Basketball Rivals: Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Face Off in EuroBasket Qualifiers
Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be in the same group for the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers. The draw for the qualifiers was held on March 8, 2023, and the two teams were drawn in Group A along with Slovenia, Finland, and Portugal.
This will be the first time that Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been in the same group for a major basketball tournament since the 2013 EuroBasket. In that tournament, Croatia finished in fourth place while Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in 13th place.
Both teams will be looking to qualify for the EuroBasket 2025, which will be held in Germany, Italy, Serbia, and the Czech Republic. The top three teams in each group will qualify for the EuroBasket, along with the best fourth-placed team.
Croatia will be the favorites to qualify from Group A. They are the current European champions and have a strong team that includes players like Dario Saric, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Luka Doncic. Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the underdogs in the group, but they will be hoping to cause an upset and qualify for their first EuroBasket since 2013.
Here is a more detailed look at the teams in Group A:
Croatia: The current European champions, Croatia are the favorites to qualify from Group A. They have a strong team with a good mix of experience and youth. Dario Saric, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Luka Doncic are all world-class players who can lead Croatia to victory.
Croatia national basketball team
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the underdogs in Group A, but they will be hoping to cause an upset and qualify for their first EuroBasket since 2013. They have a young team with some talented players, such as Dzanan Musa and Alen Hadzic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team
Slovenia: Slovenia are a dark horse in Group A. They have a good team with a mix of experience and youth. Luka Doncic is the star player for Slovenia, but they also have some other good players, such as Goran Dragic and Mike Tobey.
Slovenia national basketball team
Finland: Finland are another dark horse in Group A. They have a good team with a mix of experience and youth. Petteri Koponen is the star player for Finland, but they also have some other good players, such as Mikko Koponen and Sasu Salin.
Finland national basketball team
Portugal: Portugal are the least experienced team in Group A. They will be hoping to learn from the more experienced teams in the group and improve their chances of qualifying for the EuroBasket in the future.
Portugal national basketball team
The EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers will be played from November 2023 to February 2025. The final tournament will be held from September 21 to October 3, 2025.