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Sunday, July 12, 2026
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Sunday, July 12, 2026
Israel’s historic EuroBasket journey continues as women’s under-20 team reaches first-ever finals
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israeli women’s under-20 basketball team reaches the finals in the FIBA EuroBasket tournament for the first time ever, after beating Belgium 78-69.
ISRAEL ARE HEADING TO THEIR FIRST EVER #U20EUROBASKET FINAL! ✨ pic.twitter.com/O5rySuMYgb
— FIBA Women's EuroBasket (@EuroBasketWomen) July 11, 2026
The team will face France in the final on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. (Israel time) in the European championship tournament, hosted by Lithuania.
The semifinal match was in itself a first for Israel.
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