Overview
- Germany fell 1:3 to defending champions Turkey in the quarterfinal in Istanbul, with set scores of 18:25, 25:22, 18:25 and 22:25.
- Melissa Vargas was the decisive player for Turkey, producing a stream of points and service aces that swung key moments in their favor.
- Germany had built momentum by beating Belgium in the knockout round, with 19-year-old Leana Grozer scoring 28 points to secure the 3:2 win.
- Lina Alsmeier led the German scorers in the quarterfinal with 13 points, but Germany made too many errors at crucial times to force a decider.
- The result marks Germany’s first Euro quarterfinal since 2019 but extends their run of seven straight quarterfinal defeats at major internationals and came before a large home crowd in the Sinan Erdem Dome with limited free-TV access to the match.