Riga, Latvia -Portugal was waiting almost 20 years for that, a spot in the Top 16 Eurobasket teams.

It happened last time in 2007, when the tournament format was different, and the spots in the quarterfinals were decided in a group format.

Now, it’s a knock-out game, coming in a few hours against the World Champion Germany. Portugal is the outsider, but it has its shot, and in the middle of it, there’s big man Neemias Queta.

The Portuguese center already had his moment in the tournament with a monster performance against the Czech Republic , but he wants more, as he said to Eurohoops in an interview in FIBA studios.

Queta talked about the big win over Estonia that sealed qualification to the Round of 16, the team meeting before the game, his mindset coming to play for the national

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