals after 15 years, Ferhat Akbaş became the first Turkish head coach in World Championship history to advance to the semi-finals.

The national team dropped a set for the first time in the world championship.

The national team defeated the USA 3-1, dropping a set for the first time in the tournament. The women's national volleyball team won their Group E matches against Spain, Bulgaria, and Canada, as well as their Round of 16 matches against Slovenia, all without dropping a set.

Having never been able to complete the group stages unbeaten in any organization since joining the World Championship in 2006, the national team changed this statistic at the 2025 Women's World Volleyball Championship.

OTHER NAME OF THE SEMI-FINAL: ITALY-BRAZIL

One of the strongest teams in the organization, Italy, the bronze medalist of the last organization, managed to advance to the next round by beating Poland 3-0 in the quarterfinals.

In another quarterfinal, Brazil faced France, a surprise event. Brazil, the silver medalists from the previous edition, defeated their opponent 3-0 and advanced to the semifinals to face Italy.

The Italy-Brazil match will kick off at 15:30 CET at the Huamark Sports Hall in Bangkok.