The schedule for the 41st edition of the European Basketball Championship (EuroBasket), which will be held from September 1 to 18 next year in Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Georgia has been announced. The Croatia national basketball team has already qualified for this competition.
Namely, Croatia will play in Group C at Eurobasket, and all five games will be played in Milan’s Mediolanum Forum.
Veljko Mršić’s selected team will face Greece in the first round on September 2 at 5:00 pm. A day later at 2:15 pm, Croatia will face Great Britain. The third round is scheduled for September 5, and Croatia will play against Estonia, again at 2:15 pm.
In the 4th round, on September 6, Croatia will play against the host Italy (9:00 pm), and in the last round two days later against Ukraine starting at 2:15 pm.
Spain, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Belgium, and Bulgaria will play in Group A in Tbilisi.
Germany, France, Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina will fight in Group B in Cologne. Group D matches will be played in Prague, and Serbia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Israel, and the Netherlands will compete.
The four best national teams from each group will advance to the round of 16. The national teams from Group C, which includes Croatia, will cross over with the teams from Group D, led by Serbia.
The European Championship continues in Berlin from the round of 16.
SCHEDULE OF GROUP MATCHES:
Round 1 – September 2:
Ukraine – Great Britain (14:15)
CROATIA – Greece (17:00)
Italy – Estonia (21:00)
Round 2 – September 3:
Great Britain – CROATIA (14:15)
Estonia – Ukraine (17:00)
Italy – Greece (21:00)
Round 3 – September 5:
CROATIA – Estonia (14:15)
Great Britain – Greece (17:00)
Ukraine – Italy (21:00)
Round 4 – September 6:
Estonia – Great Britain (14:15)
Greece – Ukraine (17:00)
Italy – CROATIA (21:00)
Round 5 – September 8:
CROATIA – Ukraine (14:15)
Estonia – Greece (17:00)
Great Britain – Italy (21:00)
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