Athletes brimming with excitement in Piraeus - Basketball players excited for Piraeus matchup
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Germany's Women's Basketball Squad Heads to Greece with Fire in Their Eyes
Sha-bam! The German women's basketball team has made it to the knockout round in the Basketball European Championship, but the celebrations in Hamburg are over. They're off to Piraeus, Greece, where they'll face titans Belgium in the quarterfinals.
It's do or die time, and with the home crowd's cheers fading behind them, they'll have to rely on their skills and grit to secure a victory. The duo of WNBA champs, Leonie Fiebich and Luisa Geiselsöder, will lead the charge against the heavily favored Belgians.
Belgium, you see, is among the best teams in the world, and they're expected to win it all. But those victories over Sweden and Great Britain in the group stage have given the German squad a handful of confidence as they set sail for the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Greece.
And there's more. The team's triumph against Belgium at the Olympics last year still echoes in their ears. Even though key players like Satou Sabally, Nyara Sabally, and captain Marie Gülich won't be there, the players believe they've got what it takes to pull off an upset.
"We'll stay focused, keep our rhythm, and let the Belgians underestimate us at their peril," says Geiselsöder, who'll be using the two days of rest to recuperate after the nail-biter against Great Britain in the sweltering heat.
The FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 competition runs from June 24 to 29 in Piraeus. As one of the host nations, Germany competed in Group D during the group phase. Belgium was in Group C. If both teams positioned themselves correctly in their respective groups, they'd meet in the knockout stage[1].
The tournament format sees the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals, where groups cross over – meaning Germany and Belgium could face off depending on their group standings[1]. With qualification for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on the line, this is no mere game; it's a make-or-break moment in a highly competitive tournament featuring Europe's finest basketball teams[2][3].
So, Germany's going to pour everything they've got into this quarterfinal showdown. The fate of their World Cup dreams hangs in the balance. Let's see if they can dribble their way to victory!
- Germany
- Piraeus
- Basketball European Championship
- Excitement
- Hamburg
- Minimum Goal
- WNBA
- Greece
- Tough Opponent
- Belgium
- Olympics
- Great Britain
- Leonie Fiebich
[1] https://www.fibaoceania.com/category/eurobasket/ [2] https://www.eurohoops.net/euroleague/news/qualifiers-for-womens-eurobasket-2025-set-to-begin-next-year/ [3] https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2025/women/handbats [4] https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/w2023/scoreboard [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Women's_EuroBasket_2025
- The German women's basketball team, brimming with excitement, heads to Piraeus, Greece, with the Peace and Friendship Stadium as their new battlefield against a formidable opponent, Belgium, in the quarterfinals of the Basketball European Championship.
- With an impressive victory over Belgium at the Olympics last year and a handful of confidence from triumphs against Sweden and Great Britain, Leonie Fiebich and the team aim to dribble their way to victory, keeping their rhythm and possibly upsetting the heavily favored Belgians in the quest for qualification for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
