{"id":16229,"date":"2025-07-31T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=16229"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:51:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:51:55","slug":"teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/teams\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroBasket 2025 Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_single_image image=\"16199\" img_size=\"full\" alignment=\"center\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 36px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">EuroBasket 2025 Teams<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Twenty-four teams will compete in the 2025 European Basketball Championship. There are 19 participants returning from the EuroBasket 2022 tournament and 5 new countries. Four teams earned a spot in the championship as hosts: Cyprus, Poland, Finland, and Latvia. The other 20 teams earned their spots through the qualifying tournament that went on during 2024 and early 2025.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<div id=\"widget-455\" class=\"widget_nav_mega_menu shortcode-mega-menu \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"basel-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-eurobasket-2025-container\"><ul id=\"menu-eurobasket-2025\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-16433\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16433 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/\">EuroBasket 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16258\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16258 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/fixtures\/\">EuroBasket Fixtures<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16257\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16257 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/standings\/\">Standings<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16260\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16260 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/great-britain-basketball-team-fixtures\/\">Great Britain Fixtures<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16432\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16432 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/great-britain-basketball-team-players\/\">Great Britain Players<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16259\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16259 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/teams\/\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649862159190{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Teams Participating in EuroBasket 2025<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Portugal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Estonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Latvia (Host)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Serbia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Czechia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Germany<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Finland (Host)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Great Britain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Lithuania<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Sweden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Montenegro<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Cyprus (Host)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Italy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Georgia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Spain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Greece<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Iceland<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">France<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Slovenia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Poland (Host)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Belgium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Israel<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>About the Teams in EuroBasket 2025<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">All 24 <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurobasket\/\">EuroBasket<\/a> teams will be divided into four groups of six teams. The top 4 teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which will take place in Riga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Returning Champions &amp; Early Favourites<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Fans will be able to see 24 strongest national squads in all of Europe go head-to-head.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Spain arrives as defending champions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but will have their work cut out for them early on as they got drawn into <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Group of Death <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 C. Early on, the Spanish side will face a dangerous Greece squad, a streaky Italian team and a Bosnian national selection with tremendous upside.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>World champions Germany<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in Group B, where Lithuania, hosts Finland as well as the Great Britain side will seek to upset them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Serbia, France, Greece and Slovenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also stand out as the strongest favourites.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Dark Horses<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Turkey, hosts Latvia, their neighbours Lithuania, along with Italy and Turkey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seem like the best picks for dark horse spots. With a fortunate draw and a lucky streak here and there, these squads could be in contention for medals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Upsets that Failed to Qualify<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>The Croatian national team did not qualify for the championship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the first time in the country&#8217;s history that the Croatians have been forced to miss the EuroBasket, marking a dark period in their basketball chronicle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Ukraine also failed to qualify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not reaching the final stage for the first time since 2009. Hungary, which played in the 2017 and 2022 championships, will also be absent.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">The other two teams that competed in EuroBasket 2022 but will miss this year&#8217;s championship are Bulgaria and the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Debuts &amp; Comebacks<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Cyprus will make its debut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the European Basketball Championship, getting its place as the hosts of group C.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>The Portuguese national team<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is returning to the championship for the first time since 2011, marking an impressive resurgence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Sweden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will compete alongside the British national team in Group B, has qualified for the championship for the first time since 2013. <\/span><b>Latvia and Iceland are returning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after missing EuroBasket 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">These are the top comeback stories to know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Betting is only available to participants aged 18 years and over. Please bet responsibly. BeGambleAware.org<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649862159190{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Teams Participating in EuroBasket 2025 Portugal Estonia Latvia (Host) Turkey Serbia Czechia Germany Finland (Host) Great<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":16197,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EuroBasket 2025 | Teams - 7bet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover all the EuroBasket 2025 teams competing for continental glory. 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