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Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team plays European champion Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinal on Thursday, live from 5:15 PM on MagentaTV and MagentaSport.

Germany enters the match on a three-game winning streak

The German team beat Japan, Mali, and South Korea in the group stage, building momentum ahead of the knockout round in Berlin. Head coach Olaf Lange told MagentaSport he is "very positively excited" about the team's growth, crediting the run of wins for boosting squad cohesion.

Belgium beat Germany by 30 points at EuroBasket 2025

Lange called Thursday's game a chance to move past that result, describing Belgium as an experienced, tactically detailed opponent with a different playing style than Germany's group-stage rivals. His plan: play with tempo to avoid getting caught out by the shot clock, and attack beyond Belgium's first line of defense.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team defeated Japan 74:58 in a sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle, securing its first win of the World Cup after an opening loss to Spain. The victory sets up a decisive final group match against Mali on Monday at 5:20 p.m., broadcast live on MagentaSport.

Forward Nyara Sabally, who grew up in Berlin and trained in the same arena, scored 18 points. "It was really cool, the arena is loud," she said, adding that the team was "logged in" from the start of the game.

Frieda Bühner scores 19 points to earn MVP honors

Bühner led all German scorers with 19 points and was named player of the match. She said the team shook off frustration from the Spain loss overnight and "woke up this morning with a clear head," crediting improved ball movement and interior play for opening up scoring chances.

Ingolstadt – September 09, 2026 -- Alemannia Aachen scored three goals in the opening 11 minutes at FC Ingolstadt, sealing a 3:0 win in the fourth matchday of Germany's 3. Liga, broadcast live on MagentaSport.

Ingolstadt's Elias Decker was sent off in the fourth minute

Decker committed a professional foul on Aachen's Jonas Oehmichen, receiving a red card just four minutes into the match. Aachen capitalized immediately, with Lukas Scepanik scoring in the 6th minute, Mika Schroers in the 8th, and Louis Köster in the 11th, putting the hosts down 0:3 while still a man short.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's women's basketball team opened the home FIBA Women's World Cup 2026 with a 53-83 defeat to Spain in Berlin, despite a packed and enthusiastic home crowd. The game aired live on MagentaSport and MagentaTV, which will broadcast 23 matches of the tournament overall.

Spain dominates the opening quarter with a 19-6 scoring run

Spain pulled away early, hitting nearly every shot attempted in the first quarter and building a commanding lead that Germany could never fully close. Germany's best offensive stretch came in the third quarter, when the team scored 15 points, but otherwise struggled against Spain's defense throughout the match.

Munich -- August 30, 2026 -- Third-division club Viktoria Köln dismantled relegated Preußen Münster 4-1 on Sunday, August 30, as forward David Otto scored twice and set up two more goals in a blistering start at home. Newly promoted TSV Havelse stunned SV Waldhof Mannheim 3-2 after trailing 0-2, handing the promotion favorite its first loss of the season. In the Frauen-Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Leverkusen to keep its unbeaten start alive following an 8-2 win over Nürnberg and a Champions League qualifying victory over Inter. MagentaSport carried all three matches live.