Germany, Serbia battle for World Cup gold in all-European finale

Against the percentages and predictions, Germany and Serbia need to win all of it after they collide in an all-European finals showdown within the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Sunday on the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Game time is at 8:40 p.m. with the Germans eyeing to realize a event sweep whereas the Serbians are hoping to finish an unfinished business from 2014. Before that, USA and Canada will determine within the battle for third at 4:45 p.m. as each groups hope to finish their respective campaigns on a excessive.

Germany hasn’t been crushed on this world cagefest, beating the likes of different powerhouse squads in Australia, Finland, and Japan within the first spherical for a 3-0 card. In the second spherical, although, the Germans proved their opening spherical efficiency wasn’t a fluke as they ripped Georgia and Slovenia each in lopsided vogue.

Their greatest upset win got here throughout the semifinals, after they booted out USA who was eyeing to redeem itself for a seventh place within the earlier version.

But Germany is not achieved simply but.

They look to tug off one other upset, this time towards the Serbians. And with stars Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis, and Moritz and Franz Wagner taking the scoring cudgels, Germany is hopeful to convey the Naismith Trophy to their residence for the primary time in historical past.

Serbia, nevertheless, is anticipated to not go down simply.

Fresh off a 95-68 semis win towards favourite Canada, which was bannered by a number of NBA gamers, the Eagles are tipped to offer Germany a run for its personal cash, particularly with Bogdan Bogdanovic getting harmful because the event goes.

The Atlanta Hawks standout is the main performer of this Serbia squad as he has 19.4 factors and 4.6 assists whereas massive man Nikola Milutinov leads them in rebounds with 9.0 boards.

Like Germany, Serbia can be trying to get its first championship. The wards of Svetislav Pesic are additionally hoping historical past will not repeat itself after they fell brief in 2014, the place they reached the finals solely to bow all the way down to USA.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News