Preview: Will debutantes Portugal upset holders Belgium?

    Preview
    Marcia Da Costa and her Portugal teammates are looking for a historic upset

    There are eight games on the second day of action on Thursday, June 19.

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    PIRAEUS (Greece) - A blockbuster day lies in wait as all 16 teams at FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 take to the court for eight exciting games across all four host cities.

    For those nations stepping out in Brno and Hamburg, they will get to compete in their first games at this year's edition. Meanwhile teams in Bologna and Piraeus will play the second fixture of their group phase schedule having already tipped off their respective campaigns.

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    Game of the Day: BEL vs POR

    Julie Allemand will pull the strings for Belgium and try to help them avoid being victims of a giant-killing

    It will be a proud day for Portugal as they appear at the event for the very first time and they could barely have a bigger first outing as they matchup against reigning champions Belgium. While they will take to the floor as the clear underdogs, some impressive preparation results suggest they can close the gap. The Cats' will look to lay down an early marker of their despite to defend their crown and secure back-to-back titles - led by their key trio of Emma Meesseman, Julie Allemand and Julie Vanloo.

    Did you know?

    • Belgium have won 13 of their last 16 games in the group phase, including the last five; they have also won their opening game in four of their last five appearances, having previously lost the opener in every one of their previous 9 outings at the event.

    • Frida Eldebrink has scored 355 points in 25 games, more than any other Swedish player in the competition. Sweden have won their last four games when she has scored more than 15 points and lost seven of their last eight games when she scored less than 15 points.

    • Montenegro love playing Czechia, having won their previous two meetings in the competition by margins of 13+ points and also scoring at least 70 points in both encounters.

    • Lin Schwarz (Switzerland) blocked three shots in her first game in the Women’s EuroBasket, a joint-high amongst all players in their debut game.

    • Cecilia Zandalasini has now scored a total of 327 points in FIBA Women’s EuroBaskets and needs to score 11 points to become the fifth all-time scorer amongst all Italian players in the competition.

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