Basketball World Cup Qualifiers: Poland – Austria 90-78. Now it’s time for the Netherlands.

On Nov 29, 2025

In the opening match of Group F of the first stage of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2027 World Cup, the Polish national basketball team defeated Austria 90:78 (22:18, 21:21, 26:21, 21:18) at the Polsat Plus Arena in Tricity. On Monday in The Hague, the Polish national basketball team will face the Netherlands at 7:30 p.m.

In a packed arena in Gdynia, the Poles struggled to find their footing for the first few minutes. They then had the upper hand, but their moments of strength were interspersed with their moments of weakness. A remarkable debut by American with a Polish passport, Jerrick Harding , and a superb fourth quarter by the Polish national team sealed the victory for coach Igor Milicic’s team.

Jerrick Harding, who made his debut in the Polish national team and received Polish citizenship in August this year, led the "White and Reds" to victory against Austria — Jerrick Harding, who made his debut in the Polish national team and received Polish citizenship in August this year, led the “White and Reds” to victory against Austria

Poland – Austria 90:78 (22:18, 21:21, 26:21, 21:18)

Poland: Jerrick Harding 32, Mateusz Ponitka 17, Michał Sokołowski 16, Dominik Olejniczak 8, Tomasz Gielo 6, Jakub Szumert 4, Jarosław Zyskowski 3, Przemysław Żołnierewicz 2, Jakub Garbacz 2, Kamil Łączyński 0, Łukasz Kolenda 0, Szymon Zapała 0

Austria: Sylven Landsberg 20, Erol Ersek 19, Bogic Vujosevic 14, Sebastian Kaferle 6, Renato Poljak 6, Marvin Ogunsipe 6, Daniel Friedrich 3, Edi Patekar 0, Jakob Lohr 0, Timo Lanmuller 0