The squad led by the breeder Antonina Zetova, will start against Germany on the opening day of the championship. It starts at 17:30.
After that, Bulgaria will face Turkey and Poland consecutively in two days – on July 2 and 3. A rest day follows on July 4, and in the penultimate match of the stream (July 8), the Bulgarian women will compete with the host Greece in the last match in the program at 20:00.
Program of Bulgaria in the group phase:
July 1 at 17:30 against Germany
July 2 at 17:30 against Turkey
July 3 at 12:00 against Poland
July 5 at 14:30 against Lithuania
July 6 at 14:30 against Finland
July 8 at 20:00 against Greece
July 9 at 14:30 against Hungary
16 teams are participating in the European Under-18 Championship, divided into two groups of 8. They will play according to the “everyone against everyone” system. Top finishers in the stream qualify for the “Top 4”. In the semi-finals, the teams from the two groups play cross-over (first vs. second).
In Group I, which will be in the Romanian city of Blaz, are Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium, Spain and the host Romania.
Antonina Zetova has already announced that the goal for Bulgaria is a place in the top 6 of the European Championship.