--- title: "Late start: Ukraine women's national volleyball team secures first win at Euro 2026" description: "The Ukraine women's national volleyball team secured its first win at the 2026 European Championship, routing a group underdog after two opening losses. Now the blue-and-yellow side needs victories over Czechia and Serbia." date: 2026-08-24T15:40:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukraine-women-volleyball-euro-2026-first-win tags: [volleyball, ukraine, euro-2026, women-volleyball, group-b] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Late start: Ukraine women's national volleyball team secures first win at Euro 2026 ![Women's Ukraine volleyball team players celebrate their first win at Euro-2026](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/24/ukraine-women-volleyball-euro-2026-first-win/ukraine-women-volleyball-euro-2026-first-win-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The Ukraine women's national team secured its first win at the 2026 European Volleyball Championship, beating a group underdog after two losses. - The Ukrainians won all three sets: the first by +10 after trailing 1:4, the second by giving away just two rallies in the closing phase, and the third in dominant fashion. - The team next faces matches against Czechia (August 25) and Serbia (August 27); a playoff berth requires wins and favorable results in Group B. - Ukraine holds 4th place (a playoff berth), ahead of Bulgaria and Austria; on August 24 at 21:00, Bulgaria plays Serbia. At the 2026 European Volleyball Championship, the Ukraine women's national team claimed its first victory, defeating one of the main underdogs in its group. After two opening losses, the "blue-and-yellow" side finally broke their losing streak and returned to the race for a playoff spot in the tournament. ### Late start: how the first two sets unfolded The Ukrainians struggled to get off the mark in the first and second sets, but each time they picked up the pace and ultimately routed their opponents. In the first set, after losing four rallies in a row to fall behind 1:4, the team still managed to take the set with a 10-point advantage. In the second set, the "blue-and-yellow" side truly switched on at 15:14 and gave away just two rallies in the closing phase. ### Third set — a clear display of dominance The third set was a textbook example of the superiority of the team led by head coach Jakub Glushak. It was in this set that the Ukrainians fully controlled the game and sealed the national team's first win at the 2026 European Championship. ### The fight for the playoffs: Czechia and Serbia ahead Next, the Ukrainian team faces matches against the group's main favorites — the national teams of Czechia and Serbia. In these encounters on August 25 and 27, our volleyball players need to win and hope for favorable results in the other matches of Group B to keep their playoff hopes alive. ### Standings and schedule At this point, the "blue-and-yellow" side sits in fourth place, which earns a playoff berth, ahead of the national teams of Bulgaria and Austria. An additional factor could be a possible loss by the Bulgarians in their remaining matches: on August 24 at 21:00, Bulgaria will play Serbia. It was previously reported that in a tough five-set match, the Ukrainians lost to Greece. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Late start: Ukraine secures first win at the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/othersport/pizniy-start-ukrayina-zdobula-pershu-peremogu-1787585904.html) - Первичный источник: первая победа Украины после двух поражений, ход сетов (1:4 -> +10; 15:14 -> 2 розыгрыша; доминация в 3-м сете), тренер Якуб Глушак, матчи с Чехией (25.08) и Сербией (27.08), 4-е место в группе B, матч Болгария—Сербия 24.08 в 21:00, ранее поражение от Греции в 5 сетах. - [Volleyball, Women's European Championship — 2026: tournament bracket, match schedule, favorites, where ...](https://www.championat.com/volleyball/article-6589738-volejbol-zhenskij-chempionat-evropy-2026-turnirnaya-setka-raspisanie-matchej-favority-gde-smotret-translyacii.html) - Контекстный источник по турнирной сетке и расписанию женского Евро-2026; не противоречит данным source_id 1 по группе B и ключевым матчам. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who did the Ukraine women's national team beat at Euro 2026? **A:** The Ukrainians secured their first win of the tournament, routing one of the main underdogs in their group (Group B) after two opening losses. ### Q: How did the sets unfold in the match for the first win? **A:** In the first set, the Ukrainians overcame a 1:4 deficit and won by +10; in the second, they switched on at 15:14 and gave away just two rallies; the third set was a showcase of dominance for Jakub Glushak's team. ### Q: What matches await the Ukrainian team next? **A:** August 25 — a match against Czechia; August 27 — against Serbia. A playoff berth requires wins and favorable results in the other matches of Group B. ### Q: What is Ukraine's position in the standings? **A:** The team holds 4th place in Group B, which earns a playoff berth, and is ahead of Bulgaria and Austria. On August 24 at 21:00, Bulgaria will play Serbia.