so far – neither rejoice nor cry

Start – in Tampere

With the extraction of the Eurobasket 2025 spells in Riga, it turned out that our country’s basketball players in Group B would try their hand at teams of Great Britain, Montenegro, Germany, Finland and Sweden.

The competition will be held in the Finnish city in Tampere, Nokia Arena.

On August 27, ours will meet the British, 29th. – with Montenegrus, 30 d. – with the Germans, September 1 – with Finns, 3 d. – with the Swedes.

German team – 2023. World Champion and 2022 Winner of the European Championship bronze medals.

Lithuanians ranked 15th in Eurobasket three years ago, seventh, the Finns, the Montenegrinians in the thirteenth, the British in the 24th, and in 2023. At the World Cup, ours were sixth, the Montenegro national team-eleven, Finland-21st.

History: 2022 In the European Championship final tournament, Lithuanians lost to the Germans after an extension 107: 109. / Photo by Basketball-Bund.de

Among the trumps – fans

« We know: Every year, it happens that a country that does not call a basketball country becomes dangerous. All teams are strong and there will be a number of problems, not to mention Germany, which has entered our group.

On the other hand, the names of the parties are not important, and important are players who come to the teams. We look at all future rivals equally carefully, everyone is threatening – this is already the case in the European Championship, which I have said, more complex than the World Cup or Olympics, we need neither rejoice nor crying, we will try to prove that we are better, ”said R. Kurtinaitis.

« A complex group. Finns and Lithuanians will be supported by thousands of their own supporters. British basketball will be incredibly tired, Montenegro and Sweden with the best players are also strong, » said Ingo Weiss, president of the German Basketball Federation.

« We met the Swedes and Montels well during the selection competition (Group D – auto -comment). It is always very difficult to play with Lithuanians, their basketball – top -level support – also, no matter where in Europe they play. Finns in their arena will also be competitive. Mumbru.

Latvians – at home

Group A teams – Portugal, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Serbia and the Czech Republic – will compete in Riga.

It is always very difficult to play with Lithuanians, no matter where in Europe.

Group C – Cyprus, Italy, Sacramento, Spain, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina – will be in Limassol.

« No doubt: our group is extremely competitive and strong. Perhaps we could already identify other groups’ favorites or four, which would have the most opportunities to enter the playoffs, but we wouldn’t say about Group C. Schengelia and Janana Musa are a very high level of winning every match, but this Eurobasket will be a priority task.

Group D teams – Iceland, France, Slovenia, Poland, Belgium and Israel – will play in Katowice.

The next round of the competition (eighth final) will qualify for 1-4 places in groups (Group B Four in Riga, Xiaomi Arena, and will meet with Group A representatives).