I remember the Croatian team at the Sydney Olympics. They had Barbara Jelic, wow, that girl was impressive. She scored 44 points in a 4-set match against China. Croatia finished 3rd and they had to face Cuba already in the quarterfinals. They lost in straight sets, but I remember Croatia also played well in the World Cup. I wonder if the new Croatian team will be as good as the Croatian team of the end of the 90's.
I believe Netherlands will be a strong team in Europe as well, as far as I know, the Dutch team is young and already experienced, so they have a couple of years to show their value, like they did in 2007. I also think Turkey and Germany will be strong teams, as well as Italy, Poland and Serbia.