MUNICH (Germany) - The second window of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers will see a number of crunch games taking place that could play a big role in dreams being made or broken.
As the middle window of three in total, it's going to be particularly critical, with the tension, drama and entertainment levels turned up to max.
There are two gamedays scheduled for Thursday, November 7 and Sunday, November 10 with the full list of fixtures available here.
Now for the six games that you just can't miss.
Finland vs Slovenia
Time: Thursday, November 7 - 18:30 CET Venue: Urheahalli, Helsinki (FIN)
Something has to give when these two go up against each other in Group B. They posted the same outcomes in the first window with losses to Hungary and wins against Bulgaria. Finland will be looking to Awak Kuier and Sara Bejedi to put them on course for what would be a fantastic win, while Slovenia will have to do without the leadership of the injured Teja Oblak again. That means Eva Lisec and Zala Friskovec must push the replay button and step up once again.
Germany vs Greece
Time: Thursday, November 7 - 19:30 CET Venue: ENERVIE Arena, Hagen (GER)
It feels like German basketball is on fire both on and off the court. The FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 co-hosts and FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 hosts just made history at Paris 2024 their first Olympic wins on debut. The buzz around Satou Sabally is huge, while young guns like Frieda Buhner are rising up. Meanwhile Greece will delight in seeing the super Mariella Fasoula back in a Hellas vest after a long-term layoff and her duel with Sabally could be epic.
Sweden vs Great Britain
Time: Sunday, November 10 - 14:00 CET Venue: Baltiska Hallen, Malmo (SWE)
When these teams met in Manchester a year ago it was a pulsating encounter and the honors went to Sweden who collected a dramatic 64-62 road win. Now Great Britain are going to have to try and make up for that home reverse if they want to push their case and advance. Temi Fagbenle and Holly Winterburn are the most likely to make that happen, with Sweden looking to Klara Lundquist and Ellen Nystrom to repeat their good work in the first clash.
Poland vs Belgium
Time: Sunday , November 10 - 20:30 CET Venue: ArcelorMittal Park, Sosnowiec (POL)
The reverse fixture was the very first FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers game and produced a sensational 67-62 win for Poland. It was supposed to be a celebration of Belgium being crowned FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 winners, but the visitors ripped up the script. The Cats will be looking to Emma Meesseman, Julie Allemand and Julie Vanloo to extract revenge, with Poland after more super efforts from Steph Mavunga and Weronika Gajda.
Latvia vs France
Time: Sunday , November 10 - 18:10 CET Venue: Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga (LAT)
Fresh from their heroics on home soil at Paris 2024 which resulted in an extension to the contract of head coach Jean-Aime Toupane for this next Olympic cycle, the spotlight will be back on France. Their defensive tenacity was sensational at this past summer's Games and in Marine Johannes and Gabby Williams they have two megastars of women's hoops. They overwhelmed Latvia 71-49 in their home game, so can their Baltic opponents narrow the gap this time?
Ukraine vs Serbia
Time: Sunday , November 10 - 20:30 CET Venue: Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga (LAT)
Without the exceptional play and leadership of the absent Alina Iagupova, it was a really tough assignment for Ukraine in the first game as they went down 82-40. Their chances of qualifying could hinge on a victory in this second matchup. Serbia made it to the Quarter-Finals at Paris 2024 and are a major force, so will be favorites to complete a win double - especially if guard combo Jovana Nogic and Yvonne Anderson are in top gear.
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