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February 27, 2026
The Path to the World Cup Complicated: This is What the Standings Look Like After Serbia's Defeat
The 'Eagles' will have a chance to correct this defeat in three days in Istanbul.
TL;DR
- Serbia lost to Turkey with a score of 82:78, ending their perfect World Cup qualifying record.
- The loss complicates Serbia's path to the World Cup, but they still control their qualification fate.
- Three teams advance to the next stage, and points from matches between the top three teams are carried over.
- Upcoming matches against Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina are highly important for qualification.
- Serbia will play Turkey again in Istanbul on Monday at 7 PM.
- Current standings: Turkey has 6 points (3 wins), Serbia has 2 wins and 1 loss, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland have 2 losses (with a game in hand).
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