WARSAW (Poland) – Poland are inching closer to securing their spot at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 – moving to a perfect 7-0 record in the Second Round.
They resumed their campaign with an impressive 106-86 success against Israel in Riga, Latvia to maintain the pace at the top of Group K.
Mateusz Ponitka starred with 24 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks for a huge efficiency valuation of 38 in the win.
Round
Opponent
Score
Second Round
Israel
106-86
First Round
Netherlands
92-84
First Round
Austria
123-77
First Round
Latvia
92-72
First Round
Latvia
84-82
First Round
Netherlands
85-83
First Round
Austria
90-78
The elusive 12-0 record extends beyond Europe with a number of teams finishing with just a single defeat in their respective campaigns.
Lithuania and Greece both went 11-1 in Europe in the 2019 Qualifiers, while Latvia finished at 9-1 in the 2023 cycle.
Qualifiers edition
Closest to perfect record
Only defeat
2023
Latvia (9-1)
Serbia, 101-100
2023
Australia (11-1)
Iran, 20-0
2023
Canada (11-1)
Argentina, 83-72
2023
South Sudan (11-1)
Senegal, 69-66
2019
Lithuania (11-1)
Italy, 70-65
2019
Greece (11-1)
Serbia, 84-61
Up next for Poland? The reigning world and European champions, as they welcome Germany to Gdansk on Sunday.
FIBA