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After 28 Years in the Wilderness, Winning a World Cup Game Would Be a Feat

From Magyar Nemzet · () Hungarian

Translated from Hungarian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hungary’s women’s basketball team is preparing for its most important and difficult tournament in 28 years.
  • Hungary last appeared at the World Cup in 1998, when it finished 10th, while its best result was fifth place in 1957.
  • A strong performance could boost Hungarian basketball and help erase the disappointment of the team’s February 2024 Olympic qualifying failure in Sopron.

Hungary’s women’s basketball team is preparing for its first World Cup appearance since 1998, and even one victory would be considered a major achievement after 28 years away.

Hungary finished 10th at its last World Cup in 1998. Its best result in the tournament remains fifth place, achieved in Rio de Janeiro in 1957.

A successful campaign could give the sport a substantial lift in Hungary. It could also help the national team put behind it the painful collapse during the Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron in February 2024.

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Originally published by Magyar Nemzet in Hungarian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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