“First, I want to congratulate our women’s national team for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup,” he told FIBA.basketball on site. “That’s the most important thing. As a country, we need to be in these major competitions – the Women’s EuroBasket and the Women’s World Cup.”<\/p>\n
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There are always surprises<\/p>\n
Hidayet Turkoglu<\/p>\n
“As for the draw, of course, if you look at it, we are facing two basketball countries that invest heavily in the women’s game: Belgium and Australia. But a World Cup is always a very strong tournament, and there are always surprises.<\/p>\n
Our team will have a lot of responsibility, and I’m sure they will prepare well. Here, we can expect strong support from the Turkish community living in Berlin. Hopefully, we’ll have a good tournament and represent our country in the best way. We have a long summer ahead.”<\/p>\n
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Lauren Jackson didn\u2019t make it easy for the Opals with the draw<\/p>\n
A few minutes before, Lauren Jackson who actually performed the draw in Berlin stood on the red carpet and reflect on what her hand laid out for her fellow Opals also drawn into this Group C: <\/p>\n
“It’s gonna be a tough tournament. That qualifying round is gonna be hard to get through. It’s gonna be really fun, I cant wait for it but the team is gonna have to fight to qualify. I would probably say that Group A and Group C are the Group of Death. But I still see Australia with USA and France on the podium.<\/p>\n
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I still see Australia on the podium<\/p>\n
Lauren Jackson<\/p>\n
Mike Thibault coaching the Cats<\/p>\n