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Provided by Park Ji-hyun He failed to get revenge. It fell to the Czech Republic again.
The Korean women's basketball team lost to the Czech Republic 67-73 in the final of the preliminary preliminary round of the 2026 FIBA World Cup held in Mexico City, Mexico on the 26th (Korea time).
It failed to qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup, which is given only to the winner of this tournament.
However, they can try to qualify for the final qualifying round again through the FIBA Asia Cup in 2025. The FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2025 will be held in Shenzhen, China in July 2025.
South Korea, which lost to the Czech Republic 63-76 in the second round of Group A, fell to its knees at the end of the fourth quarter again.
It was definitely a better performance than the preliminary round.
It was a tight race.
a heavy defensive battle in the first quarter. The first half ended with a 26-31 deficit.
South Korea dominated the Czech Republic in the third quarter. In the end, he succeeded in chasing, and a tight race took place at the end of the fourth quarter.
Lee So-hee, who scored the most points in the semifinals three minutes and 41 seconds before the end of the game, made a bold breakthrough under the basket. 60-59, successfully turned the tables.
However, the loss of stamina and the resulting airlift balance collapsed.
The Czech Republic allowed five consecutive runs due to Andelova's three-pointer and a shot under the basket. After that, Stoppalova collapsed by allowing up to three straight points. South Korea self-destructed due to a series of mistakes in the match.
Park Ji-soo scored 22 points and seven rebounds, and Park Ji-hyun scored 14 points and seven assists.
South Korea has conducted a generational change in this tournament. However, it was not enough. Park Ji-soo and Park Ji-hyun, who had to form a strong one-two punch, had a lot of ups and downs in the economy. Park Ji-soo had physical burden and condition problems, and Park Ji-hyun lacked 2% of his ability to lead the attack at the match.
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