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The Ukrainian national basketball team started with two victories in the qualifiers for the World Cup 2027

Національна чоловіча команда з баскетболу успішно розпочала відбірковий турнір на чемпіонат світу 2027 року, заробивши дві перемоги. Photo: glavcom.ua

On Monday, December 15, Tetiana Yurkevichus participated in a match for her club 'Hapoel' Be'er Sheva. The team lost in the Israeli championship game to 'Maccabi' Karmiel with a score of 61:78. Tetiana spent 31 minutes on the court, scored 7 points, made 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.



In the second round of the qualification for the 2027 World Cup, the men's national basketball team of Ukraine achieved victory over Denmark with a score of 88:71. After this match, Ukraine leads the group standings, and the next qualifying stage will take place in February 2026.



The Ukrainian national team also confidently defeated the Georgian team in the first match of the qualification for the 2027 World Cup.


The MVP of the match was Oleksandr Kovlyar with 31 points in 37 minutes of play. He received support from Oleksandr Lypovyi and Vyacheslav Bobrov. In the match against Georgia, the Ukrainian team won with a score of 92:79, where the main players were Kovlyar, Tkachenko, Lypovyi, Bobrov, and Pustovyi.



Ukrainian basketball players continue to impress with their successes both abroad and in domestic competitions, hoping for further support from fans and new victories.