Where to Watch Serbia vs Türkiye: Stream and Preview the FIBA World Cup Qualifier with Courtside 1891

• → Game to take place at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, Belgrade on Friday, February 27 at 19:00 Local Time (CET, GMT+1)
• → Form check: Serbia enter 2-0, surviving a 23-point deficit to beat Switzerland 90-86 and squeezing past Bosnia and Herzegovina 74-72; Türkiye are also 2-0, rolling Bosnia and Herzegovina 93-71 and Switzerland 85-60
• → Serbia and Türkiye battled it out at the FIBA EuroBasket 2025, where Ataman's team had the upper hand

A pace test in Belgrade

Serbia’s first window wasn’t about perfection. It was about problem-solving. They got hit hard early by Switzerland, didn’t blink, and found a way out. Then in Sarajevo, they won the kind of tight road game that usually comes down to spacing, discipline, and one or two late possessions where the hosts were looking dangerously close to a comeback. Tanaskovic and Ristic were the main characters for the Eagles in the first window, but the last FIBA Basketball World Cup's runner-ups will need more substance if they are to challenge a rising force in Türkiye.

Against Osman and co, the big thing is preventing the game from getting fast. If Serbia can force Türkiye into longer possessions and finish defensive stands with rebounds, they’ll like their chances late.

Türkiye: play fast, but don’t play loose

Türkiye have looked like a team that knows exactly what it wants. They’re pushing when the advantage is there, but they’re not just running to run. The ball has moved, the spacing has held, and they’ve punished teams for helping one step too far. And they're winning: even without Cedi Osman, Ataman's team secured two wins by a cumulative margin of 47 - continuing FIBA EuroBasket 2025's momentum and securing two convincing wins behind Tarik Biberovic's performances.

The test in Belgrade is whether that flow holds when the first option disappears. Serbia tend to take away the easy rhythm stuff - the early paint touch, the quick kick-out three - and then ask you to execute again, under pressure, in a loud building.

If Türkiye stay patient and keep their decision-making clean, they have enough shot creation and enough shooting to make Serbia guard for the full clock - and that’s a real strain over 40 minutes.

A "mini-series" with an eye on the Second Round

A sweep in this two-game mini series would give certainty of round-two progression to either Serbia or  Türkiye. One win would be enough in case either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Switzerland get two wins over the other in the other Group C matchups. Who will have the last laugh in Belgrade?

How to watch Serbia vs Türkiye

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