Serbia has a chance for its biggest win in 21 years. Canada is seeking its first medal at a major global tournament in 87 years.
“From the first day we got together this summer, we believed that we’re a special group and we can win against any team,” German forward Franz Wagner said.
“I don’t want to say it, but he’s toward the end of his career,” Serbian forward Filip Petrusev said. “He accepted the job to try to bring a medal back, so I think it means the world to him, means the world to us, everybody really back home.” “Part of competition is you’re not going to win every time,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. “You’re going to compete, do everything you can to win, but part of competition is accepting the fact that there’s going to be some heartbreak.”The rivalry between neighbor nations officially goes back 87 years — they played in the final of the 1936 Olympic tournament, the U.S. winning 19-8 in a game played outdoors, in a rainstorm, on a clay court that was a muddy, sloppy mess.
“It’s another opportunity to play the game we love,” U.S. forward Bobby Portis said. “At the end of the day, the dominoes fell how they fell. We didn’t reach the goal that we came here to achieve, but it’ll make us stronger. We’re still fighting for something.”
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