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Popularity to win the championship unexpectedly eliminated, Shin Kyung is expected to lead the team to advance to the finals, Antetokounmpo becomes the last obstacle

8:38pm, 7 September 2025【Basketball】

The 16-to-8 match in the European Championships were once again born several teams that advanced. Germany defeated Portugal as the new World Cup champion without any suspense. Serbia unexpectedly lost to Finland to create the biggest dark horse of this event. Although Jokic scored 33 points and 8 rebounds, facing the "Finnish God of War" Markanen's 29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, and the young and impactful style of Finland's team, Serbia, who lost Bogdanovic, was obviously a bit difficult to rely on Jokic's single core. In the last game of the group stage, Turkey led by Shen Jing was no match for the opponent.

In addition, the host Latvia lost to the traditional strong team Lithuania 79:88. In comparison with overall strength, Latvia is not advantageous. However, Porzingis finally broke out in this game, scoring a large double-double of 34 points and 19 rebounds, but it still cannot help the team go further.

In this way, Serbia's first exit in the knockout stage gave other teams greater hope for winning the championship. From the perspective of division, Germany, Slovenia, France and Finland are in the same competition zone. It is expected that starting from the quarterfinals, each team needs to go through tough battles to advance to the finals.

The other division is relatively easy. Türkiye, which advances first, will face the winners of Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the quarterfinals. If nothing unexpected happens, Shen Jing will continue to lead the team to the quarterfinals. Greece, which has Antetokounmpo, is not difficult to face Israel, and it also has a certain advantage in the quarterfinals of 8. Greece will have the upper hand.

Therefore, if Shin Kyung wants to help Turkey advance to the finals, his biggest opponent is most likely the Greek team led by Antetokounmpo, and the showdown between two NBA stars is also full of highlights. Turkey, which has never lost this game, also has the opportunity to strive for the finals with the favorable benefits of the grouping. The European team plays basketball-oriented style, and the team has a core who is good at passing the ball, and everything is possible in the game. Let’s wait and see if Shen Jing can lead the team to create history!