World Cup Day 5 Recap: No African or Asian teams in the Second Round

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Puerto Rico and Venezuela won their game against Tunisia and China respectively and secured for themselves a spot in the Second Round of the FIBA World Cup.

Two more spots are left but none of them will go to Asian or African teams which missed their chances to advance and will play the classification games.

Greece and New Zealand, as well as Turkey and the Czech Republic, will directly battle tomorrow for the remaining spots in the Second Round.

Day 5 Results:

Group A – Beijing
Poland – Ivory Coast 80-63
Venezuela – China 72-59

Group B – Wuhan
Nigeria – Korea 108-66
Argentina – Russia 69-61

Group C – Guangzhou
Puerto Rico – Tunisia 67-64
Spain – Iran 73-65

Group D – Foshan
Angola – Philippines 84-81 (OT)
Serbia -Italy 92-77

Day 6 Schedule (All hours are CET):

Canada – Senegal (9:30)
Brazil – Montenegro (10:00)
Turkey – Czech Republic (10:30)
Germany – Jordan (10:30)
Lithuania – Australia (13:30)
Greece – New Zealand (14:00)
USA – Japan (14:30)
Dominican Republic – France (14:30)

Standings (by FIBA):

Group A

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Poland	3	3	0	100		239	208	31	79.7	69.3	6
2	Venezuela	3	2	1	66.7		228	210	18	76	70	5
3	China	3	1	2	33.3		205	206	-1	68.3	68.7	4
4	Ivory Coast	3	0	3	0		189	237	-48	63	79	3

Group B

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Argentina	3	3	0	100		258	211	47	86	70.3	6
2	Russia	3	2	1	66.7		230	219	11	76.7	73	5
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	33.3		266	242	24	88.7	80.7	4
4	Korea	3	0	3	0		208	290	-82	69.3	96.7	3

Group C

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Spain	3	3	0	100		247	190	57	82.3	63.3	6
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	66.7		213	218	-5	71	72.7	5
3	Tunisia	3	1	2	33.3		205	235	-30	68.3	78.3	4
4	Iran	3	0	3	0		213	235	-22	71	78.3	3

Group D

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Serbia	3	3	0	100		323	203	120	107.7	67.7	6
2	Italy	3	2	1	66.7		277	215	62	92.3	71.7	5
3	Angola	3	1	2	33.3		204	278	-74	68	92.7	4
4	Philippines	3	0	3	0		210	318	-108	70	106	3

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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