{"id":213200,"date":"2026-06-27T20:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=213200"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:36:50","slug":"heavy-blow-for-the-european-champions-at-the-start-of-the-world-championship-young-eagles-suffer-defeat-against-australia-in-turkey-but-all-is-not-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/heavy-blow-for-the-european-champions-at-the-start-of-the-world-championship-young-eagles-suffer-defeat-against-australia-in-turkey-but-all-is-not-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"HEAVY BLOW FOR THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AT THE START OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: \u201cYoung Eagles\u201d suffer defeat against Australia in Turkey, but all is not lost!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Serbia national under-17 team was defeated in its opening match of the FIBA World Championship by Australia, 88:66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia was not even a shadow of the team it was a year ago at this time. Back then, this same team, led by Nikola Kusturica, won the European Championship. By doing so, they secured qualification for the World Cup, but the \u201cYoung Eagles\u201d immediately showed that things would be very difficult in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia, which is certainly a favorite for a high finish, secured a convincing victory. Defensively, the young \u201cBoomers\u201d were much better. They limited Serbia to just 32 percent shooting from the field, and an awful free-throw percentage did not help either. The \u201cYoung Eagles\u201d made only 11 shots from 25 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Australia, Jahya Basaran scored 15 points, John Arjang added 12, Andrew Watten also had 12, and Luke Paul 11. Nikola Kusturica, who recently became a junior European champion with Barcelona, scored 17 points, while Matija Luki\u0107 added 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5H9uHW6vsv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/ovo-na-vimbldonu-nikad-nije-vidjeno-svi-mecevi-na-centralnom-terenu-rezervisani-za-srbe-ceka-nas-nevidjeni-spektakl-novak-djokovic-kao-slag-na-tortu\/\">OVO NA VIMBLDONU NIKAD NIJE VI\u0110ENO: Svi me\u010devi na Centralnom terenu rezervisani za Srbe, \u010deka nas nevi\u0111eni spektakl, Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 kao \u0161lag na tortu!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201eOVO NA VIMBLDONU NIKAD NIJE VI\u0110ENO: Svi me\u010devi na Centralnom terenu rezervisani za Srbe, \u010deka nas nevi\u0111eni spektakl, Novak \u0110okovi\u0107 kao \u0161lag na tortu!\u201c \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/ovo-na-vimbldonu-nikad-nije-vidjeno-svi-mecevi-na-centralnom-terenu-rezervisani-za-srbe-ceka-nas-nevidjeni-spektakl-novak-djokovic-kao-slag-na-tortu\/embed\/#?secret=y485eKNUIx#?secret=5H9uHW6vsv\" data-secret=\"5H9uHW6vsv\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia plays Venezuela on Sunday at 11 a.m. in Istanbul, followed by a match against Ivory Coast on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. In those matches, Serbia will certainly be the favorite, but it will advance to the next round regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition system for youth categories is such that all teams from the group stage advance and play in the round of 16. Serbia crosses into Group C, which includes New Zealand, Slovenia, Puerto Rico, and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should not be surprising that Serbia, despite this convincing and unpleasant defeat, can still go far. Losses and major mistakes are common at this age, but it is also not unusual for them to be corrected. 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