The Dutch Volleyball Players Failed to Reach the Semi-Finals of the World Cup in Thailand on Wednesday. In The Quarter-Finals, The Orange Team Lost to Japan in a Thrilling Five-Setter: 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25 and 12-15.
The Netherlands was The Underdog Beforehand, Partly because Japan is Four Places Higher in the World Rankings (Fourth to Eighth Place). But Orange Proved in the Eighth Finals Against Title Holder Serbia That The Team Could Stun.
Orange the lead twice in sets, but Japan always made a comeback. In The Decisive Fifth Set, coach Felix KoSlowski’s team Tok A 3-0 Lead, But this time Too the Asian Team Showed Resilience.
Prior to the World Cup, The Netherlands had set the Quarter-Finals as their goal, Partly because Orange was competing with a relatively inexpericed team (Average Age 23.8 years). Apart from Nika Daalderop and Marrit Jasper, Orange had no real experienced players in Bangkok.
Due to the defeat, The Netherlands Remains Empty-Handed at a World Cup Again. The Team Has Never won a Medal on the World Stage Before. The best performance to date was Fourth Place in 2018. Two years Earlier, Orange also finished fourth at the Olympic Games.
Orange Cannot Maintain Lead
Orange started the Quarter-Final Briskly and Tok an 8-3 Lead. Japan did not let this get to them and equalized (14-14), but in the final phase of the first set kolowski’s team moved out again.
Japan was also facing a deficit in the second set (10-7), but then won Seven of the Points. Eline Timmerman and Elles Dambrink Helped Orange to An Effective 2-1 Lead in sets, but the Dutch Were unable to hold on to it.
Japan then forced a fifth set, in which they provid the decision with 12-15. The Team Will Play Against Turkey or the United States in The Semi-Final. These country Will Play Against Each Other on Thursday. The World Cup Final is on Sunday.