The Serbian team, made up of seven NBA players, qualified for the World Cup final for the first time. The Serbs won silver medals in 2014 and were world champions in 1998 and 2002. Svetislav Pesic, who still manages the team, sits on the bench. . In the last tournament. Both sides were missing their biggest star, Nikola Jokic And Jamal Murray In June, together with the Denver Nuggets, he became the champion of the NBA, but none of them went to the World Cup.

Canada, which reached just 21st in the previous tournament in 2019, led 13-12, but the Europeans turned it around with an 11-0 run and trailed by 15 points at 52-37. After the long break, the Canadians could only trail by eight points, unable to cope with the excellent defensive work of the Serb, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist. With Bogdan Bogdanovic (Atlanta Hawks), who finished the season with 23 points.

Canadians RG Barrett He also excelled with 23 points and was listed as one of the contenders for the best title in the tournament Gilgios Alexander Tea However, the number has reached only 15, MTI reported.

The ten point Alexa Avramovich He broke down in tears after the match as he recalled the win and the devastating loss he suffered in the group match against South Sudan due to a serious kidney injury. Boris Semanek caused by leakage.

We all know how important this win is. We know that what happened against South Sudan, that match could have ended in tragedy. Burissa gave us strength. We showed how we fight for Serbia, no one gets tired, we are aiming for the gold medal

– Tell.