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“Does a 6-34 free-throw attempt count make sense?” Women’s basketball loses to Hungary after disputed officiating

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • South Korea lost 82-73 to Hungary in the third game of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Group B.
  • The result left South Korea with a 1-2 record and third place in the group.
  • The report criticized the officiating and said South Korea will play the Group A runner-up in a quarterfinal decision game.

South Korea’s women’s basketball team lost 82-73 to Hungary after a game the Korean report sharply criticized for disputed officiating. The defeat left South Korea third in Group B with a 1-2 record.

The match took place on the 7th at the Berlin Arena in Germany as the teams played the third round of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026. The report said the Korean players fought hard but were hurt by what it called biased refereeing.

South Korea will now face the second-placed team from Group A in a game to determine a place in the quarterfinals. The article described the result as a painful failure of sports diplomacy, despite the players’ effort.

Does a 6-34 free-throw attempt count make sense?

· OSEN headlineThe headline questioned the disparity in free-throw attempts during South Korea’s loss to Hungary.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. 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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