After two weaker tournaments (WC 2019 and EP 2022), after missing the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Serbia returned when it was most difficult, when due to the absence of players like Nikola Jokić and Vasilij Micić, few saw them in big stories.
However, the "old wolf" Svetislav Pešić made a damn good team and led Serbia to a new grand final - the basketball players of this country in the semi-finals of the Mundobasket outplayed Canada in its NBA stars (95:86).
The country that until now (as part of Yugoslavia) was the world champion five times in the final is waiting for the better of the duel between the United States of America and Germany, which starts today at 14.40:XNUMX p.m.
The captain's game was again played by Bogdan Bogdanović, who "buried" Canada's basket with 23 points, followed by double-double center Nikola Milutinov (16 points, 10 rebounds), Ognjen Dobrić with 16 points, Marko Gudurić with 12, Aleksa Avramović with 10...
"I am full of impressions. I am very happy and satisfied, we worked a lot, we trained a lot. There were moments when we did not believe in that training, it was too much, but it paid off. I am glad that we are in the final, we should let's prepare as well as possible for that game," said Bogdanović after the game for RTS.
On the other side, ARJ Barrett scored 23 points, Dillon Brooks 16, Shay Gilges Alexander 15...
From the first referee's failure, it was clear that this was a duel that Serbia would have a hard time losing, Canada's biggest stars Gildžis Alexander and Brooks quickly got into a nervous rhythm, and Bogdanović and his friends slowly built a great triumph.
They left at halftime with plus 13 (52:39), and when Canada tried to come back, Serbia would always have an answer with incredible energy...
The grand final of the World Cup will be played on Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Semi-finals, today
Serbia - Canada 95:86
14.40 USA - Germany
FINALS, Sunday
14.40:XNUMX p.m. Serbia - USA/Germany
For third place, Sunday
10.30:XNUMX a.m. Canada - USA/Germany
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