PIRAEUS (Greece) - The Belgian Cats are on fire. The defending champions have stretched their FIBA Women's EuroBasket winning streak into double digits, now standing proudly at 10 straight victories.
You have to scroll all the way back to June 26, 2021 for their last loss – that one came at the hands of Serbia.
Beat Germany in the Quarter-Finals? That number climbs to 11. Get past Italy in the Semi-Finals? That's 12.
Win the whole thing again to become the third-ever country to go back-to-back? That's 13 in a row, and the fourth-longest winning streak in tournament history.
Edition | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Group Phase | Czechia | 72-60 |
2025 | Group Phase | Montenegro | 87-53 |
2025 | Group Phase | Portugal | 81-52 |
2023 | Final | Spain | 64-58 |
2023 | Semi-Finals | France | 67-63 |
2023 | Quarter-Finals | Serbia | 93-53 |
2023 | Group Phase | Italy | 72-64 |
2023 | Group Phase | Czechia | 84-41 |
2023 | Group Phase | Israel | 108-59 |
2021 | Third-Place Game | Belarus | 77-69 |
But just how far are they from the top spot?
Well… only 104 wins short of the all-time record held by the Soviet Union.
Yes, you read that right. 104.
Team | Winning Streak | Years |
|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 114 games | 1960-1991 |
Soviet Union | 32 games | 1950-1958 |
Spain | 17 games | 2013-2015 |
Bulgaria | 12 games | 1958-1960 |
Czechia | 11 games | 2005-2007 |
Belgium | 10 games | 2021-current |
With the current competition format allowing a maximum of six games per tournament, Belgium would need to win every single game until FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2061 to break the record.
No pressure.
But if there's a team that dares to dream, it's the Belgian Cats. Just don't forget to pace yourselves, ladies. It's a long road to 115.
FIBA