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Sweden without a chance – crushed in the World Cup qualifying premiere

Sweden without a chance – crushed in the World Cup qualifying premiere

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Sweden's basketball team lost big in their first match after their European Championship success this summer. The Czech Republic proved too difficult for a reserve-based Blue and Yellow team in the World Cup qualifying opener and won at home in Prague by 17 points, 97–80

Several stars missing when Sweden qualifies for the World Cup

Several stars missing when Sweden qualifies for the World Cup

Mon 3 Nov 2025 08:37 CET

Sweden's basketball team will begin the World Cup qualifiers - without several of the stars who played in the round of 16 in the European Championship a couple of months ago.