Gold Medal Favorite USA Upset Czech Republic in Final Group Game
5 Articles
5 Articles
The US women's basketball team defeated the Czech Republic 105:64 (29:15, 28:18, 25:14, 23:17) in the final round of the group stage at the World Cup finals in Germany.
When she and her assistant Petr Treml watched the Americans' match against Italy (55:52) on Sunday evening, she knew that the development was not ideal for the Czech basketball players. "Against us, they all wanted to make the most of their minutes on the court and show who the best in the world is," commented coach Romana Ptáčková after the 64:105 defeat at the end of the group stage of the Berlin championship.
They wanted to say goodbye to the tournament with honor, but in the end it was the heaviest defeat in history on the world stage. But even after losing to the biggest favorites for gold from the USA (64:105), the Czech basketball players were looking for positive words. The Americans played to their full potential even in a clearly decided match and got into the mood for the playoffs. On the other hand, Romana Ptáčková's team is packing for the …
The Czech women's basketball team's journey through the World Championship ended after the group stage. After two close matches that ended in defeats to Italy and China, they lost to the Americans 64:105.
Berlin - The Czech women's basketball team said goodbye to the World Championship in Berlin with a 64:105 defeat to the favored Americans and finished in 15th place. The loss was their biggest in history on the world stage, surpassing the 57:97 loss to the all-star USA team from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At EuroBasket 2023 in Tel Aviv, the Czechs lost to Belgium by an even bigger margin, 41:84.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
