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FIBA World Cup: Efforts to maintain national team's continuity paid off as Germany moved into its first ever World Cup final, said Germany head coach Gordon Herbert.

Germany emerged as the surprise winner in Friday's semifinal where they stunned the United States 113-111, advancing to their first-ever FIBA World Cup final.

Germany had hit a low point since former NBA champion and Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki retired from the national side in 2016. They missed out on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, followed by a World Cup setback three years later when they finished 18th.