Czech Republic 1–1, +15, Greece 1–1, +6, Brazil 1–1, –21Spain and France qualified to the Summer Olympics as the top 2 teams from FIBA Europe.Argentina and USA qualified to the Summer Olympics as the top 2 teams from FIBA Americas.Australia qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Oceania.Nigeria qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Africa.Iran qualified to the Summer Olympics as top team from FIBA Asia.Japan qualified to the Summer Olympics as host country. His 16 points, three rebounds and four assists helped Italy to maintain control and rarely give the Philippines a sight of victory.Poland had small forward Michal Sokolowski to thank for their winning start to the group stage. One of China's domestic talents helped to keep the hosts ahead during an entertaining first half.Russia overcame a tough Nigeria squad in Group B in arguably the best match of the day. Hosts China and the seven best qualified teams as per the February 2019 After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 will play in the Classification Round.The all-star team and MVP were announced on 15 September 2019.The official logo of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was officially unveiled on 21 March 2017 in a ceremony held in Infront China became the exclusive marketing partner for the domestic commercial rights of FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, according to a strategic cooperation agreement officially announced between Infront China, a Wanda Sports company, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Organizing Committee for the competition.An international mascot design competition was organized with the winning mascot chosen by fans. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin.
Meanwhile, Nigeria stumbled out of the blocks in Group B by losing a close one to Russia, and Puerto Rico edged Iran in a similarly tight affair to begin Group C.It was hardly surprising Bogdan Bogdanovic powered Serbia into control early on against Angola. Ricky Rubio made nine assists and snatched a pair of steals to highlight an industrious performance..@rickyrubio9 showing off some finesse... #ESPTUN #EspañaGotGame FIBA World Cup 2019 | Spain win gold medal in crushing win over Argentina. #WorldGotGame https://t.co/poeplVFFucArgentina are also off the mark in the group thanks to beating South Korea.
An undefeated run through group play put the Boomers on the other side of the knockout-round bracket from Team USA, and a quarterfinal victory over the Czech Republic got Patty Mills, Andrew Bogut, Aron Baynes and Co. into the final four—just one win away from a shot at gold.Standing in their way was Spain, who’d knocked the Aussies off by a single point in the bronze-medal game at the 2016 Olympics. But strong second halves from guards Nando De Colo and Andrew Albicy helped turn the tide, pushing France to a 67-59 win to earn their second straight World Cup bronze.
To learn more or opt-out, read our The United States and Australia flopped, but Spain got a kiss from GodThe 2019 FIBA World Cup concluded on Sunday with two medal-round games that featured four of the best teams in the world, plenty of players recognizable to NBA fans, but nary a trace of the U.S. men’s national team, which was already flying home with an unsightly seventh-place finish stuffed in its suitcase. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final was the concluding basketball game which determined the winner of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Which brings us to our final winner … After the U.S. won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, continuing a run of five straight undefeated runs to glory in international play starting in 2008, USA Basketball’s Colangelo levied a challenge to the rest of the world to “Better teams got to the finals, and that shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody, because there are a lot of great teams in the world,” Popovich It’s felt that way over the past decade, but not any longer.