Casketball European Championship

Gripping duel: Germany tortures itself into the quarter -finals


06.09.2025 – 4:01 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

Franz Wagner: His team had a lot of difficulty for a long time.Enlarge the picture

Franz Wagner: His team had a lot of difficulty for a long time. (Source: Imago/Maxim Thore)

Germany had plans a lot for the round of 16. The world champion unexpectedly had many problems against Portugal.

The German national team is in the quarter-finals of the SEM basketball. The team of national coach àlex Mumbrú, who returned to the sidelines after illness, had a long time against outsiders Portugal, but in the end clearly prevailed with 85:58. The reigning world champion was still 31:32 at the break, the German offensive around captain Dennis Schröder desperately desperately desperately on the three-point throws. For comparison: Germany hit only one of 23 throws until the third quarter.

Now the journey continues in the Latvian Riga. The quarter -finals will take place on Tuesday.

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