The big time has arrived. Germany and Serbia claim today (15:40, ERT and Novasports Start) the World Cup in the Manila Grand Final.
His undefeated team Gordon Herbert she wants to complete her legendary run in her maiden appearance in the final of the event. The European bronze champions have already made history after the bronze medal they won in 2002 at the Indianapolis WorldBasket on Nowitzki. Now they are aiming for the second gold in their history in a major event after the Eurobasket in 1993, when they had on the bench the… Svetislav Pesic.
THE Serbia after the emphatic victories in the knockouts and with the only blunder against Italy in the competition, they want to complete their amazing run in the competition with the trophy despite the significant absences of players such as Jokic and Misic. For the “plavi” it will be the third gold after those of 1998 in Athens and 2002 in Indianapolis, when in the USA they won the title with the same coach. They also reached the silver medal in Spain in 2014. The Serbians count 21 years without gold in a major event, while on the contrary they have… swept silver counting four of the last 14 years (EuroBasket 2009 and 2017, World 2014 and Olympic Games 2016).
The referees of the match will be Roberto Vasquez (Puerto Rico), Omar Bermudas (Mexico) and Gatis Salins (Latvia).
Earlier (11:30, ERT and Novasports Start) USA and Canada will compete in the short final for the bronze medal. There’s no reason for Team USA to miss a second consecutive World Basketball Championship after their seventh-place finish in China in 2019, and they’ve missed the podium just three more times in the previous 18 World Cup events. Canada, on the other hand, is a rookie in four World Basketball Championships and is looking to combine that presence with its first medal. The referees of the match will be Antonio Conte (Spain), Julio Anaya (Panama) and Takaki Kato (Japan).
The ranking:
1. Germany or Serbia (Olympic Games)
2. Germany or Serbia (Olympic Games)
3. USA or Canada (Olympic Games)
4. USA or Canada (Olympic Games)
5. Latvia (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
6. Lithuania (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
7. Slovenia (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
8. Italy (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
9. Spain 3-2 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
10. Australia 3-2 (Olympic Games)
11. Montenegro 3-2 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
12. Puerto Rico 3-2 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
13. Brazil 3-2 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
14. Dominican Republic 3-2 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
15. Greece 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
16. Georgia 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
17. South Sudan 3-2 (Olympic Games)
18. France 3-2 (Olympic Games as host)
19. Japan 3-2 (Olympic Games)
20. Egypt 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
21. Finland 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
22. New Zealand 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
23. Lebanon 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
24. Philippines 1-4 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
25. Mexico 2-3 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
26. Angola 1-4 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
27. Ivory Coast 1-4 (Pre-Olympic Tournament)
28. Cape Verde 1-4
29. China 1-4
30. Venezuela 0-5
31. Iran 0-5
32. Jordan 0-5
Source: Sport Fm
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