By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Germany only had one result in mind heading to their latest appointment of the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers: following a difficult qualifying stage in Group D, they needed to beat Bulgaria in order to come back to the competition three years after winning the bronze medal at home.
Without Sasha Vezenkov and Codi Miller-McIntyre on the losing side, the reigning World Champions dominated and then controlled for the 94-85 win, with David Kramer dropping 14 points.
After this result, everything was meaningless in the other matchup of the day in Group D, with Sweden going up against Montenegro. With Germany taking out Bulgaria, both the Scandinavian team – that ultimately won 86-83 – and the Balkan country will be able to participate in FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
Germany, Montenegro, and Sweden weren’t the only national teams able to qualify for FIBA EuroBasket 2025, as Iceland beat Turkiye 83-71 to clinch a spot in the competition after not making it in 2022.
Martin Hermannsson was crucial for his country, contributing with 23 points over 4/7 from beyond the arc to beat Ergin Ataman’s team. Tryggvi Hlinason added a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, shooting perfectly from the field (6/6).
Therefore, Hungary couldn’t qualify for FIBA EuroBasket 2025, regardless of their 71-67 victory on the road to beat Italy in Reggio Calabria, dragged by Zoltan Perl’s 20 points.
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ICELAND ARE HEADING TO #EUROBASKET 2025! pic.twitter.com/ICU4w4PuiK
— FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) February 23, 2025
Earlier on Sunday, Latvia got their sixth consecutive victory on the road to hosting the competition at home as one of four venues in the Group Phase and the only one in the Final Phase.
Luca Banchi’s team controlled from the very beginning against the already-eliminated Slovakia, getting the final 89-68 victory with center Karlis Silins scoring 19 points in just 12:00 minutes of playing time. Following such result, Slovenia finished with a winless 0-6 record.
While Latvia finished with a perfect 6-0 in Group C, Belgium and Spain qualified after tying at 3-3 as the latter got the 59-52 home victory to finish the qualifying stage. Xabi Lopez-Arostegui led with 13 points.
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FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers
Group A
1. e-Slovenia 9 (4-1)
2. e-Israel 9 (4-1)
3. e-Portugal 7 (2-3)
4. Ukraine 5 (0-5)
Ukraine – Slovenia 71-84
Israel – Portugal 84-78
Portugal – Ukraine (Matosinhos – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Israel – Slovenia (Riga – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Group B
1. e-Italy 10 (4-2)
2. e-Iceland 9 (3-3)
3. e-Turkiye 9 (3-3)
4. Hungary 8 (2-4)
Hungary – Iceland 87-78
Turkiye – Italy 67-80
Iceland – Turkiye 83-71
Italy – Hungary 67-71
Group C
1. h-Latvia 12 (6-0)
2. e-Spain 9 (3-3)
3. e-Belgium 9 (3-3)
4. Slovakia 6 (0-6)
Latvia – Spain 83-66
Belgium – Slovakia 93-63
Slovakia – Latvia 68-89
Spain – Belgium 59-52
Group D
1. e-Germany 10 (4-2)
2. e-Sweden 9 (3-3)
3. e-Montenegro 9 (3-3)
4. Bulgaria 8 (2-4)
Bulgaria – Sweden 81-77 OT
Montenegro – Germany 76-95
Sweden – Montenegro 86-83
Germany – Bulgaria 94-85
Group E
1. e-France 10 (5-0)
2. e-Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 (3-2)
3. Croatia 7 (2-3)
4. h-Cyprus 5 (0-5)
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Cyprus 108-62
Croatia – France 80-83
Cyprus – Croatia (Nicosia – 24/2, 18:00 CET)
France – Bosnia-Herzegovina (Orleans – 24/2, 21:10 CET)
Group F
1. e-Greece 9 (4-1)
2. e-Great Britain 8 (3-2)
3. e-Czechia 7 (2-3)
4. Netherlands 6 (1-4)
Czechia – Greece 89-93
Netherlands – Great Britain 69-73
Great Britain – Czechia (Newcastle – 24/2, 20:30 CET)
Greece – Netherlands (Patras – 24/2, 20:30 CET)
Group G
1. e-Serbia 10 (5-0)
2. e-Georgia 8 (3-2)
3. h-Finland 6 (1-4)
4. Denmark 6 (1-4)
Finland – Serbia 95-105
Georgia – Denmark 62-60
Denmark – Finland (Copenhagen – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Serbia – Georgia (Belgrade – 24/2, 20:00 CET)
Group H
1. e-Estonia 9 (4-1)
2. e-Lithuania 9 (4-1)
3. North Macedonia 6 (1-4)
4. h-Poland 6 (1-4)
Estonia – North Macedonia 84-65
Poland – Lithuania 48-82
North Macedonia – Poland (Skopje – 24/2, 18:30 CET)
Lithuania – Estonia (Klaipeda – 24/2, 18:30 CET)
-The top three countries from each group qualify for the 2025 EuroBasket (top two countries in groups with co-hosts)
h-clinched an automatic berth in the EuroBasket as one of the co-hosts
e-clinched a berth in the EuroBasket
PHOTO CREDIT: FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers