The completion of the first part of the fourth round of EuroBasket 2025 has seen two more nations advance to the Round of 16 phase, with Latvia and Lithuania joining the six other countries (including Greece) confirmed for the knockouts.
Group A’s Latvia and Group B’s Lithuania become the seventh and eighth countries to secure a spot in the knockout stage after beating Portugal and Finland respectively on Tuesday morning (AEST).
Latvia produced a 78-62 triumph over Portugal to guarantee their spot in the next round, while Lithuania edged out a hard-fought 81-78 success to hand the Finnish their first loss at the tournament.
On the opposite end, the Czech Republic team became the first to be officially eliminated after suffering its fourth straight loss (this time against the undefeated Serbia outfit).
The Czech side was practically blown away by Serbia from the first minute as they fell behind 27-5 by the end of the first quarter, the match ultimately finishing 82-60.
Detailed list on the qualification status of each national team to the Round of 16:
Group A
Qualified: Serbia, Turkey, Latvia
In contention: Estonia, Portugal
Eliminated: Czech Republic
Group B
Qualified: Finland, Germany, Lithuania
In contention: Great Britain, Montenegro, Sweden
Group C
Qualified: Greece
In contention: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Italy, Spain
Group D
Qualified: Poland
In contention: Belgium, France, Iceland, Israel, Slovenia
