The Germans erupted with joy when the final buzzer sounded and confirmed their 66-62 triumph at the Arena Stožice in Slovenian capital Ljubljana.

The result, combined with a 63-57 French win over Britain, meant that Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists France advanced to the quarter-finals from Group C.

In Group A, Latvia were unable to continue their form from yesterday that resulted in a shock victory over Spain.

They were defeated by Greece 73-65 mainly due to Maria Fasoula's performance that saw her amass 22 points and 11 rebounds.

The other fixture in the group saw Spain pull off a late surge to beat Montenegro 78-57.

Maria Conde stood out with 20 points as they outscored their opponents 26-6 in the last quarter.

Blowout results took place in Group B as Belgium secured their quarter-final spot by beating the Czech Republic 84-41, while Italy recorded their first win of the tournament with an 88-68 triumph over Israel.

The race for the next round is still wide open in Group D as just two points separate first-placed Serbia and bottom of the table Slovakia.

The Serbians won today's tie between the two countries 90-52 to take their tally to four points while Turkey edged Hungary 69-68 to lay temporary claim to second place.

The competition takes a break tomorrow before the group stage concludes on Sunday (June 18).