Israel's under-20 women's national team defeated Belgium 78-69 in the semifinals of the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket, advancing to the championship game for the first time in program history. The team will face France in Sunday's final, competing for its first European title.
Israel's under-20 women's basketball team has reached the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket final for the first time, defeating Belgium 78-69 in Saturday's semifinal. The team will face France in Sunday's championship game, competing for its first European title.
The Zioneer reported at 22:54 Saturday that France secured its spot in the final by defeating Spain 64-54 in the other semifinal. France remains undefeated in the tournament.
The Israeli team's tournament run included a 80-79 quarterfinal win over Poland, a 96-79 round-of-16 victory over Hungary, and a group-stage win over Croatia, according to The Zioneer's previous coverage. The team opened the tournament with a narrow 68-66 loss to defending champion Spain.
The final is scheduled for Sunday. It marks the highest achievement for Israeli women's basketball at the youth level.
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