By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Every National Team got its chance through the Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe qualifiers, but only 32 of them will play in the FIBA World Cup this summer. Seven more National Teams clinched on Sunday, but three more spots are up for grabs, two of them in the Americas and the other in Europe.
For starters, here are the 29 National Teams that have already advanced to the final stage:
Africa: Angola, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia.
Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, United States and Venezuela.
Asia/Oceania: Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Philippines and South Korea.
Europe: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Turkey.
Battle at Podgorica
Montenegro or Latvia will fill up the European field. They will face each other tonight at Podgorica. The hosts of the Group I Gameday 12 meeting will qualify with a win or if their margin of defeat isn’t over eight points. The Latvians will book a ticket for China if they grab a victory with nine points or more.