After 16 whole years, the National Greece He managed to break the “curse” of the quarter -finals and return to the big finals. The victory over Lithuania was not just a qualification, it was a redemption!
From the Eurobasket of 2009, where Greece had prevailed Turkey in the extension, the “blue -white” counted Five consecutive defeats in quarter -finalson a course full of frustration and missed opportunities. Overall, since 1987, the National had recorded 8 wins and 9 defeats At this crucial stage. Now … it equals them!
The 2011in the Eurobasket, Lithuania, the “blue whites” bent over France 64-56. Two years later, in Slovenia, he didn’t even reach the ‘8’, ending last in her group In the second phase. In 2015, in Lille, the Spain He ruled us again, this time with 73-71, in a match that hurt as little.
In 2017, in Istanbul, it was Russia’s turn to send us early house with 74-69. And then came the pandemic, the Giannis Antetokounbos He became a NBA champion, but the national team failed to find its way. At the Eurobasket of 2022, Germany reminded us that curse It is still here, with the heavy 107-96 sealing another failure in the ‘8’.
But the story does not stop at Eurobasket. To Mundobasket In 2010, Spain excluded us in ’16’. In 2014, the team impressed in the first round, but fell on the Serbs and was eliminated 90-72. In 2019, in China, defeat by the Czech Republic left us out of the quarter -finals. In 2023, Without Johnour presence in Asia was decent, but colorless, excluding the second phase. And as if all this was not enough, at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Germany hurt us again, with 76-63 closing another bitter page.
The “blue -white”, then, has finally broken the quarter -finals and is again between the Four top teams in Europe. Qualification is not just a statistical success -it is the regeneration of a team that believed, fought and now looks at the podium. The dream of the medal is no longer distant. She is in front of her. And this time, it’s more alive than ever!
Source: Sport Fm
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