Israel grabbed the final EuroBasket 2005 spot in Novi Sad on Tuesday with a win against Hungary in the additional qualifying tournament.
Israel will now go into Group D of the tournament with Latvia, Spain and Serbia & Montenegro, and will open their campaign on Friday at 17:30 against Israel.
Czech Republic suffered their second consecutive defeat of the EuroBasket 2005 Additional Qualifying Tournament in Novi Sad.
After dropping their opening game to Hungary, they lost another tight contest on Monday night to Israel.
Sweden will keep their Division A status in 2007 thanks to their victory over the Netherlands in the relegation tournament on Monday night in Novi Sad.
The Swedes beat Poland on Sunday and kept up their good form to defeat the Netherlands 78-65 just one day later.
Sweden took the first step towards keeping their Division A status until 2007 with victory over Poland at the relegation tournament in Novi Sad on Sunday night.
The tournament, which features Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands, will determine the two teams which will be relegated to Division B, as only the winner will get to stay in Division A.
Hungary opened the EuroBasket 2005 additional qualifying tournament with a win over Czech Republic on Sunday night in Novi Sad.
Both sides last qualified for EuroBasket in 1999, but it is Hungary who are in pole position for 2005 thanks to their 84-79 win.
