When the German national basketball team qualifies for the Summer Olympics, they avoid the top favorites USA and Spain.
Fights with the German national basketball team for the Olympic participation: Captain Robin Benzing.
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The DBB selection would compete in group B in the preliminary round. There the opponents would be Australia, Nigeria and a third team that has not yet qualified. That was the result of the draw on Tuesday, which took place at the headquarters of the world association FIBA in Mies / Switzerland.
The third potential opponent in the preliminary round is the winner of the qualifying tournament in Belgrade. There host Serbia, the Olympic runner-up in 2016, is the favorite.
According to the current status, Germany is playing in Split, Croatia (June 29 to July 4) for a ticket for the games in Tokyo. There it is first against Mexico and Russia, two teams make it to the semi-finals. The hosts Croatia, Tunisia and Brazil play in the parallel group. Only the tournament winner is allowed to travel to the Olympic Games. A total of twelve teams will then compete in Japan’s capital.
The groups at a glance
Group a:
Iran
France
USA
Greece / China / Canada / Uruguay / Czech Republic / Turkey
Group B:
Australia
Serbia / Dominican Republic / New Zealand / Puerto Rico / Italy / Senegal
Germany/ Russia / Mexico / Tunisia / Croatia / Brazil
Nigeria
Group C:
Argentina
Japan
Spain
Lithuania / South Korea / Venezuela / Poland / Slovenia / Angola
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