Finland has become the strongest nordic country in international basketball and eliminates the team everybody thought would win.
Round of 16 of EuroBasket 2025 has been a slaughter for some of the favourites of the competition. While Germany beat Portugal 85-58 on Saturday, the day ended in the most shocking way when Serbia, which was considered by most the main favourite for the title, fall to Finland 92-86.
The Susijengi, Finland men’s national basketball team, has grown as the biggest side among Nordic countries as per the FIBA World ranking, and despite having never won a major trophy, they qualified for World Cup in 2023, and have now reached EuroBasket quarter-finals twice in a row. But Saturday’s victory will easily go down in history as one of their finest moments, as before the competition started, Serbia, lead by NBA star Nikola Jokic, was picked as the favourite for the title this year by 73.
