After the end of the group matches, the entire bracket for the Women's European Championship Round of 16 has been formed. The eliminations will be played in Brno and Istanbul. Bulgaria will face world and Olympic champion Italy on August 31 in Brno. If successful, our national team will meet the winner of Czech Republic – Sweden in the quarterfinals. CEV confirms the four pairs from the Brno bracket – Italy – Bulgaria, France – Greece, Czech Republic – Sweden, and Serbia – Croatia.
Round of 16 schedule (Bulgarian time):
August 30 – Brno
5:00 PM: France – Greece
8:00 PM: Serbia – Croatia
August 31 – Brno
5:00 PM: Italy – Bulgaria
8:00 PM: Czech Republic – Sweden
August 31 – Istanbul
4:00 PM: Netherlands – Slovenia
7:00 PM: Poland – Portugal
September 1 – Istanbul
4:00 PM: Belgium – Germany
7:00 PM: Turkey – Azerbaijan
In Istanbul, Poland will continue their defense of first place in Group A against Portugal, and the Netherlands will face Slovenia. On September 1, the schedule continues with Belgium – Germany and Turkey – Azerbaijan.

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