World Cup Day 4 Recap: Thrillers heat up the stage

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The fourth day of 2019 FIBA World Cup brought a lot of excitement after which six more teams (12 total so far) secured a ticket to the Second Round – USA, Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, Australia, Lithuania.

It kicked off with Australia’s win over feisty Senegal as Joe Ingles flirted with a first-ever World Cup triple-double while New Zealand got past Montenegrin squad which has been very displeased with officiating.

The Dominican Republic won the first thriller of the day against Germany while the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and France logged convincing wins.

Last but definitely not least, Brazil and the USA survived thrillers against Greece and Turkey respectively as fans all over the world enjoyed the best show so far at this World Cup.

Day 4 Results:

Group E
Czech Republic – Japan 89-76
USA – Turkey 93-92

Group F
New Zealand – Montenegro 93-83
Brazil – Greece 79-78

Group G
Dominican Republic – Germany 70-68
France – Jordan 103-64

Group H
Australia – Senegal 81-68
Lithuania – Canada 92-69

Day 5 Schedule (All hours are CET):

Angola – Philippines (9:30)
Ivory Coast – Poland (10:00)
Korea – Nigeria (10:30)
Puerto Rico – Tunisia (10:30)
Italy – Serbia (13:30)
Venezuela – China (14:00)
Russia – Argentina (14:30)
Spain – Iran (14:30)

Standings (by FIBA):

Group A

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Poland 2 2 0 100
159 145 14 79.5 72.5 4
2  China 2 1 1 50.0
146 134 12 73 67 3
3  Venezuela 2 1 1 50.0
156 151 5 78 75.5 3
4  Ivory Coast 2 0 2 0
126 157 -31 63 78.5 2

Group B

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Argentina 2 2 0 100
189 150 39 94.5 75 4
2  Russia 2 2 0 100
169 150 19 84.5 75 4
3  Nigeria 2 0 2 0
158 176 -18 79 88 2
4  Korea 2 0 2 0
142 182 -40 71 91 2

Group C

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Spain 2 2 0 100
174 125 49 87 62.5 4
2  Puerto Rico 2 1 1 50.0
146 154 -8 73 77 3
3  Tunisia 2 1 1 50.0
141 168 -27 70.5 84 3
4  Iran 2 0 2 0
148 162 -14 74 81 2

Group D

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Serbia 2 2 0 100
231 126 105 115.5 63 4
2  Italy 2 2 0 100
200 123 77 100 61.5 4
3  Angola 2 0 2 0
120 197 -77 60 98.5 2
4  Philippines 2 0 2 0
129 234 -105 64.5 117 2

Group E

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  USA 2 2 0 100
181 159 22 90.5 79.5 4
2  Turkey 2 1 1 50.0
178 160 18 89 80 3
3  Czech Republic 2 1 1 50.0
156 164 -8 78 82 3
4  Japan 2 0 2 0
143 175 -32 71.5 87.5 2

Group F

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Brazil 2 2 0 100
181 172 9 90.5 86 4
2  Greece 2 1 1 50.0
163 139 24 81.5 69.5 3
3  New Zealand 2 1 1 50.0
187 185 2 93.5 92.5 3
4  Montenegro 2 0 2 0
143 178 -35 71.5 89 2

Group G

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  France 2 2 0 100
181 138 43 90.5 69 4
2  Dominican Republic 2 2 0 100
150 144 6 75 72 4
3  Germany 2 0 2 0
142 148 -6 71 74 2
4  Jordan 2 0 2 0
140 183 -43 70 91.5 2

Group H

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA
1  Lithuania 2 2 0 100
193 116 77 96.5 58 4
2  Australia 2 2 0 100
189 160 29 94.5 80 4
3  Canada 2 0 2 0
161 200 -39 80.5 100 2
4  Senegal 2 0 2 0
115 182 -67 57.5 91 2

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