Germany wins the first World Cup in its history

Germany has become world basketball champion for the first time in its history. After defeating the favorite United States in the semifinals, they managed to maintain their excellent level to also defeat Serbia in the decisive match (83-77). MVP Denis Schroder (28 points) and Franz Wagner (19) were the best at the Manila Arena in the Philippines and won a gold medal that not even the legendary Dirk Nowitzki could get.

After the North American derby for bronze, with Canada’s victory over the United States, the first purely European final was held since 2006, when Spain beat Greece. Both were aiming for their first gold, although Serbia could argue that it had already won two competing as Yugoslavia. The victory went to Germany, whose greatest success to date was the 2002 bronze with Nowitzki.

Serbia, with Aleksa Avramovic (21) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (17) as leaders, managed to keep the final balanced until half-time, but in the third quarter Germany stepped on the accelerator. With a very strong defense, the team coached by Canadian Gordon Herbert signed a 22-10 run that left the gold on track in the last quarter (69-57).

Serbia never managed to be ahead on the scoreboard despite Avramovic’s faith. The resignation of their star Bogdanovic, who only scored two points in the entire second half, left them without a light, although the final also seemed long for Germany. The Balkans managed to have a three-pointer that would have tied the final with 56 seconds left, but Guduric missed and his last chance died there.

The final photo of the World Cup looks like this: gold Germany, silver Serbia, bronze Canada, fourth place for the United States and ninth for Spain, whose four-year reign, which began with the victory against Argentina in China 2019, has just touched its end.

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