World Cup qualification for 2027: At the site of the European Championship triumph: basketball players defeat Israel

Nevertheless, the victory was important in the Latvian capital, where the game was played because of the uncertain political situation in the Middle East. Finally, the results from the first group phase will be carried over to the second group phase. There it is finally about the ticket for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar. At the end of the first group phase, Germany will face blatant outsiders Cyprus in Bamberg on Monday (7 p.m./MagentaSport).

Schröder there after the NBA season

The success against Israel in front of empty stands in Riga ended up being closer than it seemed for a long time. The national team lost the last quarter 16:31. But the game had long since been decided. Playmaker Schröder was the best scorer in the German team with 20 points.

Despite the long season in the NBA, Schröder is also available this summer. The other top players, on the other hand, are taking a break after three major tournaments in the past three years. Franz and Moritz Wagner, among others, are not there.

Bruhnke contributes 15 points

In the Xiaomi Arena in Riga, where Germany won the European Championship title in the final against Turkey almost a year ago, Germany got off to a good start and quickly moved away to 10-0.

Kay Bruhnke in particular, who won the Champions League with the Lithuanian club BC Rytas from Vilnius last season, was hot from the start and immediately scored eight points. In the end, Bruhnke had 15 points. After three quarters the game was decided in favor of the German team. In the parallel game, Croatia won against Cyprus with 123:50.