The German team was proclaimed world basketball champion for the first time in history. On September 10, German basketball players defeated the Serbian team in the finals of the 2023 World Cup, which took place in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.
The match ended with a score of 88:77 (23:26, 24:21, 22:10, 14:20).
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Dennis Schroeder made a significant contribution to his team’s victory, scoring 23 points. German forward Franz Wagner scored another 19 points. For the Serbians, the best was defender Alexa Avramovic, who scored 21 points.
The bronze medalist of the 2023 World Cup was the Canadian team, which defeated the American team in the match for third place (127:118 extra time).
