Women's Volleyball World Cup Final: Italy - Turkey, who is stronger?

The final match of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship between Italy and Türkiye will take place at 7:30 p.m. tonight, September 7, in Thailand.

The final match between Türkiye (black shirt) and Italy (white shirt) is expected to be exciting and dramatic - Photo: FIVB

These are countries with very strong women's volleyball teams, built systematically from the bottom up. Therefore, their national teams have many stars, capable of creating a fierce battle.

Italy is superior in head-to-head

In terms of history, the Italian women's volleyball team has a clear advantage. In the total of 40 previous meetings, they won 24 matches, while Türkiye only won 16 matches.

And more specifically, the Italian team is holding a 100% winning rate against Turkey in the World Cup. Specifically, 3 wins in the meetings in 2006, 2010 and 2018.

This is understandable as Italian volleyball developed earlier and has existed longer than Türkiye. They also have more international titles having won the World Championship, Olympic and Volleyball Nations League.

These are things that Türkiye has never achieved. This is even the first time in their history that they have reached the final of the Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Italy (blue shirt) is superior in head-to-head compared to Türkiye - Photo: FIVB

But the past head-to-head factors cannot be said to mean that Italy will win easily. The last time the two teams met was in the Volleyball Nations League in July. The Italian team almost "stumbled" but successfully came back after 5 tense sets.

After that defeat, Türkiye certainly learned many valuable lessons and will not repeat the same mistakes.

Italy are still considered the favorites, though. Their odds for a win are currently 3 to 1. Türkiye, meanwhile, are 5 to 11.

The battle between the opponents

Paola Egonu (left) and Melissa Vargas (right) are the world's best setters at the moment - Photo: FIVB

In addition to the competition between the two teams, fans will also look forward to individual confrontations. Specifically, here is the competition between two extremely excellent athletes, Paola Egonu (Italy) and Melissa Vargas (Türkiye).

Paola Egonu is considered the best opposite player in the world today, having won this title twice in a row at the Volleyball Nations League. The girl born in 1998 is an important factor in helping the Italian women's volleyball team create countless miracles in recent times.

They won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and are currently on a 35-match unbeaten streak. But in the semi-final against Brazil on the evening of September 6, Egonu revealed his problems.

She played well when veteran setter Alessio Orro was on the court. But when he was injured, Egonu was almost absent. She could not coordinate well with reserve setter Carlotta Cambi, leading to many offensive errors.

How much? So much so that coach Julio Velasco had to replace Egonu with Antropova, which rarely happens in big matches for Italy. Fortunately for them, the substitute played brilliantly, scoring 28 points to help Italy beat Brazil in 5 sets.

As for Türkiye, Melissa Vargas is on fire. Against Japan in the semi-finals, she alone contributed 28 points. In a situation where her teammates were feeling nervous, Vargas still played like a madman to urge the Turkish team to move forward.

At this time, Vargas's role is more important than that of main striker Ebar Karakurt, who is also excellent but easily affected psychologically.

Being of Cuban descent, perhaps volleyball is in Vargas's blood. She has a strong, somewhat wild playing style. Vargas's image is really reminiscent of the Cuban team at its peak, even though she is playing for Türkiye.

Egonu may not have been at her best in the semi-finals, but with her class, she is capable of returning to her best form. Vargas, on the other hand, is still energetic, strong and extremely stable. The scoring of both will bring a lot of emotions to the fans in the final match tonight, September 7.

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