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European bronze medalists Germany had a tough run at the FIBA ​​World Championship at the end of the summer.

European bronze medalist Germany around team captain Dennis Schroeder earned a tough draw at the FIBA ​​World Championship at the end of the summer.

National coach Gordon Herbert’s team meet hosts Japan, Australia and Finland in Okinawa. Here are the results of Saturday’s draw in Manila/Philippines. The tournament will take place from August 25 to September 10 in Manila, Okinawa and Jakarta/Indonesia.

Dirk Nowitzki, 44, drew a German Basketball Association (DBB) selection from Pot 3 during the ceremony at Araneta Coliseum. The thickest part is Australia, which is third in the world rankings. Finland has reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2022. Japan could field NBA players Rui Hachimura (Los Angeles Lakers) and Yuta Watanabe (Brooklyn Nets) at home.

“It can help us go to the championship 100%. It helped us a lot in the European Championship. If we focus on ourselves, we have to progress in our group,” said Daniel Theiss, international player at MagentaSport “It’s a really tough group,” said team-mate Johannes Thiemann.

An eight-man relay formed in Manila, two teams reached the second stage of the tournament with four new groups – followed by the quarter-finals. Only two of Europe’s top teams have secured a starting spot at the Paris 2024 World Cup Olympics. If that doesn’t work out, Team DBB should at least earn a ticket to the qualifying tournament.

Preparations for the World Cup begin with a tournament in Bonn, where an international match against Sweden will be played (August 5). Four days later in Berlin against Canada, after which the Super Cup took place in Hamburg on 13/12. August (with Canada, China and New Zealand). Finally, there will be an endurance test against Greece and the United States in Abu Dhabi on August 19 and 20.

At the 2019 World Cup in China, the German national team led by predecessor Herbert Henrik Rudel disappointed by finishing 18th. However, the DBB team at least secured tickets for the Olympic qualifying tournament, won it in Split/Croatia and participated in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.