RIGA (Latvia) - Two teams are left standing - world champions Germany and Türkiye - who will square off in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Final. The winner will leave Riga as continental champions.
Germany have already locked up a third podium in the last four major events after taking third place at EuroBasket 2022 and claiming the crown at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The Germans also reached the Semi-Final of the 2024 Olympics and left Paris empty-handed. It would be Germany's second European crown after 1993.
Türkiye have two second places in major competitions - both of them at home. They reached the EuroBasket 2001 Final after beating Germany in the Semi-Finals but lost to Yugoslavia, and then also fell in the FIBA World Cup 2010 Final - that time to USA.
In the overall head-to-head in official FIBA competitions, Germany hold a 7-4 advantage over Türkiye, though they did lose the last meeting at EuroBasket 10 years ago.
2015: Germany 75-80 Türkiye
FIBA EuroBasket 2015
Türkiye had great fan support in Berlin against the hosts Germany and picked up a crucial victory in the group stage. Germany managed just one win and could not advance to the Knockout Phase. Türkiye took the first quarter 31-11 and held on for the win.
Cedi Osman scored 17 points to pace four Turkish players with 15+ points.
2011: Germany 73-67 Türkiye
FIBA EuroBasket 2011
The teams met in the second group stage and neither ended up advancing to the Quarter-Finals. Germany managed only 6 points in the first quarter but fought back and took the game.
Chris Kaman had 20 points and Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points in the win.
2007: Germany 79-49 Türkiye
FIBA EuroBasket 2007
Türkiye and Germany squared off in the second game of the opening round of action but it really wasn't close as Türkiye trailed 40-27 at intermission and only added 22 points in the second half.
Dirk Nowitzki poured in 24 points in the victory. Both teams advanced from the group stage.
2005: Germany 66-57 Türkiye
FIBA EuroBasket 2005
Germany took second place in their group stage and Türkiye were third in their group to set up a showdown in the playoff to reach the Quarter-Finals. A low-scoring game was turned in Germany's favor with a 21-12 third quarter, and Türkiye only tallied 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Dirk Nowitzki was an unstoppable force with 33 points. Germany went on to reach the Final.
2001: Germany 78-79 Türkiye
FIBA EuroBasket 2001
This matchup was the Semi-Finals in Istanbul and Germany had gone through the playoffs, beating Greece and France to take on Türkiye at home. The Turks needed overtime to get past Croatia in the Quarter-Finals, and the Semi-Final was a classic game.
A 23-year-old Dirk Nowitzki only split two free throws with 9 seconds left in regulation for a 70-67 lead. Hidayet Turkoglu immediately drained a three-pointer to force overtime. German center Patrick Femerling also split two free throws with 17 seconds remaining in the extra session to make it 78-77, allowing Turkoglu to save the day with a layup with 3 seconds left.
Turkoglu finished with 23 points and Ibrahim Kutluay scored 24 points.
Full head-to-head in official FIBA competitions:
Year | Competition | Stage | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
2015 | FIBA EuroBasket 2015 | Group Phase | TUR won 80-75 |
2011 | FIBA EuroBasket 2011 | Second Round | GER won 73-67 |
2007 | FIBA EuroBasket 2007 | Group Phase | GER won 79-49 |
2005 | FIBA EuroBasket 2005 | Elimination Games | GER won 66-57 |
2001 | FIBA EuroBasket 2001 | Semi-Finals | TUR won 79-78 |
1999 | FIBA EuroBasket 1999 | Second Group Phase | TUR won 63-55 |
1999 | FIBA EuroBasket 1999 | Classification 7-8 | GER won 86-67 |
1993 | FIBA EuroBasket 1993 | Second Group Phase | GER won 77-64 |
1988 | FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1988 | Preliminary Round | GER won 89-82 |
1981 | FIBA EuroBasket 1981 | Preliminary Round | GER won 66-51 |
1957 | FIBA EuroBasket 1957 | Classification Round | TUR won 54-33 |
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