The German team has to get over the clear defeat against Spain quickly – and then wants to take a big step towards the Olympics. But the long-term goal is the 2026 World Cup.
The clear EM against top favorite Spain should not stop Germany on the way to the home World Cup in Berlin in 2026.
Completely independent of the 42:67 defeat, top performer Leonie Fiebich expressed her hope that she had made a difference with the three wins and reaching the quarter-finals. “I think we’ve shown that we belong here. I think we want to show the girls that there is a future for German women’s basketball,” said Fiebich at Magentasport.
Coach Lisa Thomaidis’ team made it into the last eight for the first time since 1997. Before the first placement game against the Czech Republic on Saturday, 23-year-old Fiebich looked ahead. “We want to build something, we want more attention and more training opportunities. We’re on the right track,” said Fiebich, who didn’t get more than five points on Thursday evening. After all, at the weekend it is still about a place in the Olympic qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.
Whether the Canadian Thomaidis is still on the sidelines after the EM is open. The team is enthusiastic about the cooperation. “She suits us really well – in terms of her personality, but also in terms of basketball. She wants to play with big wingers. That just fits in well with us. She’s totally likeable
Source: Stern
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